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Born
4 March 1694 ,  Saint-Carné, Côtes d'Armor, Bretagne, France
Died
29 March 1776 ,  Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre  married  Marie-Charlotte MERCIER 17 January 1735 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Charlotte MERCIER  was born 5 March 1717 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France.  Marie-Charlotte died 5 April 1766 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada.  Marie-Charlotte was the child of Antoine MERCIER and Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE) .
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Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1735.
Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada


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Pierre  married  Marie-Charlotte MERCIER 17 January 1735 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Charlotte MERCIER  was born 5 March 1717 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France.  Marie-Charlotte died 5 April 1766 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada.  Marie-Charlotte was the child of Antoine MERCIER and Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE).




Son of Robert Favron and Jeanne Gaublet
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre FAVRON

Pierre FAVRON married flag female ancestor Marie-Charlotte MERCIER
Marriage date: 17 January 1735
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie-Charlotte MERCIER was the child of Antoine MERCIER and Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)



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Children of Pierre FAVRON and Marie-Charlotte MERCIER


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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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BirthBirth — 1694
4 March 1694
Saint-Carné, Côtes d'Armor, Bretagne, France
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
marriage1735 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FAVRON and Marie-Charlotte MERCIER 17 January 1735, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 40 years old.
Pierre FAVRON - 1735 marriage (part 1)
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1735 marriage (part 1)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1735 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph FAVRON was born 2 August 1735, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 41 years old.
Pierre FAVRON - 1735 marriage (part 2)
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1735 marriage (part 2)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1737 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph FAVRON was born 21 September 1737, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 43 years old.
1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FAVRON was born 9 June 1739, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 45 years old.
1740 Birth of Child
Augustin FAVRON was born 19 October 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 46 years old.
1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FAVRON was born 6 August 1742, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 48 years old.
1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FAVRON was born 21 April 1744, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 50 years old.
1745 Birth of Child
Prisque FAVRON was born 22 September 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 51 years old.
1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Gertrude FAVRON was born 13 October 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 52 years old.
1748 Birth of Child
Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRON was born 24 May 1748, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 54 years old.
1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FAVRON was born 20 September 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 55 years old.
1752 Death of Child
Augustin FAVRON died 11 April 1752, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 58 years old.
1752 Birth of Child
Genevieve FAVRON was born 6 November 1752, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Pierre was 58 years old.
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte FAVRON was born 17 June 1754, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 60 years old.
1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FAVRON was born 17 February 1756, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 61 years old.
1758 Birth of Child
François-Desales FAVRON was born 7 January 1758, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 63 years old.
1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte MERCIER died 5 April 1766, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
marriage1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Gertrude FAVRON married 18 April 1768, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada to Augustin LABERGE
marriage1770 Marriage of Child
Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRON married 8 October 1770, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre DROLET
1770 Death of Child
Marie-Gertrude FAVRON died 25 December 1770, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 76 years old.
marriage1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte FAVRON married 9 January 1775, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean Charles AUGER
Pierre FAVRON - 1776 Death Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC, Canada
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1776 Death Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
DeathDeath — 1776
29 March 1776
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 82.
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