Pierre
MERCIER
Born
26 September 1795
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
Died
2 September 1866
,
Québec Province, Canada
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Born: 26 September 1795 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
Father:
Michel MERCIER
Mother:
Genevieve LACROIX
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre MERCIER
, Marie-Anne SIMARD
Maternal grandparents:
Augustin LACROIX
, Marie-Anne GAGNON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Genevieve GIGUERE 12 January 1819 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Genevieve GIGUERE was born 20 October 1794 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Genevieve died abt. 1854 Marie-Genevieve was the child of Leon GIGUERE and Genevieve RACINE.
Pierre MERCIER died 2 September 1866 in Québec Province, 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 MERCIER
Pierre MERCIER married 
Marie-Genevieve GIGUERE
Marriage date: 12 January 1819
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
Marie-Genevieve GIGUERE was the child of Leon GIGUERE and Genevieve RACINE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Genevieve GIGUEREMarriage date: 12 January 1819
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
Marie-Genevieve GIGUERE was the child of Leon GIGUERE and Genevieve RACINE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Genevieve GIGUERE
Marguerite MERCIERBorn: abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Louis TREMBLAY 8 August 1854 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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Birth — 179526 September 1795
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Marriage / PartnerPierre MERCIER and Marie-Genevieve GIGUERE 12 January 1819, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
He was 23 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Marriage of ChildMarguerite MERCIER married 8 August 1854, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louis TREMBLAY
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 18662 September 1866
Québec Province, Canada
He died at the age of 70.
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