Pierre PHANEUF

(b. 23 March 1729 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 31 May 1802 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Pierre PHANEUF was born 23 March 1729 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre PHANEUF was the child of Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Catherine CHARPENTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Matthias FARNSWORTH and Sarah NUTTING (maternal) Gilles-Jean CHARPENTIER and Françoise HUNEAULT

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

Pierre married Félicité DUMAS 25 October 1751 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Félicité DUMAS was born 21 September 1732 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Félicité died 30 June 1752 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Félicité was the child of Étienne DUMAS and Félicité CHENAY.

Pierre married (2) Catherine BLAIS 18 February 1754 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Catherine BLAIS was born 31 August 1734 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Catherine died 14 June 1772 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Gabriel BLAIS and Catherine LEBEAU dite VEAU.

Pierre married (3) Marie-Louise GARAND 11 January 1773 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise GARAND was born 29 June 1735 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Louise died 30 December 1810 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre GARAND and Marie-Louise-Jeanne MOLLEUR.

Pierre PHANEUF died 31 May 1802 in Saint-Antoine-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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Family and Children of Pierre PHANEUF

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Pierre PHANEUF married

Félicité DUMAS-- Date: 25 October 1751 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Félicité DUMAS was the child of Étienne DUMAS and Félicité CHENAY

Children of Pierre PHANEUF and Félicité DUMAS:

Pierre PHANEUF married

Catherine BLAIS-- Date: 18 February 1754 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Catherine BLAIS was the child of Gabriel BLAIS and Catherine LEBEAU dite VEAU

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Children of Pierre PHANEUF and Catherine BLAIS:

Catherine PHANEUF (b.abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Francoise PHANEUF (b.29 January 1756, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste VANDAL 16 February 1784 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie PHANEUF (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Anne PHANEUF (b.22 May 1759, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Charles BOURASSA 20 February 1775 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie PHANEUF (b.February 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Francois PHANEUF (b.25 March 1762, Lachenaie, Canada d. , )

Pierre PHANEUF (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jean-René PHANEUF (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Joseph PHANEUF (b.August 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Catherine PHANEUF (b.abt. 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph PHANEUF (b.8 September 1770, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1830, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marthe DUMAS 13 February 1792

Catherine PHANEUF (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1846, )

Pierre PHANEUF married

Marie-Louise GARAND-- Date: 11 January 1773 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise GARAND was the child of Pierre GARAND and Marie-Louise-Jeanne MOLLEUR

Children of Pierre PHANEUF and Marie-Louise GARAND:

Marie-Anne PHANEUF (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre PHANEUF (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1729 Birth
23 March 1729
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PHANEUF and Félicité DUMAS 25 October 1751, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 22 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Félicité DUMAS died 30 June 1752, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PHANEUF and Catherine BLAIS 18 February 1754, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 24 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise PHANEUF was born 29 January 1756, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Pierre was 26 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PHANEUF was born 22 May 1759, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Pierre was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie PHANEUF was born February 1761, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Francois PHANEUF was born 25 March 1762, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Pierre was 33 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph PHANEUF was born August 1769, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 40 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph PHANEUF was born 8 September 1770, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 41 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine BLAIS died 14 June 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1773 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PHANEUF and Marie-Louise GARAND 11 January 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 43 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PHANEUF married 20 February 1775, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charles BOURASSA

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.