Marie-Marguerite GRATTON

Born

14 June 1724 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

20 June 1778 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph GRATTON (GRATON)Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION)

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Born: 14 June 1724 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph GRATTON (GRATON)

Mother: Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) , Anne PERRON

Maternal grandparents: Michel FEUILLON (FILION) , Marguerite GOULET

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Marie-Marguerite married Augustin GRAVEL 11 January 1749 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . Augustin GRAVEL was born 5 February 1726 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Augustin died 22 February 1785 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Augustin was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL and Barbe CHARTRAND.

Marie-Marguerite GRATTON died 20 June 1778 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Marguerite GRATTON married

Augustin GRAVEL
Marriage date: 11 January 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Augustin GRAVEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL and Barbe CHARTRAND

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Birth — 1724
14 June 1724
Laval, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite GRATTON and Augustin GRAVEL 11 January 1749, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

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.