Pierre GROLEAU

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4 March 1724 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

12 February 1800 , Deschambault, Lower Canada

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Pierre GROLEAU Marie-Anne PAQUIN

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Born: 4 March 1724 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GROLEAU

Mother: Marie-Anne PAQUIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GROLEAU , Geneviève LABERGE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PAQUIN , Marie-Françoise PLANTE

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Pierre married Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE 20 April 1748 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE was born 4 June 1730 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Anne-Elisabeth died 23 February 1810 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Anne-Elisabeth was the child of François MERCURE and Marie PERRAULT.

Pierre GROLEAU died 12 February 1800 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE
Marriage date: 20 April 1748
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE was the child of François MERCURE and Marie PERRAULT

Children of Pierre GROLEAU and Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE

Pierre GROLEAU

Born: 21 November 1751, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 7 September 1793, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine PERRON 19 August 1782 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Geneviève GROLEAU

Born: 18 October 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 10 January 1853, Deschambault, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 27 September 1785 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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Birth — 1724
4 March 1724
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GROLEAU and Marie-Anne-Elisabeth MERCURE 20 April 1748 , Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Pierre GROLEAU was born 21 November 1751, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 27 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Geneviève GROLEAU was born 18 October 1756, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 32 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Pierre GROLEAU married 19 August 1782, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Madeleine PERRON

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GROLEAU married 27 September 1785, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

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

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