Pierre
DESSALINES
Born
2 June 1728
,
Québec, Canada, New France
Died
21 July 1812
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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Born: 2 June 1728 in Québec, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean-Baptiste DESSALINES
Mother:
Marie-Charlotte GIROUX
Maternal grandparents:
Charles GIROUX
, Marguerite BRUNEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Louise GAGNÉ 10 April 1758 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise died 8 December 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Louise was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Angélique DUFOUR.
Pierre DESSALINES died 21 July 1812 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Pierre DESSALINES
Pierre DESSALINES married 
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 10 April 1758
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Angélique DUFOUR
Marie-Louise GAGNÉMarriage date: 10 April 1758
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Angélique DUFOUR
Children of Pierre DESSALINES and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ
Marie-Josephte DESSALINESBorn: 12 December 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 10 July 1795, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 10 July 1795, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Married: Louis-Laurent-Bruno TREMBLAY 26 November 1792 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
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Birth — 17282 June 1728
Québec, Canada, New France
1758 Marriage / PartnerPierre DESSALINES and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ 10 April 1758, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 29 years old.
1759 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte DESSALINES was born 12 December 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Pierre was 31 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.
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)
1786 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Louise GAGNÉ died 8 December 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephte DESSALINES married 26 November 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Louis-Laurent-Bruno TREMBLAY
1795 Death of ChildMarie-Josephte DESSALINES died 10 July 1795, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Pierre was 67 years old.
Death — 181221 July 1812
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 84.
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