Jacques LEGAULT

Born

19 July 1736 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

24 November 1827 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS Françoise-Angelique BRAULT dite POMANVILLE

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Born: 19 July 1736 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

Mother: Françoise-Angelique BRAULT dite POMANVILLE

Paternal grandparents: Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS , Marie BÉNARD

Maternal grandparents: Georges BRAULT dit POMANVILLE , Barbe BRUNET dite BOURBONNAIS

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Jacques married Geneviève JULIEN 7 November 1763 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève JULIEN was born 12 March 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 18 August 1776 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève was the child of Joseph-Antoine JULIEN dit LEDRAGON and Josephe AUMAY.

Jacques married (2) Elisabeth LEBLANC 8 February 1779 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LEBLANC was born 2 July 1760 in Montréal, Canada . Elisabeth was the child of François-Amable LEBLANC and Françoise VALIQUETTE.

Jacques LEGAULT died 24 November 1827 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Geneviève JULIEN
Marriage date: 7 November 1763
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève JULIEN was the child of Joseph-Antoine JULIEN dit LEDRAGON and Josephe AUMAY

Children of Jacques LEGAULT and Geneviève JULIEN

Jacques LEGAULT

Born: 19 September 1764, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 March 1847, Montebello, Canada East

Married: Josephe LEDUC 11 July 1785

Jacques LEGAULT married

Elisabeth LEBLANC
Marriage date: 8 February 1779
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth LEBLANC was the child of François-Amable LEBLANC and Françoise VALIQUETTE

Children of Jacques LEGAULT and Elisabeth LEBLANC

Marie-Angélique LEGAULT

Born: 18 July 1781, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 March 1842, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Canada East

Married: François PERRIER 3 February 1800 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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 — 1736
19 July 1736
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LEGAULT and Geneviève JULIEN 7 November 1763 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 27 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jacques LEGAULT was born 19 September 1764, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jacques 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.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève JULIEN died 18 August 1776, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LEGAULT and Elisabeth LEBLANC 8 February 1779, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 42 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LEGAULT was born 18 July 1781, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jacques was 45 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
Marie-Angélique LEGAULT married 3 February 1800, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada to François PERRIER

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)

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

Death — 1827
24 November 1827
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 91.