Pierre PRUNEAU

Born

18 February 1728 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

28 June 1798 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Jean PRUNEAU Marie-Geneviève BOUTIN

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Born: 18 February 1728 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PRUNEAU

Mother: Marie-Geneviève BOUTIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean PRUNEAU , Suzanne EMOND

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOUTIN , Jeanne AUDEBOUT

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Pierre married Marie-Claire BOUCHARD 4 February 1754 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Claire BOUCHARD was born 30 June 1728 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Claire died 11 April 1822 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Claire was the child of Ignace BOUCHARD and Jeanne-Marie-Anne ROY.

Pierre PRUNEAU died 28 June 1798 in Montmagny, 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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Marie-Claire BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 4 February 1754
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marie-Claire BOUCHARD was the child of Ignace BOUCHARD and Jeanne-Marie-Anne ROY

Children of Pierre PRUNEAU and Marie-Claire BOUCHARD

Jean-Baptiste PRUNEAU

Born: 21 September 1757, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 13 August 1844, Montmagny, Canada East

Married: Marguerite LEBLOND 3 August 1795 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Claire PRUNEAU

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François GUILLEMETTE 4 August 1795 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph PRUNEAU

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LEBLOND 3 August 1799 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1728
18 February 1728
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PRUNEAU and Marie-Claire BOUCHARD 4 February 1754, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PRUNEAU was born 21 September 1757, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 29 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.

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)

1795 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PRUNEAU married 3 August 1795, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marguerite LEBLOND

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire PRUNEAU married 4 August 1795, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to François GUILLEMETTE