Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE

Born

16 September 1725 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1783 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE Marie-Catherine MARTIN

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Born: 16 September 1725 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE

Mother: Marie-Catherine MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Antoine MARTIN , Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX

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Pierre-Louis married Angélique GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN 1 February 1745 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN was born 19 May 1724 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Angélique died 8 January 1795 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Angélique was the child of Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS.

Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE died 24 March 1783 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE married

Angélique GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN
Marriage date: 1 February 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Angélique GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN was the child of Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

Children of Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE and Angélique GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN

Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE

Born: 31 December 1748, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 28 December 1828, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe RIEL dite L'IRLANDE 28 September 1772 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS 2 February 1789 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise LABOSSIÈRE

Born: 26 August 1750, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 28 April 1799, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Francois GOSSELIN 16 September 1771 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE

Born: 31 October 1754, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 31 August 1838, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GENDRON 29 September 1783 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François LABOSSIÈRE

Born: 8 March 1765, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 September 1848, Saint-Jude, Canada East

Married: Marie-Angélique GENDRON 19 November 1792 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1725
16 September 1725
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE and Angélique GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN 1 February 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE was born 31 December 1748, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre-Louis was 23 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LABOSSIÈRE was born 26 August 1750, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre-Louis was 24 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE was born 31 October 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre-Louis 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.

1765 Birth of Child
François LABOSSIÈRE was born 8 March 1765, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre-Louis was 39 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LABOSSIÈRE married 16 September 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph-Francois GOSSELIN

1772 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE married 28 September 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

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.