Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON

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12 December 1730 , Grondines, Canada, New France

Died

14 January 1810 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON Marie-Anne-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR

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Born: 12 December 1730 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON

Mother: Marie-Anne-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GRIGNON , Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GIPOULOU dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Anne ANTRADE

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Jean-Baptiste married Angélique ARCAND 26 April 1762 in Deschambault, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique ARCAND was born 15 July 1741 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Angélique died 23 December 1767 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Angélique was the child of François ARCAND and Marie-Françoise DUBREUIL.

Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON died 14 January 1810 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON

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Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON married

Angélique ARCAND
Marriage date: 26 April 1762
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada
Angélique ARCAND was the child of François ARCAND and Marie-Françoise DUBREUIL

Children of Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON and Angélique ARCAND

Angelique GRIGNON

Born: 30 January 1763, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine BOUSQUET 10 October 1791 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise GRIGNON

Born: 9 October 1765, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 March 1838, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE 11 November 1782 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1730
12 December 1730
Grondines, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON and Angélique ARCAND 26 April 1762, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 31 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Angelique GRIGNON was born 30 January 1763, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GRIGNON was born 9 October 1765, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique ARCAND died 23 December 1767, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GRIGNON married 11 November 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Angelique GRIGNON married 10 October 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Antoine BOUSQUET

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

Death — 1810
14 January 1810
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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