Pierre-Francois PILON

Born

7 January 1739 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

19 September 1811 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Pierre-Francois married Francoise-Marie ROBIDOUX 25 January 1779 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise-Marie ROBIDOUX was born 19 June 1755 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . Francoise-Marie died 17 June 1829 in Montréal, Lower Canada .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Francois PILON

Pierre-Francois PILON married

Francoise-Marie ROBIDOUX
Marriage date: 25 January 1779
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Pierre-Francois PILON and Francoise-Marie ROBIDOUX

Antoine PILON

Born: 28 October 1785, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 May 1869, St. Norbert, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Married: Angelique Lisette LEMAY 1823

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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 — 1739
7 January 1739
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Francois PILON and Francoise-Marie ROBIDOUX 25 January 1779, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 40 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Antoine PILON was born 28 October 1785, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre-Francois was 46 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)