Pierre DERY

(b. 15 March 1738 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1803 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DERY was born 15 March 1738 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Pierre DERY was the child of Louis-Benjamin DERY and Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice (Sir Bourg Royal) DERY and Madeleine PHILIPPEAU (maternal) Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Charlotte BEDARD 21 November 1768 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Charlotte BEDARD was born 4 November 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Charlotte died 4 May 1828 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEDARD and Marie-Josephe ROY dite AUDY.

Pierre DERY died 24 May 1803 in Charlesbourg, Québec, 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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Pierre DERY married

Charlotte BEDARD-- Date: 21 November 1768 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte BEDARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEDARD and Marie-Josephe ROY dite AUDY

Children of Pierre DERY and Charlotte BEDARD:

Jean-Baptiste DERY (b.31 July 1772, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 January 1840, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Brigitte BEDARD 13 February 1798 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1738 Birth
15 March 1738
L'Ancienne Lorette, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DERY and Charlotte BEDARD 21 November 1768, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DERY was born 31 July 1772, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Pierre 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.