Pierre LÉCUYER

Born

31 May 1750 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1814 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Nicolas LÉCUYER dit BÉNIER Catherine GERVAIS

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Born: 31 May 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas LÉCUYER dit BÉNIER

Mother: Catherine GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents: Antoine LÉCUYER , Marguerite GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS , Anne LEFEBVRE

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Pierre married Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS 22 February 1773 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS was born 10 April 1756 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Genevieve died 13 December 1813 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Jeanne GIROUX.

Pierre LÉCUYER died 30 May 1814 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

m. Marie Genevieve Desnoyers, 22 February 1773
St-Philippe de Laprairie, Quebec
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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 LÉCUYER married

Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS
Marriage date: 22 February 1773
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS was the child of Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Jeanne GIROUX

Children of Pierre LÉCUYER and Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS

Françoise LECUYER

Born: 1 January 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 20 July 1818 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Joseph LECUYER

Born: 7 July 1795, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
Died: 24 March 1838, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Barbe-Amable BEAUDIN 16 July 1824 Place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1750
31 May 1750
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LÉCUYER and Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS 22 February 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Françoise LECUYER was born 1 January 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 32 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)

1795 Birth of Child
Joseph LECUYER was born 7 July 1795, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Pierre was 45 years old.

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

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS died 13 December 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Death — 1814
30 May 1814
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 64.

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