Louis GRATTON

Born

25 August 1726 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

20 June 1810 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Joseph GRATTON (GRATON)Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION)

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Born: 25 August 1726 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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Louis married Marie-Judith CHARTRAND 21 February 1757 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Judith CHARTRAND was born 28 April 1740 in Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Judith died 3 January 1792 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada. Marie-Judith was the child of Francois CHARTRAND and Catherine LAUZON.

Louis GRATTON died 20 June 1810 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada.

m. Chartrand Marie-Judith

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Louis GRATTON married

Marie-Judith CHARTRAND
Marriage date: 21 February 1757
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Judith CHARTRAND was the child of Francois CHARTRAND and Catherine LAUZON

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
25 August 1726
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Louis GRATTON and Marie-Judith CHARTRAND 21 February 1757, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

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.