Pierre-Laurent CARON

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9 August 1736 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France

Died

13 February 1808 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Louis CARON Marie-Geneviève LEMIEUX

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Born: 9 August 1736 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France

Father: Louis CARON

Mother: Marie-Geneviève LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Joseph CARON , Elisabeth BERNIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis LEMIEUX , Geneviève FORTIN

Pierre-Laurent had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Pierre-Laurent married Marie-Louise CHOUINARD 18 January 1764 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise CHOUINARD was born 28 April 1744 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 18 December 1788 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Julien CHOUINARD and Reine FORTIN.

Pierre-Laurent CARON died 13 February 1808 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
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Pierre-Laurent CARON married

Marie-Louise CHOUINARD
Marriage date: 18 January 1764
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise CHOUINARD was the child of Julien CHOUINARD and Reine FORTIN

Children of Pierre-Laurent CARON and Marie-Louise CHOUINARD

Jean-Baptiste CARON

Born: 21 February 1769, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 February 1858, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Josephte BELANGER 1 July 1794 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Veronique CARON

Born: 16 February 1775, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUBE 30 September 1793 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1736
9 August 1736
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Laurent CARON and Marie-Louise CHOUINARD 18 January 1764, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 27 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CARON was born 21 February 1769, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Laurent was 32 years old.

Revolutionary War
CARON, Laurent. St-Jlean-Port-Joli. Sergeant of militia by order of Clement Gosselin (BTW).
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Revolutionary War
CARON, PIERRE LAURENT
Ancestor #: A215138
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: BAPTISED 8-10-1736 L'ISLET CANADA
Death: 2-15-1808 ST JEAN PORT JOLI LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 99-100
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST JEAN PORT JOLI - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE ELISABETH LOUISE CHOIUNARD
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1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique CARON was born 16 February 1775, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Laurent was 38 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise CHOUINARD died 18 December 1788, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Veronique CARON married 30 September 1793, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste DUBE

1794 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CARON married 1 July 1794, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Josephte BELANGER

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

Death — 1808
13 February 1808
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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