Jacques CARDINAL

Born

8 January 1733 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

26 August 1791 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

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François CARDINAL Marie-Josephte MELOCHE

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Born: 8 January 1733 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: François CARDINAL

Mother: Marie-Josephte MELOCHE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre CARDINAL , Marie-Marguerite-Catherine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Maternal grandparents: François MELOCHE , Marie MOUFLET

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Jacques married Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU 28 January 1754 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU was born 12 April 1729 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Brigitte died 10 November 1794 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Brigitte was the child of Jean-Noel COUSINEAU and Marie-Louise DIONET.

Jacques CARDINAL died 26 August 1791 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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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Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU
Marriage date: 28 January 1754
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU was the child of Jean-Noel COUSINEAU and Marie-Louise DIONET

Children of Jacques CARDINAL and Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU

Jacques CARDINAL

Born: 1 February 1755, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 July 1813, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe GEMME (JAMMES) dite CARRIERE 8 November 1779 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Francois CARDINAL

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 February 1829, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Therese LEGAULT 10 February 1783 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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Birth — 1733
8 January 1733
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jacques CARDINAL and Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU 28 January 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 21 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jacques CARDINAL was born 1 February 1755, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jacques was 22 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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Jacques CARDINAL married 8 November 1779, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Marie-Agathe GEMME (JAMMES) dite CARRIERE

1783 Marriage of Child
Francois CARDINAL married 10 February 1783, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Therese LEGAULT

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)