Pierre GAUDET

Born

abt. 1721 , Acadia, Canada

Died

20 September 1801 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

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Denis GAUDET Anne DOUCET

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Born: abt. 1721 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Denis GAUDET

Mother: Anne DOUCET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAUDET dit LE JEUNE , Marie BLANCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Toussaint Dit François DOUCET , Marie CAISSIE

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Pierre married Marguerite ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) 14 November 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Marguerite ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) was born abt. 1721 in Tintamarre, Acadie, Canada. Marguerite died 8 September 1766 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marguerite BERNARD.

Pierre married (2) Ursule LAURE 10 February 1771 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Ursule LAURE was born 27 March 1725 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Ursule died 17 October 1813 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Ursule was the child of Pierre LORD (LAURE) and Jeanne DOUCET.

Pierre GAUDET died 20 September 1801 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
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Pierre GAUDET married

Marguerite ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT)
Marriage date: 14 November 1740
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marguerite ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) was the child of François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marguerite BERNARD

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Pierre GAUDET married

Ursule LAURE
Marriage date: 10 February 1771
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Ursule LAURE was the child of Pierre LORD (LAURE) and Jeanne DOUCET

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1740 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAUDET and Marguerite ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) 14 November 1740, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) died 8 September 1766, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1771 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAUDET and Ursule LAURE 10 February 1771, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.