Pierre ALLAIRE

Born

14 December 1734 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

14 August 1809 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

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Jean ALLAIRE Marie-Anne MERCIER

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Born: 14 December 1734 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Jean ALLAIRE

Mother: Marie-Anne MERCIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean ALLAIRE , Françoise SIMARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean MERCIER , Barbe MONTMINY

Pierre had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Pierre married Marie-Josephte LESSARD 5 February 1759 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Josephte LESSARD was born 19 July 1735 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Josephte died 24 October 1785 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean LESSARD and Marie-Anne LACROIX.

Pierre ALLAIRE died 14 August 1809 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.

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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.

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Pierre ALLAIRE married

Marie-Josephte LESSARD
Marriage date: 5 February 1759
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte LESSARD was the child of Jean LESSARD and Marie-Anne LACROIX

Children of Pierre ALLAIRE and Marie-Josephte LESSARD

Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

Born: 10 January 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Dorothee ALLAIRE

Born: 27 January 1762, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Died: 1 March 1779, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne ALLAIRE

Born: 10 November 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 June 1765, , Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite ALLAIRE

Born: 21 June 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 October 1851, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Canada East

Marie Madeleine (Magdeleine) ALLAIRE

Born: 17 July 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 September 1851, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East

Marie-Louise ALLAIRE

Born: August 1769, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 April 1770, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise ALLAIRE

Born: 8 September 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 November 1866, Barachois, Gaspé-Est, Canada East

Pierre ALLAIRE

Born: 17 April 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 September 1855, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East

Marie-Angelique ALLAIRE

Born: March 1778, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: April 1778, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1734
14 December 1734
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ALLAIRE and Marie-Josephte LESSARD 5 February 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE was born 10 January 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee ALLAIRE was born 27 January 1762, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 27 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ALLAIRE was born 10 November 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 28 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Anne ALLAIRE died 18 June 1765, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite ALLAIRE was born 21 June 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine (Magdeleine) ALLAIRE was born 17 July 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ALLAIRE was born August 1769, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 34 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Louise ALLAIRE died 13 April 1770, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 35 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ALLAIRE was born 8 September 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 38 years old.

Revolutionary War
Served the rebels as major and cooperated with
Lesperance.

Residence during the war: St-Joachim
Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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1775 Birth of Child
Pierre ALLAIRE was born 17 April 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 40 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.