Pierre MERCIER

(b. abt. 1653 , St-Denis-la-Chevasse, Vendee, France d. 17 November 1712 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

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Pierre MERCIER was born abt. 1653 in St-Denis-la-Chevasse, Vendee, France

Pierre MERCIER was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1685.

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

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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Occupation

Pierre MERCIER was a 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.