Pierre CARIGNAN

Born

11 August 1781 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 March 1854 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Parents & Family of Pierre CARIGNAN

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Pierre CARIGNAN.

Parents

Jean-Louis CARIGNAN dit BÉNARD Marie-Rose JACQUES

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 11 August 1781 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Louis CARIGNAN dit BÉNARD

Mother: Marie-Rose JACQUES

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Louis BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN , Josephte CHAPERON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre JACQUES , Marie-Anne BOUVIER

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

Pierre married Judith RENAUD dite LOCAS 14 January 1799 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Judith RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 9 September 1777 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Judith died 29 September 1836 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Judith was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS and Henriette-Ursule GRIGNON.

Pierre CARIGNAN died 2 March 1854 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

Spouse & Children of Pierre CARIGNAN

Hide Family & Children

Pierre CARIGNAN married

Judith RENAUD dite LOCAS
Marriage date: 14 January 1799
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Judith RENAUD dite LOCAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS and Henriette-Ursule GRIGNON

Children of Pierre CARIGNAN and Judith RENAUD dite LOCAS

Sophie CARIGNAN

Born: 14 June 1804, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 26 April 1882, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE 3 February 1823 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Pierre CARIGNAN.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Pierre CARIGNAN.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Pierre CARIGNAN and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1781
11 August 1781
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CARIGNAN and Judith RENAUD dite LOCAS 14 January 1799, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 17 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Sophie CARIGNAN was born 14 June 1804, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 22 years old.

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Sophie CARIGNAN married 3 February 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1836 Death of Spouse/Partner
Judith RENAUD dite LOCAS died 29 September 1836, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

Death — 1854
2 March 1854
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
He died at the age of 72.

RECORD HISTORY