Pierre-Pascal GRAVEL

Born

27 March 1758 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

23 February 1840 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Pierre GRAVEL Marie-Louise GUYON (DION)

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Born: 27 March 1758 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GRAVEL

Mother: Marie-Louise GUYON (DION)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph GRAVEL , Angélique THIBAULT

Maternal grandparents: François GUYON (DION) , Marguerite LESSARD

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Pierre-Pascal married Catherine VERREAULT 29 September 1790 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine VERREAULT was born 7 December 1756 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Catherine was the child of Prisque-Barthelemy VERREAULT (VERREAU) and Catherine-Genevieve LABERGE.

Pierre-Pascal GRAVEL died 23 February 1840 in Château-Richer, 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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Catherine VERREAULT
Marriage date: 29 September 1790
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine VERREAULT was the child of Prisque-Barthelemy VERREAULT (VERREAU) and Catherine-Genevieve LABERGE

Children of Pierre-Pascal GRAVEL and Catherine VERREAULT

Marie-Constance GRAVEL

Born: 24 March 1793, Château-Richer, Lower Canada
Died: 25 July 1853, Château-Richer, Canada East

Married: Pierre GAGNON 16 January 1827 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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Birth — 1758
27 March 1758
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Pascal GRAVEL and Catherine VERREAULT 29 September 1790, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 32 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Constance GRAVEL was born 24 March 1793, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre-Pascal was 35 years old.

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

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Marie-Constance GRAVEL married 16 January 1827, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Pierre GAGNON

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)