Pierre ROUSSEL

Born

28 February 1740 , Bout de L'ile, Quebec, Canada

Died

29 January 1818 , Saint-Régis, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) 22 November 1774 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) was born 20 January 1757 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique died 2 April 1838 in Saint-Régis, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique was the child of François-Maurice BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Anne LALONDE .

Parents & Family of Pierre ROUSSEL

Parents of Pierre ROUSSEL

Father

Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE

Mother

Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR

Grandparents of Pierre ROUSSEL

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean MORAND Elisabeth DASYLVA dite PORTUGAIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre ROUSSEL

Pierre ROUSSEL married

Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)
Marriage date: 22 November 1774
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) was the child of François-Maurice BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Anne LALONDE

Children of Pierre ROUSSEL and Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Catherine ROUSSEL

Born: 3 September 1777, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 April 1801, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Married: François MERLOT 23 April 1798 Place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
28 February 1740
Bout de L'ile, Quebec, Canada

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROUSSEL and Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) 22 November 1774, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 34 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Catherine ROUSSEL was born 3 September 1777, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 37 years old.

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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Catherine ROUSSEL married 23 April 1798, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada to François MERLOT

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

1801 Death of Child
Catherine ROUSSEL died 23 April 1801, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Pierre was 61 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

Death — 1818
29 January 1818
Saint-Régis, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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