Jacques GRIGNON

(b. 9 July 1741 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1787 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques GRIGNON was born 9 July 1741 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques GRIGNON was the child of Jacques GRIGNON and Marie-Louise LECOURS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GRIGNON and Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE (maternal) Nicolas LECOURS and Marie-Genevieve COURAULT

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Jacques married Marie-Geneviève CAIN dite LATAILLE 13 January 1766 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève CAIN dite LATAILLE was born 24 February 1746 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Geneviève died 13 September 1821 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste CAIN dit LATAILLE and Catherine-Geneviève LUNEAU (LOUINEAU).

Jacques GRIGNON died 20 March 1787 in Verchères, Province of Québec, 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 GRIGNON married

Marie-Geneviève CAIN dite LATAILLE-- Date: 13 January 1766 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève CAIN dite LATAILLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CAIN dit LATAILLE and Catherine-Geneviève LUNEAU (LOUINEAU)

Children of Jacques GRIGNON and Marie-Geneviève CAIN dite LATAILLE:

Geneviève-Catherine GRIGNON (b.25 August 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR 2 July 1788 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph GRIGNON (b.2 August 1772, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 March 1859, Saint-Césaire, Canada East )
m. Françoise CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 20 February 1797 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1741 Birth
9 July 1741
Montréal, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GRIGNON and Marie-Geneviève CAIN dite LATAILLE 13 January 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Catherine GRIGNON was born 25 August 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jacques was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph GRIGNON was born 2 August 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jacques was 31 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.