Pierre NIEL

Born

abt. 1640 , France

Died

4 November 1700 , Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre married Jacquette LEFRANC 1 May 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jacquette LEFRANC was born abt. 1642 in France. Jacquette died 1 November 1717 in Québec, Canada, New France .

Parents & Family of Pierre NIEL

Parents of Pierre NIEL

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Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1658.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Jean Niel and Madeleine Guérin

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Bourgeois

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre NIEL

Pierre NIEL married

Jacquette LEFRANC
Marriage date: 1 May 1658
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre NIEL and Jacquette LEFRANC

Marie NIEL

Born: 21 March 1660, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Zacharie JOLLIET 24 November 1678 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre NIEL

Born: 21 November 1662, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite VANIER 1691

Jean NIEL

Born: abt. 1665, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise NIEL

Born: 3 May 1670, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1743, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques GUYON dit FRESNAY 22 November 1688 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1658 Marriage / Partner
Pierre NIEL and Jacquette LEFRANC 1 May 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1660 Birth of Child
Marie NIEL was born 21 March 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1662 Birth of Child
Pierre NIEL was born 21 November 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1666 Quebec

pierre Niel .................................26 bourgeois
Jacqueline lefranc ..........................21 sa femme
Marie Niel ...................................6 fille
pierre Niel ..................................3 fils
Jean Niel ....................................1 fils
Louis guibaut ...............................29 domestique Engaigé
Et pierre garant ............................22 aussy engaigé

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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1670 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise NIEL was born 3 May 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1678 Marriage of Child
Marie NIEL married 24 November 1678, Québec, Canada, New France to Zacharie JOLLIET

1688 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise NIEL married 22 November 1688, Québec, Canada, New France to Jacques GUYON dit FRESNAY

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