Jacques DROUIN

(b. 17 October 1739 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1815 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Jacques DROUIN was born 17 October 1739 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jacques DROUIN was the child of Nicolas DROUIN and Geneviève PERRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas DROUIN and Marie LOIGNON (maternal) Joseph PERRAULT (PERROT) and Marie GAGNÉ

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

Jacques married Marie-Gertrude BAUCHER 12 November 1764 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Gertrude BAUCHER was born 7 January 1742 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Gertrude died 1 February 1806 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Gertrude was the child of Guillaume BAUCHER and Elisabeth GENDRON.

Jacques DROUIN died 30 January 1815 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jacques DROUIN married

Marie-Gertrude BAUCHER-- Date: 12 November 1764 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Gertrude BAUCHER was the child of Guillaume BAUCHER and Elisabeth GENDRON

Children of Jacques DROUIN and Marie-Gertrude BAUCHER:

Geneviève DROUIN (b.14 February 1768, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 June 1849, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East )
m. Michel TURCOTTE 13 February 1786 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1739 Birth
17 October 1739
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DROUIN and Marie-Gertrude BAUCHER 12 November 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Geneviève DROUIN was born 14 February 1768, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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.