Jacob JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

Born

19 September 1741 , England

Died

23 February 1796 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada

Jacob married Anne Marie LIVINGSTON 21 November 1767 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne Marie LIVINGSTON was born 10 May 1749 in Manhattan, Crown Colony of New York . Anne Marie died 26 February 1788 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Anne Marie was the child of John LIVINGSTON and Catharina TEN BROECK .

Parents & Family of Jacob JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

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Jacob was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1761.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: agent located in Montreal, for a London England based firm that supplied provisions for British Troops

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacob JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

Jacob JOURDAIN (JORDAN) married

Anne Marie LIVINGSTON
Marriage date: 21 November 1767
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne Marie LIVINGSTON was the child of John LIVINGSTON and Catharina TEN BROECK

Children of Jacob JOURDAIN (JORDAN) and Anne Marie LIVINGSTON

James JOURDAIN (JORDAN)

Born: 20 November 1772, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 February 1818, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise MICHAUD 27 February 1807 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1741
19 September 1741
England

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

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jacob JOURDAIN (JORDAN) and Anne Marie LIVINGSTON 21 November 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
James JOURDAIN (JORDAN) was born 20 November 1772, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacob was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne Marie LIVINGSTON died 26 February 1788, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

Death — 1796
23 February 1796
Terrebonne, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 54.

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