Pierre GAUVREAU

Born

15 January 1715 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1785 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre married Marie-Anne DEGUISE 22 August 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne DEGUISE was born 27 March 1718 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 16 April 1800 in Québec, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Gerard-Guillaume DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Marie-Anne ROUILLARD .

Parents & Family of Pierre GAUVREAU

Parents of Pierre GAUVREAU

Father

Etienne GAUVREAU

Mother

Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

Grandparents of Pierre GAUVREAU

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Adrien LEGRIS Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GAUVREAU

Pierre GAUVREAU married

Marie-Anne DEGUISE
Marriage date: 22 August 1735
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DEGUISE was the child of Gerard-Guillaume DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Marie-Anne ROUILLARD

Marriage notes:

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Children of Pierre GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne DEGUISE

Marie-Anne GAUVREAU

Born: 21 July 1737, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1807, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Andre MCCLURE 25 October 1756 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Etienne-Francois GAUVREAU

Born: 26 December 1750, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1822, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite PARENT 10 October 1774 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, 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 — 1715
15 January 1715
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne DEGUISE 22 August 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 20 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAUVREAU was born 21 July 1737, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Etienne-Francois GAUVREAU was born 26 December 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 35 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAUVREAU married 25 October 1756, , Québec Province, Canada to Andre MCCLURE

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 of Child
Etienne-Francois GAUVREAU married 10 October 1774, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite PARENT

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.