Augustin Perrault
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Augustin Perrault was a woodworker, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1820 to 1824.
He was born in Saint-François
, the son of Jean-Jacques Perrault and Louise Saint-Onge, and established himself in business in Montreal
. Perrault served as lieutenant in the militia during the War of 1812
. He participated in the founding of the Merchants Bank in 1846. Perrault did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1824. He served on the municipal council for Montreal from 1835 to 1836. He was married three times: first to Marie-Louise Dubuc in 1805, then to Marie-Catherine-Hélène Parthenais in 1807 and finally to Agathe Gaudry in 1822. Perrault died in Montreal at the age of 80 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
from 1820 to 1824.
He was born in Saint-François
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
, the son of Jean-Jacques Perrault and Louise Saint-Onge, and established himself in business in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. Perrault served as lieutenant in the militia during the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
. He participated in the founding of the Merchants Bank in 1846. Perrault did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1824. He served on the municipal council for Montreal from 1835 to 1836. He was married three times: first to Marie-Louise Dubuc in 1805, then to Marie-Catherine-Hélène Parthenais in 1807 and finally to Agathe Gaudry in 1822. Perrault died in Montreal at the age of 80 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Founded in 1854, Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a 343-acre cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The entrance and the grounds run along a part of chemin Côte-des-Neiges and up the slopes of Mount Royal...
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