Pierre Lepage (1735 - 1806)

Born 13 Oct 1735 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lotbinière, Quebec

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Louise Lemieux — married 24 Nov 1760 in St-Vallier, Bellechasse, La Durantaye, Quebec

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1806 at age 70 in St-Vallier, Bellechasse, La Durantaye, Quebec

Biography

Pierre Lepage served with French-Canadians Rendering Aid during the American Revolution.

Bapt./Source: N 13-10 et B 23-10 Reg.

Parish/City: Marriage Source: Mariage Reg.

Burial/Source: D 2 et S 4 Reg.

Monday, July 8, 1776

The militia assembled at 9:00 a.m.

The reading of the charges.

Pierre Lepage set out to March against the King’s militia at Michel Blay’s (Blaise) house. However, he arrived too late. The action was over.

Last fall, the great majority of the parish went to the seditious assembly at Pointe Lévy and afterwards stood guard in this parish fearing the arrival of royal troops. Last spring, they built three signal fires upon the rebels’ orders to warn them of the arrival of ships. They had armed habitants guard these fires.

During the winter, they brought goods to Pointe Lévy and sold them to the rebels. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Rapport de l'Archiviste de la province de Québec, 1927, 1927-1928, page 480 (Image 578)

• Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique française

• Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia Easley DeMarce, page 155 (Image 161)

• François Baby, Gabriel Taschereau, and Jenkin Williams with the English translation from,Quebec During the American Invasion, 1775-1776, Michael P. Gabriel, Editor. p77, 78

• Index to French Canadian Revolutionary War Patriots