Pierre GEOFFRION

Born

15 March 1774 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 December 1827 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie-Louise BRUNEL 10 October 1796 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BRUNEL was born 18 May 1777 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise died 21 February 1856 in Varennes, Canada East . Marie-Louise was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Elisabeth-Isabelle JODOIN .

Parents & Family of Pierre GEOFFRION

Parents of Pierre GEOFFRION

Father

Pierre GEOFFRION (JEFFRION)

Mother

Marie HÉBERT

Grandparents of Pierre GEOFFRION

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel-Lambert HÉBERT Marie BANLIER dite LAPERLE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GEOFFRION

Pierre GEOFFRION married

Marie-Louise BRUNEL
Marriage date: 10 October 1796
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise BRUNEL was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Elisabeth-Isabelle JODOIN

Children of Pierre GEOFFRION and Marie-Louise BRUNEL

Louise GEOFFRION

Born: 9 October 1804, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable JODOIN 23 January 1827 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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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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Birth — 1774
15 March 1774
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GEOFFRION and Marie-Louise BRUNEL 10 October 1796, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Louise GEOFFRION was born 9 October 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England