flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  GRAVELLE

  (b. 22 October 1791 Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada   d. 3 July 1854 Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East )  

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Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE was born 22 October 1791 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE was the child of Charles GRAVELLE   and   Marie-Josephe-Angelique CHARPENTIER dite SANSFACON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION) (maternal)  Augustin CHARPENTIER dit SANSFACON and Josephte COURTIN dite SANSCHAGRIN

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES 7 September 1812 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES  was born 7 August 1792 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Theotiste was the child of Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE.

Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE died 3 July 1854 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

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Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE married flag female ancestor Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES-- Date: 7 September 1812 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES was the child of Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE




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Children of Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE and Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES:

flag male ancestor Antoine-Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE (b.15 February 1836, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada   d. 25 January 1911, Leslie Township, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)
m. Leocadie-Charlotte OLIVIER 30 October 1848 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)



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birth1791 Birth
22 October 1791
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
marriage1812 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE and Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES 7 September 1812, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

He was 20 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1836 Birth of Child
Antoine-Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE was born 15 February 1836, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1848 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE married 30 October 1848, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Leocadie-Charlotte OLIVIER
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
death1854 Death
3 July 1854
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East

He died at the age of 62.
Added: 4/22/2021 10:50:03 AM - Updated: 11/30/2025 12:05:35 PM

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