Pierre MERCIER

Born

abt. 1653 , St-Denis-la-Chevasse, Vendee, France

Died

17 November 1712 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1653 in St-Denis-la-Chevasse, Vendee, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1685.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Pierre married Marguerite LAMAIN 8 January 1685 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite LAMAIN was born 10 July 1656 in St-Vivien, Rouen, Normandie, France. Marguerite died 10 October 1714 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).

Pierre MERCIER died 17 November 1712 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .

son of Gabriel Mercier and Perrine Coidrielle

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Recorded occupation: Meunier

The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre MERCIER married

Marguerite LAMAIN
Marriage date: 8 January 1685
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, QC, Canada

Pierre Mercier, son of Gabriel Mercier and Perine Coidriele

Marguerite Le Main, widow of Michel Rognon

Children of Pierre MERCIER and Marguerite LAMAIN

Guillaume MERCIER

Born: 7 August 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 21 August 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Antoine MERCIER

Born: 11 August 1686, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE) 13 August 1709 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Françoise MERCIER

Born: 11 December 1688, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 21 December 1688, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Pierre MERCIER

Born: 16 May 1690, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Joseph MERCIER

Born: 7 March 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Pierre MERCIER

Born: 17 March 1693, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 6 November 1769, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Thérèse MERCIER

Born: 7 February 1697, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 24 February 1697, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1685 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MERCIER and Marguerite LAMAIN 8 January 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1685 Birth of Child
Guillaume MERCIER was born 7 August 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1686 Birth of Child
Antoine MERCIER was born 11 August 1686, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1688 Birth of Child
Françoise MERCIER was born 11 December 1688, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1690 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 16 May 1690, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1692 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 7 March 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1692 Death of Child
Pierre MERCIER died 3 August 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1693 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 17 March 1693, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1697 Birth of Child
Thérèse MERCIER was born 7 February 1697, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1709 Marriage of Child
Antoine MERCIER married 13 August 1709, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)