Pierre SAULNIER

Born

abt. 1716 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

28 August 1765 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

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Rene SAULNIER Marie Josephe TRAHAN

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Born: abt. 1716 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Rene SAULNIER

Mother: Marie Josephe TRAHAN

Paternal grandparents: Louis SAULNIER , Louise BASTINAUX dite PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean Charles TRAHAN , Marie Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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Pierre married Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 11 May 1739 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) was born abt. 1714 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marie died abt. 1762 in New Brunswick, Canada. Marie was the child of Joseph BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Jeanne Françoise COMEAU.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Josephte LAVOIE 31 May 1762 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LAVOIE was born 1 October 1734 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Josephte died 30 November 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Josephte was the child of François-Xavier LAVOIE and Marie-Marguerite SAVARD.

Pierre SAULNIER died 28 August 1765 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, 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
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Pierre SAULNIER married

Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)
Marriage date: 11 May 1739
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) was the child of Joseph BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Jeanne Françoise COMEAU

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Children of Pierre SAULNIER and Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Jean Baptiste SAULNIER

Born: abt. 1740, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 30 June 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve POULIN 12 April 1779 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Rene SAULNIER

Born: abt. 1743, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 18 July 1832, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique GIARD 8 January 1770 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre SAULNIER married

Marie-Josephte LAVOIE
Marriage date: 31 May 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Marie-Josephte LAVOIE was the child of François-Xavier LAVOIE and Marie-Marguerite SAVARD

Children of Pierre SAULNIER and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE

Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER

Born: 30 November 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 December 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse GUAY 11 November 1788 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE 15 May 1801 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SAULNIER and Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 11 May 1739, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SAULNIER and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE 31 May 1762 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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.