Pierre RIEL

Born

25 February 1773 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 February 1840 , Napierville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste RIEL Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON

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Pierre RIEL was born 25 February 1773 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre RIEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIEL and Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON and Marie-Jeanne BAREAU

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Pierre married Marie-Anne SOREL 12 February 1798 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne SOREL was born 6 March 1777 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne died 23 September 1845 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Marie-Anne was the child of Michel SOREL and Marie-Anne PROVOST.

Pierre RIEL died 28 February 1840 in Napierville, 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 RIEL married

Marie-Anne SOREL-- Date: 12 February 1798 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne SOREL was the child of Michel SOREL and Marie-Anne PROVOST

Children of Pierre RIEL and Marie-Anne SOREL

Edouard RIEL (b.12 October 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 17 November 1857, St-Michel, Napierville, Quebec, Canada)
m. Victoire TREMBLAY 25 October 1824 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Christophe RIEL (b.17 September 1818, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 5 March 1895, Ludlow, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Scholastique TREMBLAY 1840 in Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA (Corbeau)

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1773 Birth
25 February 1773
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Pierre RIEL and Marie-Anne SOREL 12 February 1798, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Edouard RIEL was born 12 October 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 30 years old.

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.

1818 Birth of Child
Christophe RIEL was born 17 September 1818, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 45 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England