Pierre GRIGNON

Born

6 October 1773 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 December 1841 , Berthierville, Canada East

Parents & Family of Pierre GRIGNON

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Born: 6 October 1773 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Pierre GRIGNON

Father

Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON

Mother

Marie-Renee MOREAU

Grandparents of Pierre GRIGNON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GRIGNON Marguerite CHEVALIER dite LAVOINE

Maternal grandparents

Antoine MOREAU Madeleine BRÛLÉ

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

Pierre married Genevieve FAFARD dite DELORME 18 February 1805 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve FAFARD dite DELORME was born 3 April 1782 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Joseph FAFARD dit DELORME and Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE).

Pierre GRIGNON died 5 December 1841 in Berthierville, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GRIGNON

Pierre GRIGNON married

Genevieve FAFARD dite DELORME
Marriage date: 18 February 1805
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Genevieve FAFARD dite DELORME was the child of Joseph FAFARD dit DELORME and Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre GRIGNON and Genevieve FAFARD dite DELORME

Louis GRIGNON

Born: 26 April 1817, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 17 December 1900, Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada

Married: Delia BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 6 February 1850 Place: Berthierville, Canada East

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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 — 1773
6 October 1773
Berthierville, 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)

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

1805 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GRIGNON and Genevieve FAFARD dite DELORME 18 February 1805, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 31 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Louis GRIGNON was born 26 April 1817, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 43 years old.

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