Augustin GRAVEL

Born

5 February 1726 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

22 February 1785 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL Barbe CHARTRAND

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Born: 5 February 1726 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL

Mother: Barbe CHARTRAND

Paternal grandparents: Jean GRAVEL , Marie CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Thomas CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND) , Marguerite VENNE (VOYNE)

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Augustin married Marie-Marguerite GRATTON 11 January 1749 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite GRATTON was born 14 June 1724 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Marguerite died 20 June 1778 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) and Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION).

Augustin married (2) Marguerite MAISONNEUVE 3 April 1780 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite MAISONNEUVE was born 8 September 1724 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marguerite died 9 September 1798 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE and Marguerite CHARLES.

Augustin GRAVEL died 22 February 1785 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Augustin GRAVEL married

Marie-Marguerite GRATTON
Marriage date: 11 January 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite GRATTON was the child of Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) and Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION)

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Augustin GRAVEL married

Marguerite MAISONNEUVE
Marriage date: 3 April 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MAISONNEUVE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE and Marguerite CHARLES

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Birth — 1726
5 February 1726
Laval, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GRAVEL and Marie-Marguerite GRATTON 11 January 1749, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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.

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.