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Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé

Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé
Born14 August 1758 
Quebec City 
Died13 February 1823  (aged 64)
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli 
OccupationPolitician 
Spouse(s)Catherine Tarieu dite Lanaudière 
ChildrenPhilippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé 
Parent(s)
  • Ignace Aubert de Gaspé 
Position heldMember of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada 

Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ iɲas obɛʁ ɡaspe]; August 14, 1758 – February 13, 1823) was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.

He was born in Quebec City in 1758, the son of Ignace-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé,[1] and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He helped defend the province against the invasion by the Americans in 1775-6. In 1786, he married Catherine, the daughter of Charles-Louis Tarieu de Lanaudière. He was named justice of the peace for Quebec district in 1786. In 1789, Aubert de Gaspé inherited the seigneury of Port-Joly after the death of his mother. He purchased the seigneury of Islet-à-la-Peau (Demi-Lieue) the following year. In 1812, he was named to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812, becoming colonel in 1814.

He died in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli in 1823.

References

  1. ^ "Biography – AUBERT DE GASPÉ, IGNACE-PHILIPPE – Volume IV (1771-1800) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".

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