James JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

Born

20 November 1772 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 February 1818 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

James married Marie-Louise MICHAUD 27 February 1807 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MICHAUD was born 22 March 1785 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise died abt. 1864 Marie-Louise was the child of Francois-Germain MICHAUD and Marie-Anne GAGNON .

Parents & Family of James JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

Parents of James JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

Father

Jacob JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

Mother

Anne Marie LIVINGSTON

Grandparents of James JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

John LIVINGSTON Catharina TEN BROECK

Spouses, Marriages & Children of James JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

James JOURDAIN (JORDAN) married

Marie-Louise MICHAUD
Marriage date: 27 February 1807
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise MICHAUD was the child of Francois-Germain MICHAUD and Marie-Anne GAGNON

Marriage notes:

Presbyterian Saint Gabriel

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

Children of James JOURDAIN (JORDAN) and Marie-Louise MICHAUD

Angelique-Adele JOURDAIN

Born: 9 January 1814, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Xavier RENAUD 24 September 1832 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

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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 — 1772
20 November 1772
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

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

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

1807 Marriage / Partner
James JOURDAIN (JORDAN) and Marie-Louise MICHAUD 27 February 1807, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 34 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Angelique-Adele JOURDAIN was born 9 January 1814, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

James was 41 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)