Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT

Born

3 March 1764 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 July 1838 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Born: 3 March 1764 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Unknown UNKNOWN

Mother: Marie-Josèphe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

Maternal grandparents: François-Joseph GUILBAUT/GUIBAUT dit GRANDBOIS , Marguerite BEAUDOIN

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Alexandre married Marie-Josephte MORAND 24 November 1783 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte MORAND was born abt. 1756 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 22 September 1786 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Josephte was the child of Alexis-Joseph MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephe VALLÉE.

Alexandre married (2) Marie-Anne DEMERS July 17, 1787 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne DEMERS was born abt. 1762 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jérôme DEMERS and Marie-Anne DOUVILLE.

Alexandre married (3) Françoise VALLEE 23 February 1802 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Françoise VALLEE was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise died 19 March 1850 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Françoise was the child of Louis VALLÉE and Françoise BOUDREAU.

Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT died 5 July 1838 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT

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Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT married

Marie-Josephte MORAND
Marriage date: 24 November 1783
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte MORAND was the child of Alexis-Joseph MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephe VALLÉE

Children of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Josephte MORAND

Alexis GRANDBOIS

Born: 6 November 1784, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 October 1856, Saint-Casimir, Canada East

Married: Amable GAUTHIER 2 May 1808 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Madeleine RICARD 27 October 1812 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS

Born: 18 September 1786, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1814, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT married

Marie-Anne DEMERS
Marriage date: July 17, 1787
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: G. Robert Tessier Sillery, Québec

Marie-Anne DEMERS was the child of Jérôme DEMERS and Marie-Anne DOUVILLE

Children of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Anne DEMERS

Marie-Anne GRANDBOIS

Born: 25 March 1788, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 February 1836, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre VALLEE 16 October 1821 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS

Born: 25 December 1789, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 March 1853, Sainte-Martine, Canada East

Married: Catherine NIEDING 10 February 1823 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Alexandre GRANDBOIS

Born: 11 August 1791, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Louis GRANDBOIS

Born: 26 February 1793, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite GRANDBOIS

Born: 30 August 1794, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 14 November 1872, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada

Married: François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE 21 July 1812 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Catherine GRANDBOIS dite ALEXANDRE

Born: 17 April 1796, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 23 March 1814, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Jérome GRANDBOIS-GUILBAULT

Born: 30 December 1797, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 21 March 1878, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise VACHON 22 February 1821 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT married

Françoise VALLEE
Marriage date: 23 February 1802
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Françoise VALLEE was the child of Louis VALLÉE and Françoise BOUDREAU

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Children of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Françoise VALLEE

Pierre GRANDBOIS

Born: 16 November 1802, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Therese TROTTIER dite LABISSONNIERE 15 July 1828 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Married: Theotiste LANGLOIS 5 July 1842 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Henriette GRANDBOIS

Born: 10 August 1804, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 19 January 1805, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne GRANDBOIS dite ALEXANDRE

Born: 18 January 1806, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Julie GRANDBOIS

Born: abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 March 1835, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne SARCELLIER dit LABBÉ 4 January 1834 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Benjamin GRANDBOIS

Born: 24 April 1809, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Hubert GRANDBOIS

Born: 4 February 1812, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 11 June 1815, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Birth
Alexandre was 'un enfant naturel' (a child born outside of the mariage, without a father's name.) Which means that his mother was not married. He was baptized just as Alexandre. Later, his mother gave him her name, Grandbois and he was known as Alexandre Grandbois.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Josephte MORAND 24 November 1783, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 19 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Alexis GRANDBOIS was born 6 November 1784, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 20 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS was born 18 September 1786, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 22 years old.

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte MORAND died 22 September 1786, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Anne DEMERS July 17, 1787, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 23 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GRANDBOIS was born 25 March 1788, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 24 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS was born 25 December 1789, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 25 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Alexandre GRANDBOIS was born 11 August 1791, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 27 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis GRANDBOIS was born 26 February 1793, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 29 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Marguerite GRANDBOIS was born 30 August 1794, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 30 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Catherine GRANDBOIS dite ALEXANDRE was born 17 April 1796, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 32 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Jérome GRANDBOIS-GUILBAULT was born 30 December 1797, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 33 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Françoise VALLEE 23 February 1802 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 38 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Pierre GRANDBOIS was born 16 November 1802, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 38 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Henriette GRANDBOIS was born 10 August 1804, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 40 years old.

1805 Death of Child
Henriette GRANDBOIS died 19 January 1805, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 40 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GRANDBOIS dite ALEXANDRE was born 18 January 1806, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 41 years old.

1808 Marriage of Child
Alexis GRANDBOIS married 2 May 1808, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Amable GAUTHIER

1809 Birth of Child
Benjamin GRANDBOIS was born 24 April 1809, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 45 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Hubert GRANDBOIS was born 4 February 1812, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 47 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GRANDBOIS married 21 July 1812 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

1812 Marriage of Child
Alexis GRANDBOIS married 27 October 1812, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Madeleine RICARD

1814 Death of Child
Catherine GRANDBOIS dite ALEXANDRE died 23 March 1814, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 50 years old.

1814 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS died 28 June 1814, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 50 years old.

1815 Death of Child
Hubert GRANDBOIS died 11 June 1815, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 51 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Jérome GRANDBOIS-GUILBAULT married 22 February 1821, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Louise VACHON

1821 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GRANDBOIS married 16 October 1821, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Pierre VALLEE

1823 Marriage of Child
Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS married 10 February 1823, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Catherine NIEDING

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Pierre GRANDBOIS married 15 July 1828, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Therese TROTTIER dite LABISSONNIERE

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage of Child
Marie-Julie GRANDBOIS married 4 January 1834, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Etienne SARCELLIER dit LABBÉ

1835 Death of Child
Marie-Julie GRANDBOIS died 10 March 1835, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 71 years old.

1836 Death of Child
Marie-Anne GRANDBOIS died 17 February 1836, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexandre was 72 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

Death — 1838
5 July 1838
La-Pérade, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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