Pierre Jean Baptiste Chartier (1766 - 1840)

Born 6 Sep 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province de Québec

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Geneviève (Destroismaisons) Destroismaisons dite Picard — married 27 Aug 1787 in Saint-François-de-Sales de Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province de Québec

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1840 at age 74 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Bas-Canada

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Biography

Pierre Jean Baptiste Chartier

From the Dictionary of Canadian Biography in an entry for his son, Etienne: "the Chartiers were considered difficult, quarrelsome, and formidable as neighbours. On occasion they would take issue with the priest. In 1803 for example, when thecuré of Saint-Pierre-du-Sud, Joseph-Michel Paquet, decided to abolish the patronal feast-day, which was accompanied by celebrations with all kinds of excesses, Chartier’s father openly showed his disapproval. The hostility of the Chartiers towards the British was also well known. This attitude was scarcely surprising in a family in which paternal and maternal grandfathers had joined with the Bostonnais during the American occupation in 1776 to repulse the British troops that had moved into the parish."

Sources

• Baptême Pierre Jean Baptiste Chartier Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)
• Mariage Pierre Jean Baptiste Chartier - Marie Geneviève Destroismaisons Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)
• Sépulture-Funeral image Pierre Jean Baptiste Chartier Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Vol. 8 Étienne Chartier