Pierre-Alexis CORMIER

Born

2 December 1770 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 September 1821 , Montréal, Lower Canada

Pierre-Alexis married Marie-Elisabeth LANDRY 3 June 1793 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth LANDRY was born 18 May 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Elisabeth died 15 August 1853 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East . Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Joseph LANDRY and Marie Anne ARSENAULT .

Parents & Family of Pierre-Alexis CORMIER

Parents of Pierre-Alexis CORMIER

Father

Francois CORMIER

Mother

Jeanne-Victoire PRINCE (LEPRINCE)

Grandparents of Pierre-Alexis CORMIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL Marie Anne CYR

Maternal grandparents

Honore PRINCE (LEPRINCE) Isabelle FOREST

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Alexis CORMIER

Pierre-Alexis CORMIER married

Marie-Elisabeth LANDRY
Marriage date: 3 June 1793
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Elisabeth LANDRY was the child of Joseph LANDRY and Marie Anne ARSENAULT

Children of Pierre-Alexis CORMIER and Marie-Elisabeth LANDRY

Marie-Dorothee CORMIER

Born: 9 October 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 25 August 1840, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph HARNOIS 24 November 1818 Place: Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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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
2 December 1770
Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Alexis CORMIER and Marie-Elisabeth LANDRY 3 June 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 22 years old.

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee CORMIER was born 9 October 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre-Alexis was 29 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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marie-Dorothee CORMIER married 24 November 1818, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada to Joseph HARNOIS

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England