Pierre GAUDREAU

Born

1 April 1761 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Died

21 March 1835 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Pierre married Ursule STUART 25 August 1789 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule STUART was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada. Ursule died 27 September 1820 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Ursule was the child of Pierre STUART and Louise MORIN dite VALCOURT .

Parents & Family of Pierre GAUDREAU

Parents of Pierre GAUDREAU

Father

Charles GAUDREAU

Mother

Marie-Josephte RUEL

Grandparents of Pierre GAUDREAU

Paternal grandparents

Charles GAUDREAU Madeleine THIBAULT

Maternal grandparents

Henri RUEL Anne PROULX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GAUDREAU

Pierre GAUDREAU married

Ursule STUART
Marriage date: 25 August 1789
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule STUART was the child of Pierre STUART and Louise MORIN dite VALCOURT

Children of Pierre GAUDREAU and Ursule STUART

Angélique GAUDREAU

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 October 1820, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS 12 June 1808 Place: Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1761
1 April 1761
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

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.

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAUDREAU and Ursule STUART 25 August 1789, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 28 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Angélique GAUDREAU married 12 June 1808, Montmagny, Lower Canada to Pierre PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule STUART died 27 September 1820, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1820 Death of Child
Angélique GAUDREAU died 29 October 1820, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre was 59 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1835
21 March 1835
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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