François JACQUES

Born

7 August 1772 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 June 1825 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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François-Charles JACQUES Marie-Josephe DUMAS

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Born: 7 August 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François-Charles JACQUES

Mother: Marie-Josephe DUMAS

Paternal grandparents: François-Charles JACQUES , Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Maternal grandparents: François DUMAS , Françoise RUEL

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François married Marie-Helene GENDRON 14 August 1797 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Helene GENDRON was born 20 June 1775 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Helene died 25 January 1863 in Saint-Ours, Canada East . Marie-Helene was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Thérèse BOURDON.

François JACQUES died 9 June 1825 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Helene GENDRON
Marriage date: 14 August 1797
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Marie-Helene GENDRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Thérèse BOURDON

Children of François JACQUES and Marie-Helene GENDRON

Marie-Josephte JACQUES

Born: 2 January 1806, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 16 October 1881, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BONNIER dit LAPLANTE 19 September 1825 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Joseph JACQUES

Born: abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine LAMOUREUX 28 September 1830 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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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 — 1772
7 August 1772
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
François JACQUES and Marie-Helene GENDRON 14 August 1797, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte JACQUES was born 2 January 1806, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 33 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