Pierre DEVOYAU

Born

29 October 1735 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1801 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

Pierre married Helene-Amable GOYER 11 July 1763 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene-Amable GOYER was born 5 March 1737 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. Helene-Amable died 21 January 1815 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada. Helene-Amable was the child of Jacques GOYER dit BELISLE and Apolline DUBOIS .

Parents & Family of Pierre DEVOYAU

Parents of Pierre DEVOYAU

Father

Nicolas DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE

Mother

Cunégonde LANGEVIN dite LACROIX

Grandparents of Pierre DEVOYAU

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE Marie-Jeanne PREVOST

Maternal grandparents

Antoine LANGEVIN Marie-Louise COUSINEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre DEVOYAU

Pierre DEVOYAU married

Helene-Amable GOYER
Marriage date: 11 July 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

See marriage record for Pierre DEVOYAU and Helene-Amable GOYER
Helene-Amable GOYER was the child of Jacques GOYER dit BELISLE and Apolline DUBOIS

Children of Pierre DEVOYAU and Helene-Amable GOYER

Catherine DEVOYAU

Born: 12 June 1768, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 October 1841, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East

Married: Francois DROUIN 9 February 1795 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1735
29 October 1735
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DEVOYAU and Helene-Amable GOYER 11 July 1763, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Catherine DEVOYAU was born 12 June 1768, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Pierre was 32 years old.

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.