Joseph GRIGNON

Born

28 May 1746 , Grondines, Canada, New France

Died

27 February 1826 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph GRIGNON

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Born: 28 May 1746 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph GRIGNON

Father

Pierre GRIGNON

Mother

Marguerite CHEVALIER dite LAVOINE

Grandparents of Joseph GRIGNON

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GRIGNON Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER Françoise ALAVOINE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 3 June 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 24 December 1814 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Alexis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Madeleine DUTEAU.

Joseph GRIGNON died 27 February 1826 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GRIGNON

Joseph GRIGNON married

Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE)
Marriage date: 3 June 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was the child of Alexis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Madeleine DUTEAU

Children of Joseph GRIGNON and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Joseph-Marie GRIGNON

Born: 9 February 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise SEVIGNY 27 October 1800 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Marguerite GRIGNON

Born: 3 July 1781, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1746
28 May 1746
Grondines, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GRIGNON and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 3 June 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GRIGNON was born 9 February 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 28 years old.

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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marguerite GRIGNON was born 3 July 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie GRIGNON married 27 October 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise SEVIGNY

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) died 24 December 1814, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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

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

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

Death — 1826
27 February 1826
Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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