HELP! flag male ancestor  Pierre  SALVAIL

  (b. 12 December 1786 Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 13 October 1861 Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Lower Canada )  

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Pierre SALVAIL was born 12 December 1786 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre SALVAIL was the child of Joseph SALVAIL   and   Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph SALVAIL and Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX (maternal)  Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

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

Pierre  married  Marie-Josephe LAVALLÉE 24 August 1807 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marie-Josephe LAVALLÉE  was born 26 June 1787 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Marie-Josephe died 3 May 1812 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Marie-Josephe was the child of Louis LAVALLÉE dit PAQUET and Marie HUS COURNOYER.

Pierre  married  (2) Marie-Josephe OSSANT (AUSSAN) 6 February 1815 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 15 children. Marie-Josephe OSSANT (AUSSAN)  was born 4 June 1793 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Marie-Josephe was the child of Charles-François OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Catherine LETENDRE.

Pierre SALVAIL died 13 October 1861 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 SALVAIL

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Pierre SALVAIL married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe LAVALLÉE-- Date: 24 August 1807 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe LAVALLÉE was the child of Louis LAVALLÉE dit PAQUET and Marie HUS COURNOYER




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Children of Pierre SALVAIL and Marie-Josephe LAVALLÉE:

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL (b.27 March 1808, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 21 July 1883, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Françoise HUS-LATRAVERSE 26 October 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Pierre SALVAIL (b.28 July 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag baby girl ancestor Sophie SALVAIL (b.18 January 1812, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 9 January 1813, Sorel, Lower Canada )




Pierre SALVAIL married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe OSSANT (AUSSAN)-- Date: 6 February 1815 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe OSSANT (AUSSAN) was the child of Charles-François OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Catherine LETENDRE




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Children of Pierre SALVAIL and Marie-Josephe OSSANT (AUSSAN):

flag male ancestor Joseph-Moise SALVAIL (b.abt. 1816, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 9 January 1857, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Sophie SALVAIL (b.3 March 1816, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Eusebe SALVAIL (b.20 April 1818, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Zoe SALVAIL (b.19 February 1820, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Pierre SALVAIL (b.3 February 1822, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )
m. Aurelie BIBEAU 23 February 1852 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Michel-Olivier SALVAIL (b.19 December 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Scholastique SALVAIL (b.22 January 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 8 February 1898, )
m. Joseph RAJOTTE 23 January 1849 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag baby boy ancestor Prosper SALVAIL (b.22 January 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 2 February 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie-Angele SALVAIL (b.3 July 1827, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 10 August 1895, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Benoni GUEVREMONT 20 August 1850 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag female ancestor Marie-Exerile SALVAIL (b.30 May 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 25 February 1882, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste PAUL HUS 19 September 1848 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Nazaire Edward SALVAIL (b.30 May 1831, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 21 June 1901, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA )
m. Angele CARDIN 7 October 1856 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Onesime SALVAIL (b.13 August 1833, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 30 November 1911, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA )

flag male ancestor Paul SALVAIL (b.July 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 19 September 1885, Greenville, New Hampshire, USA )

flag male ancestor Louis SALVAIL (b.6 September 1837, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag baby boy ancestor Cyrille SALVAIL (b.abt. 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 4 February 1842, Sorel, Lower Canada )



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birth1786 Birth
12 December 1786
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1807 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SALVAIL and Marie-Josephe LAVALLÉE 24 August 1807, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 20 years old.
1808 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL was born 27 March 1808, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 21 years old.
1809 Birth of Child
Pierre SALVAIL was born 28 July 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 22 years old.
1812 Birth of Child
Sophie SALVAIL was born 18 January 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 25 years old.
1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe LAVALLÉE died 3 May 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1813 Death of Child
Sophie SALVAIL died 9 January 1813, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 26 years old.
marriage1815 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SALVAIL and Marie-Josephe OSSANT (AUSSAN) 6 February 1815, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 28 years old.
1816 Birth of Child
Sophie SALVAIL was born 3 March 1816, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 29 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1818 Birth of Child
Eusebe SALVAIL was born 20 April 1818, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 31 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Birth of Child
Zoe SALVAIL was born 19 February 1820, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 33 years old.
1822 Birth of Child
Pierre SALVAIL was born 3 February 1822, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 35 years old.
1823 Birth of Child
Michel-Olivier SALVAIL was born 19 December 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 37 years old.
1825 Birth of Child
Prosper SALVAIL was born 22 January 1825, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 38 years old.
1825 Birth of Child
Scholastique SALVAIL was born 22 January 1825, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 38 years old.
1827 Birth of Child
Marie-Angele SALVAIL was born 3 July 1827, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 40 years old.
1829 Birth of Child
Marie-Exerile SALVAIL was born 30 May 1829, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 42 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1830 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL married 26 October 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Françoise HUS-LATRAVERSE
1831 Birth of Child
Nazaire Edward SALVAIL was born 30 May 1831, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 44 years old.
1833 Birth of Child
Onesime SALVAIL was born 13 August 1833, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 46 years old.
1835 Birth of Child
Paul SALVAIL was born July 1835, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 48 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1837 Birth of Child
Louis SALVAIL was born 6 September 1837, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 50 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Death of Child
Cyrille SALVAIL died 4 February 1842, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 55 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1848 Marriage of Child
Marie-Exerile SALVAIL married 19 September 1848, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste PAUL HUS
marriage1849 Marriage of Child
Scholastique SALVAIL married 23 January 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph RAJOTTE
marriage1850 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angele SALVAIL married 20 August 1850, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Benoni GUEVREMONT
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
marriage1852 Marriage of Child
Pierre SALVAIL married 23 February 1852, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Aurelie BIBEAU
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
marriage1856 Marriage of Child
Nazaire Edward SALVAIL married 7 October 1856, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Angele CARDIN
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Death of Child
Joseph-Moise SALVAIL died 9 January 1857, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)

Pierre was 70 years old.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/10/2025 1:15:51 PM

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