Pierre GRAVEL

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22 February 1755 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

12 December 1817 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Pierre GRAVEL Marie-Anne BUREAU

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Born: 22 February 1755 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GRAVEL

Mother: Marie-Anne BUREAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GRAVEL , Marguerite PRIEUR

Maternal grandparents: Jean BUREAU dit SANSSOUCY , Marie-Anne LACHAINE

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Pierre married Marie-Agnes DOYON 23 October 1781 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agnes DOYON was born 29 November 1757 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Agnes was the child of Prisque DOYON and Agnes CLOUTIER.

Pierre GRAVEL died 12 December 1817 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Agnes DOYON
Marriage date: 23 October 1781
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Agnes DOYON was the child of Prisque DOYON and Agnes CLOUTIER

Children of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Agnes DOYON

Prisque GRAVEL

Born: 15 February 1787, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 August 1870, St. Roch-de-Richelieu, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite-Marie PHANEUF 28 September 1812 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1755
22 February 1755
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Agnes DOYON 23 October 1781, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 26 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Prisque GRAVEL was born 15 February 1787, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre was 32 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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Prisque GRAVEL married 28 September 1812, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marguerite-Marie PHANEUF