Ignace GRAVEL

Born

1 August 1733 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

20 September 1796 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Ignace married Agnes GAGNON 19 October 1756 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Agnes GAGNON was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada. Agnes died 10 February 1787 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . Agnes was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Agnes CARON .

Parents & Family of Ignace GRAVEL

Parents of Ignace GRAVEL

Father

Joseph GRAVEL

Mother

Angélique THIBAULT

Grandparents of Ignace GRAVEL

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GRAVEL Marie BELANGER

Maternal grandparents

François THIBAULT Marie-Anne DUPRÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ignace GRAVEL

Ignace GRAVEL married

Agnes GAGNON
Marriage date: 19 October 1756
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Agnes GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Agnes CARON

Children of Ignace GRAVEL and Agnes GAGNON

Joseph-Simon GRAVEL

Born: 30 December 1760, Château-Richer, Canada
Died: 18 July 1838, Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve CASAULT 5 November 1787 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

Agnes GRAVEL

Born: 1 August 1763, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph COTE 29 July 1788 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

Rosalie GRAVEL

Born: 11 November 1764, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 February 1827, Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Married: Ignace LEFRANCOIS 8 November 1785 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, 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 — 1733
1 August 1733
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Ignace GRAVEL and Agnes GAGNON 19 October 1756, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph-Simon GRAVEL was born 30 December 1760, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Ignace was 27 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
Agnes GRAVEL was born 1 August 1763, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Ignace was 30 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Rosalie GRAVEL was born 11 November 1764, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Ignace was 31 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.