Peter
PATERSON (PATTERSON)
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Born: abt. 1764 in Sunny Bank, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Peter married Martha ASCAH abt. 1796 in Gaspé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Martha ASCAH was born 10 December 1770 in Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe). Martha died abt. 1827 in Sunny Bank, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada. Martha was the child of Richard ASCAH and Christinia Dorita MELLICK.
Peter PATERSON (PATTERSON) died abt. 1818 in Sunny Bank, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Peter PATERSON (PATTERSON)
Martha ASCAHMarriage date: abt. 1796
Marriage place: Gaspé, Lower Canada
Martha ASCAH was the child of Richard ASCAH and Christinia Dorita MELLICK
Children of Peter PATERSON (PATTERSON) and Martha ASCAH
Hannah PATTERSONDied: 10 December 1879, Sunny Bank, Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Anne Nancy PATTERSONDied: 11 March 1878, Sandy Beach, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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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 CanadaRecord added: 12/5/2025 12:35:00 PM
Last updated: 12/25/2025 5:29:07 PM
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