Pierre
SYLVESTRE
(b.
13 January 1775
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
17 June 1809
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
)
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SYLVESTRE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Pierre SYLVESTRE was born 13 January 1775 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre SYLVESTRE was the child of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE and Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES (maternal) Antoine MOREAU and Madeleine BRÛLÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP 28 July 1800 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP was born 16 January 1771 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 25 June 1809 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMP and Therese-Getrude BAUCHER.
Pierre SYLVESTRE died 17 June 1809 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Occupation
Pierre SYLVESTRE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Pierre SYLVESTRE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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.
Family and Children of Pierre SYLVESTRE
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Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP-- Date: 28 July 1800 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP was the child of Jean-Baptiste CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMP and Therese-Getrude BAUCHER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP:
Esther SYLVESTRE (b.12 April 1801, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1875, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre JOLY 6 October 1817 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Olivier SYLVESTRE (b.8 August 1807, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise MICHAUD 17 August 1830 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada
Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP-- Date: 28 July 1800 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower CanadaMadeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP was the child of Jean-Baptiste CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMP and Therese-Getrude BAUCHER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP:
Esther SYLVESTRE (b.12 April 1801, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1875, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada )m. Pierre JOLY 6 October 1817 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Olivier SYLVESTRE (b.8 August 1807, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. , )m. Marie-Louise MICHAUD 17 August 1830 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada
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Discovering the Ancestry of Pierre SYLVESTRE: Events, Photos & Historical Records
1775 Birth 13 January 1775
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1800 Marriage / PartnerPierre SYLVESTRE and Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP 28 July 1800, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
He was 25 years old.
1801 Birth of ChildEsther SYLVESTRE was born 12 April 1801, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 26 years old.
1807 Birth of ChildOlivier SYLVESTRE was born 8 August 1807, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 32 years old.
1809 Death 17 June 1809
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 34.
Added: 4/8/2024 10:45:30 AM
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