Pierre DURAND

Born

abt. 1775 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

abt. 1853 , Berthierville, Canada East

Parents & Family of Pierre DURAND

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Pierre DURAND.

Parents

Pierre DURAND Geneviève GENEREUX

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: abt. 1775 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre DURAND

Mother: Geneviève GENEREUX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Joseph DURAND , Geneviève BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX , Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

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

Pierre married Julie LECLAIR (LECLERC) abt. 1805 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie LECLAIR (LECLERC) was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Julie was the child of Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marguerite FORTIN.

Pierre DURAND died abt. 1853 in Berthierville, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of a Québécois Man in the Mid-1800s

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Pierre DURAND

Hide Family & Children

Pierre DURAND married

Julie LECLAIR (LECLERC)
Marriage date: abt. 1805
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Julie LECLAIR (LECLERC) was the child of Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marguerite FORTIN

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre DURAND and Julie LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Henriette DURAND

Born: abt. 1817, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 May 1895, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Married: Charles LIPPE 9 November 1841 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Pierre DURAND.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Pierre DURAND.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Pierre DURAND and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

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)

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

1805 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Marriage of Child
Henriette DURAND married 9 November 1841, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Charles LIPPE

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

RECORD HISTORY

Record added: 3/13/2016 12:31:33 PM
Last updated: 3/13/2016 12:32:43 PM

MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE