Christophe Pellissier
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| Christophe Pélissier | |
|---|---|
| April 28, 1728 – 1800 | |
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre , France |
| Place of death | Tree-River, Quebec |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | Help Continental Army: 1775-1776 |
| Rank | Provider of munition and canon balls |
| Battles/wars | |
Christophe Pélissier (29 April 1728 – 1800) [sometime spelled Pellissier] born 1728 in the parish of Saint-Pierre et Saint-Saturnin, Lyons, France,son of François-Christophe Pélissier, a merchant, and Agathe Martaud La Rigaudière; die some time before 1800
He was director of the Saint-Maurice ironworks;near the city of Tree-River in Quebec.
When the Americans came in Quebec in 1775–76 Pélissier, whom Laterrière described as a “strong supporter of John Wilkes and his system of freedom, [and] hence influenced in favour of the American, helped supplying, amongst other things, ammunition, bombs, and cannon-balls for the siege of Quebec; he also wrote to the Continental Congress on 8 Jan. 1776 to point out the measures they should take for a successful siege.
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