Pierre BIRON

Born

15 May 1662 , Paille, St-Jean d'Angely, Saintonge, France

Died

14 January 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Born: 15 May 1662 in Paille, St-Jean d'Angely, Saintonge, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1686.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Jeanne DUMOCHEL 11 February 1686 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jeanne DUMOCHEL was born abt. 1673 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jeanne died 3 June 1738 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne was the child of Bernard DUMOCHEL dit LAROCHE and Jeanne JUIN.

Pierre BIRON died 14 January 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Biron and Marie Ribeaudeau

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Recorded occupation: Soldat, Boulanger, Marchand

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre BIRON married

Jeanne DUMOCHEL
Marriage date: 11 February 1686
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Jeanne DUMOCHEL was the child of Bernard DUMOCHEL dit LAROCHE and Jeanne JUIN

Children of Pierre BIRON and Jeanne DUMOCHEL

Pierre BIRON

Born: 28 May 1690, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine LEDUC 28 January 1710 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephe BIRON

Born: 26 December 1697, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 September 1779, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: René-Joseph CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN 11 February 1714 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Louis JARRET DE VERCHÈRES 4 April 1736 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Elisabeth BIRON

Born: abt. 1699, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste GUEVREMONT 28 October 1726 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Henri BIRON

Born: 28 May 1705, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine GOGUET 28 July 1732 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

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Origin of Surname
BYRON
(Fr.) Local. Originally De Biron, from the town of Biron, in the province of Guienne, France.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.

Birth — 1662
15 May 1662
Paille, St-Jean d'Angely, Saintonge, France

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1686 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BIRON and Jeanne DUMOCHEL 11 February 1686, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 23 years old.

1690 Birth of Child
Pierre BIRON was born 28 May 1690, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BIRON was born 26 December 1697, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1705 Birth of Child
Henri BIRON was born 28 May 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1710 Marriage of Child
Pierre BIRON married 28 January 1710, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Catherine LEDUC

1714 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BIRON married 11 February 1714, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to René-Joseph CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN