Jacques DAVID

Born

18 February 1718 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

11 March 1793 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jacques DAVID Marie-Madeleine DAGENAIS

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Born: 18 February 1718 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques DAVID

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DAGENAIS

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DAVID , Catherine LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DAGENAIS , Marie DROUET dite GRANDMAISON

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Jacques married Marie-Charlotte PIGEON 17 January 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte PIGEON was born 1 July 1722 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Charlotte died 30 April 1803 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Louis-Basile PIGEON and Agnes-Michelle CORON (CARON).

Jacques DAVID died 11 March 1793 in 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Charlotte PIGEON
Marriage date: 17 January 1746
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte PIGEON was the child of Louis-Basile PIGEON and Agnes-Michelle CORON (CARON)

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Children of Jacques DAVID and Marie-Charlotte PIGEON

Jean-Baptiste DAVID

Born: 18 November 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Madeleine CHARTRAND 5 February 1771 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Marie-Céleste DAVID

Born: 11 March 1761, Montréal, Canada
Died: 7 August 1834, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Louis GAUDRY 28 January 1782 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1718
18 February 1718
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1746 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DAVID and Marie-Charlotte PIGEON 17 January 1746, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAVID was born 18 November 1749, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 31 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Céleste DAVID was born 11 March 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 43 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAVID married 5 February 1771, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Marie-Madeleine CHARTRAND

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Céleste DAVID married 28 January 1782, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Louis GAUDRY

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