Pierre BLANCHET

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3 November 1762 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Died

28 April 1845 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East

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Pierre BLANCHET Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER

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Born: 3 November 1762 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Father: Pierre BLANCHET

Mother: Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph BLANCHET , Josephte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph CLOUTIER , Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

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Pierre married Marie-Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT 4 February 1788 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 4 June 1767 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Marguerite died 31 March 1847 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Alex ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine SAUCIER.

Pierre BLANCHET died 28 April 1845 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East.
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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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Marie-Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
Marriage date: 4 February 1788
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was the child of Joseph-Alex ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine SAUCIER

Children of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Charles BLANCHET

Born: 30 October 1800, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 9 June 1857, Lotbinière, Canada East

Married: Marie-Modeste DUBE 19 July 1825 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1762
3 November 1762
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT 4 February 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

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

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Charles BLANCHET was born 30 October 1800, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 38 years old.

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)

1825 Marriage of Child
Charles BLANCHET married 19 July 1825, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Modeste DUBE

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)