Louis GRIGNON

Born

26 April 1817 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Died

17 December 1900 , Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada

Louis married Delia BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 6 February 1850 in Berthierville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Delia BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 3 May 1828 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada . Delia died 4 April 1878 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada. Delia was the child of Edouard BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Séraphine PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE .

Parents & Family of Louis GRIGNON

Parents of Louis GRIGNON

Father

Pierre GRIGNON

Mother

Genevieve FAFARD dite DELORME

Grandparents of Louis GRIGNON

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON Marie-Renee MOREAU

Maternal grandparents

Joseph FAFARD dit DELORME Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis GRIGNON

Louis GRIGNON married

Delia BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 6 February 1850
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada East
Delia BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Edouard BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Séraphine PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

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

Children of Louis GRIGNON and Delia BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Louis-Alfred GRIGNON

Born: 13 April 1851, Berthierville, Canada East
Died: ,

Adelard GRIGNON

Born: 17 October 1862, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1817
26 April 1817
Berthierville, Lower Canada

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Marriage / Partner
Louis GRIGNON and Delia BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 6 February 1850, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 32 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Louis-Alfred GRIGNON was born 13 April 1851, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 33 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Birth of Child
Adelard GRIGNON was born 17 October 1862, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Louis was 45 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.