Pierre CARON

(b. 23 February 1748 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1795 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Pierre CARON was born 23 February 1748 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Pierre CARON was the child of Pierre-Francois CARON and Marthe COUILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CARON and Marie-Anne FORTIN (maternal) Joseph COUILLARD and Marie-Marthe BELANGER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Francoise-Charlotte CARON 7 April 1777 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise-Charlotte CARON was born 22 September 1750 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Francoise-Charlotte died 7 October 1833 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Francoise-Charlotte was the child of Alexis CARON and Françoise FORTIN.

Pierre CARON died 6 January 1795 in L'Islet, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre CARON married

Francoise-Charlotte CARON-- Date: 7 April 1777 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise-Charlotte CARON was the child of Alexis CARON and Françoise FORTIN

Children of Pierre CARON and Francoise-Charlotte CARON:

Geneviève CARON (b.15 January 1786, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 December 1876, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada )
m. Francois-Gabriel GUIMOND 25 January 1814 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1748 Birth
23 February 1748
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CARON and Francoise-Charlotte CARON 7 April 1777, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Geneviève CARON was born 15 January 1786, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre was 37 years old.

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

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