Pierre HAMEL

Born

2 February 1743 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

29 July 1819 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Pierre married Genevieve DION 8 July 1771 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve DION was born 7 July 1743 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Genevieve died 23 March 1802 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Charles DION and Catherine ALAIN .

Parents & Family of Pierre HAMEL

Parents of Pierre HAMEL

Father

Jean HAMEL

Mother

Marie-Louise FISET

Grandparents of Pierre HAMEL

Paternal grandparents

Jean-François HAMEL Anne-Félicité LEVASSEUR

Maternal grandparents

Charles-Basile FISET Marie-Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre HAMEL

Pierre HAMEL married

Genevieve DION
Marriage date: 8 July 1771
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve DION was the child of Charles DION and Catherine ALAIN

Children of Pierre HAMEL and Genevieve DION

Antoine HAMEL

Born: 26 September 1773, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louise PARENT 6 February 1797 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Geneviève HAMEL

Born: 27 December 1774, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 February 1837, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

Married: Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE 15 April 1793 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, 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

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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 — 1743
2 February 1743
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Pierre HAMEL and Genevieve DION 8 July 1771, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Antoine HAMEL was born 26 September 1773, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Geneviève HAMEL was born 27 December 1774, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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.