Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS

Born

21 March 1755 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

8 September 1818 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Pierre-Joseph married Catherine-Rosalie HALLE 11 July 1780 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine-Rosalie HALLE was born 13 May 1754 in Québec, Canada, New France . Catherine-Rosalie died 10 February 1833 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada. Catherine-Rosalie was the child of Jean-Baptiste HALAY (HALLÉ) and Marie-Louise CARRIER .

Parents & Family of Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS

Parents of Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS

Father

Gabriel CHEVREFILS

Mother

Marie-Anne HENRY dite LAFORGE

Grandparents of Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS

Paternal grandparents

Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE Geneviève PAILLARD (PAILLE)

Maternal grandparents

Vincent HENRY dit LAFORGE Suzanne MOUFLET

m. Halle Catherine-Rosalie

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS

Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS married

Catherine-Rosalie HALLE
Marriage date: 11 July 1780
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine-Rosalie HALLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste HALAY (HALLÉ) and Marie-Louise CARRIER

Children of Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS and Catherine-Rosalie HALLE

Catherine-Rosalie CHEVREFILS

Born: 4 May 1781, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Sophie CHEVREFILS

Born: 8 July 1784, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 May 1859, Trois-Rivières, Canada East

Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS

Born: 6 August 1785, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1838, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Gabriel CHEVREFILS

Born: 20 October 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Olivier CHEVREFILS

Born: 2 January 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 August 1835, , Québec Province, 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 — 1755
21 March 1755
Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS and Catherine-Rosalie HALLE 11 July 1780 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 25 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Catherine-Rosalie CHEVREFILS was born 4 May 1781, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre-Joseph was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Sophie CHEVREFILS was born 8 July 1784, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre-Joseph was 29 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph CHEVREFILS was born 6 August 1785, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre-Joseph was 30 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Gabriel CHEVREFILS was born 20 October 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre-Joseph was 31 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Jean-Olivier CHEVREFILS was born 2 January 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Joseph was 34 years old.

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

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

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)