Pierre-Michel VEZINA

Born

8 November 1770 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 December 1818 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre-Michel VEZINA

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Born: 8 November 1770 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Pierre-Michel VEZINA

Father

Jean-Baptiste VEZINA

Mother

Marie-Geneviève TRUDEL

Grandparents of Pierre-Michel VEZINA

Paternal grandparents

Pierre VEZINA Elisabeth-Isabelle MATHIEU

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas TRUDEL Claire TARDIF

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre-Michel married Elisabeth BOURGAULT 10 July 1797 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth BOURGAULT was born 1 October 1778 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth died 12 October 1818 in Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGAULT and Madeleine VERMET.

Pierre-Michel VEZINA died 22 December 1818 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Michel VEZINA

Pierre-Michel VEZINA married

Elisabeth BOURGAULT
Marriage date: 10 July 1797
Marriage place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Elisabeth BOURGAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGAULT and Madeleine VERMET

Children of Pierre-Michel VEZINA and Elisabeth BOURGAULT

Olivier VEZINA

Born: 5 March 1805, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 18 September 1879, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada

Married: Sophie LEMIEUX 24 November 1835 Place: Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada

Francois VEZINA

Born: 13 July 1813, Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine SIMPSON 15 September 1840 Place: Québec, Lower Canada

Marie-Elisabeth VEZINA

Born: 10 December 1815, Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada
Died: 1 May 1886, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre LAVOIE 23 July 1839 Place: Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1770
8 November 1770
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Michel VEZINA and Elisabeth BOURGAULT 10 July 1797, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 26 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Birth of Child
Olivier VEZINA was born 5 March 1805, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre-Michel was 34 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Francois VEZINA was born 13 July 1813, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre-Michel was 42 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VEZINA was born 10 December 1815, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre-Michel was 45 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)