Pierre
BRIERE
Born
9 January 1772
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
24 June 1847
,
La-Pérade, Canada East
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Born: 9 January 1772 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph-Marie BRIERE
Mother:
Marie-Anne BERNARD
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph BRIERE
, Marie-Jeanne LAROCHE
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre BERNARD
, Marie-Genevieve GIROUX
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Judith BARIBEAU 10 January 1809 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . Judith BARIBEAU was born 1 January 1783 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Judith died 30 January 1852 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Judith was the child of Pierre BARIBEAU (BARIBAU) and Madeleine CHAREST.
Pierre BRIERE died 24 June 1847 in La-Pérade, Canada East .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
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Recorded occupation: 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.
Spouse & Children of Pierre BRIERE
Pierre BRIERE married 
Judith BARIBEAU
Marriage date: 10 January 1809
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Pierre BRIERE and Judith BARIBEAU
Judith BARIBEAU was the child of Pierre BARIBEAU (BARIBAU) and Madeleine CHAREST
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Judith BARIBEAUMarriage date: 10 January 1809
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Pierre BRIERE and Judith BARIBEAUJudith BARIBEAU was the child of Pierre BARIBEAU (BARIBAU) and Madeleine CHAREST
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre BRIERE and Judith BARIBEAU
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Birth — 17729 January 1772
Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1809 Marriage / PartnerPierre BRIERE and Judith BARIBEAU 10 January 1809, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
He was 37 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 184724 June 1847
La-Pérade, Canada East
He died at the age of 75.
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