Pierre GRAVEL

Born

29 April 1724 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

June 1785 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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Augustin GRAVEL Elisabeth CARON

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Born: 29 April 1724 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Augustin GRAVEL

Mother: Elisabeth CARON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GRAVEL , Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CARON , Marie-Michelle BERNIER

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Pierre married Marie-Delphine GAGNE 17 February 1749 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Marie-Delphine GAGNE was born 26 September 1726 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Delphine died 9 March 1749 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Delphine was the child of Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Louise-Genevieve LANGELIER 23 November 1750 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise-Genevieve LANGELIER was born 6 January 1729 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Louise-Genevieve died 21 April 1755 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Louise-Genevieve was the child of Louis LANGELIER and Geneviève FORTIN.

Pierre married (3) Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION) 27 November 1758 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION) was born 10 May 1737 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Geneviève died 23 July 1776 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Louis GUYON and Marie GAMACHE.

Pierre GRAVEL died June 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Marie-Delphine GAGNE
Marriage date: 17 February 1749
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marie-Delphine GAGNE was the child of Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER

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Pierre GRAVEL married

Marie-Louise-Genevieve LANGELIER
Marriage date: 23 November 1750
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise-Genevieve LANGELIER was the child of Louis LANGELIER and Geneviève FORTIN

Children of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Louise-Genevieve LANGELIER

François-Marie GRAVEL

Born: 26 August 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 27 March 1828, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Cecile MONETTE 11 February 1783 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Pierre GRAVEL married

Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION)
Marriage date: 27 November 1758
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION) was the child of Louis GUYON and Marie GAMACHE

Children of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION)

Theotiste GRAVEL

Born: 29 October 1759, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 20 January 1787 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles GRAVELLE

Born: 8 April 1763, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 December 1847, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe-Angelique CHARPENTIER dite SANSFACON 12 November 1787 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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Birth — 1724
29 April 1724
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Delphine GAGNE 17 February 1749, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 24 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Delphine GAGNE died 9 March 1749, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1750 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Louise-Genevieve LANGELIER 23 November 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François-Marie GRAVEL was born 26 August 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise-Genevieve LANGELIER died 21 April 1755, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION) 27 November 1758, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 34 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Theotiste GRAVEL was born 29 October 1759, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 35 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
Charles GRAVELLE was born 8 April 1763, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 38 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.