Pierre DUHAMEL

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4 February 1736 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1793 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON Françoise-Louise VOLANT

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Born: 4 February 1736 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON

Mother: Françoise-Louise VOLANT

Paternal grandparents: Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON , Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François VOLANT , Marguerite GODEFROY

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Pierre married Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ 29 September 1760 in Saint-Ours, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ was born 4 July 1737 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Marguerite died 6 October 1817 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Marguerite was the child of François DUPRÉ dit MIKINAC and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE.

Pierre DUHAMEL died 11 April 1793 in Saint-Ours, 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-Marguerite DUPRÉ
Marriage date: 29 September 1760
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada
Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ was the child of François DUPRÉ dit MIKINAC and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

Children of Pierre DUHAMEL and Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ

Jean-François DUHAMEL

Born: 12 September 1761, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: 24 January 1837, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth GIROUARD 29 October 1787 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Louis DUHAMEL

Born: 6 December 1762, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: 16 March 1845, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Modeste GIROUARD 11 November 1788 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charlotte DUHAMEL

Born: 7 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1812, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: René-Pierre GIROUARD 7 February 1791 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie DUHAMEL

Born: 24 February 1778, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 July 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN 5 October 1795 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1736
4 February 1736
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUHAMEL and Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ 29 September 1760 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-François DUHAMEL was born 12 September 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louis DUHAMEL was born 6 December 1762, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 26 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.

1771 Birth of Child
Charlotte DUHAMEL was born 7 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 35 years old.

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.