Pierre GOUPIL

Born

9 July 1743 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

3 January 1816 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Joseph GOUPIL Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Born: 9 July 1743 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph GOUPIL

Mother: Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE , Marie-Jeanne GABOURY

Maternal grandparents: Andre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Françoise GUILLEMET

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Pierre married Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL 27 January 1766 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL was born 23 October 1737 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Elisabeth died 10 August 1778 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Guillaume GRAVEL and Marie-Françoise BRISSON.

Pierre GOUPIL died 3 January 1816 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL
Marriage date: 27 January 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL was the child of Guillaume GRAVEL and Marie-Françoise BRISSON

Children of Pierre GOUPIL and Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL

Marie GOUPIL

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 July 1810, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1743
9 July 1743
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GOUPIL and Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL 27 January 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 22 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.