Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER

Born

19 April 1720 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

11 January 1777 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER

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Born: 19 April 1720 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER

Father

Pierre TROTTIER dit DUVERNAY

Mother

Catherine ROY

Grandparents of Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Benjamin TROTTIER Jeanne ROBILLARD

Maternal grandparents

François ROY Marie CÉCIRE

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

Pierre-Joseph married Geneviève POIRIER 1 July 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève POIRIER was born 1 August 1722 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 20 November 1790 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève was the child of Jean POIRIER and Marguerite JARRY.

Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER died 11 January 1777 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER

Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER married

Geneviève POIRIER
Marriage date: 1 July 1743
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Geneviève POIRIER was the child of Jean POIRIER and Marguerite JARRY

Children of Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER and Geneviève POIRIER

Antoine TROTTIER

Born: 23 April 1762, Lachine, Montréal, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thérèse GAUTHIER 4 February 1788 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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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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Birth — 1720
19 April 1720
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER and Geneviève POIRIER 1 July 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Antoine TROTTIER was born 23 April 1762, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Pierre-Joseph was 42 years old.

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.

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.