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.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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.
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