Pierre GODIN

Born

28 June 1741 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

23 March 1825 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GODIN Marie-Angélique LÉVEILLÉ

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Born: 28 June 1741 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GODIN

Mother: Marie-Angélique LÉVEILLÉ

Paternal grandparents: Charles GODIN , Madeleine PERRON dite SUIRE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LÉVEILLÉ , Marie-Angélique ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

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Pierre married Angélique CHARPENTIER 28 August 1764 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique CHARPENTIER was born 12 June 1736 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Angélique died 27 July 1813 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Angélique was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT.

Pierre GODIN died 23 March 1825 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Pierre GODIN married

Angélique CHARPENTIER
Marriage date: 28 August 1764
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Angélique CHARPENTIER was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT

Children of Pierre GODIN and Angélique CHARPENTIER

Bonaventure GODIN

Born: 1 October 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise DUQUET 22 October 1792 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Josephte GODIN

Born: 20 November 1769, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François BOURASSA 12 October 1789 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1741
28 June 1741
Neuville, Portneuf, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GODIN and Angélique CHARPENTIER 28 August 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Bonaventure GODIN was born 1 October 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Josephte GODIN was born 20 November 1769, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 28 years old.

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)

1789 Marriage of Child
Josephte GODIN married 12 October 1789, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to François BOURASSA

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Bonaventure GODIN married 22 October 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Louise DUQUET

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)