Pierre DOIRON

Born

15 May 1709 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

14 December 1784 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DOIRON Madeleine DOUCET

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Born: 15 May 1709 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Pierre DOIRON

Mother: Madeleine DOUCET

Paternal grandparents: Jean DOIRON , Marie-Anne CANOL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE , Henriette PELLETRET

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Pierre married Marie Anne FOREST 23 November 1733 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie Anne FOREST was born April 1715 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Anne died abt. 1795 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marie Anne was the child of Jean Baptiste FOREST and Marie Elisabeth LABARRE.

Pierre DOIRON died 14 December 1784 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marie Anne FOREST
Marriage date: 23 November 1733
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marie Anne FOREST was the child of Jean Baptiste FOREST and Marie Elisabeth LABARRE

Children of Pierre DOIRON and Marie Anne FOREST

Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON

Born: March 1734, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 20 August 1825, Tediche, Canada East, Canada

Married: Marguerite Anne LEGER 1758 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Louis DOIRON dit GOULD

Born: abt. 1739, Menoudie, Acadie, Colony of Acadie
Died: 19 April 1809, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie BONNEVIE 9 July 1777

Marie DOIRON

Born: abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 2 September 1829, Barachois, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Joseph Andre LEBLANC 1759

Madeleine DOIRON

Born: 10 December 1741, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: abt. 1790, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: George NOILS 1764

Anne DOIRON

Born: 24 November 1742, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Married: Jean Baptiste HACHE dit GALLANT 1760 Place: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia)

Joseph DOIRON

Born: 24 June 1744,
Died: abt. 1772,

Isidore DOIRON

Born: abt. 1746,
Died: 31 March 1841,

François DOIRON

Born: abt. 1752, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève VAUTOUR 14 September 1782

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Birth — 1709
15 May 1709
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DOIRON and Marie Anne FOREST 23 November 1733, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

He was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON was born March 1734, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Madeleine DOIRON was born 10 December 1741, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Anne DOIRON was born 24 November 1742, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Pierre was 33 years old.

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.

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.