Martin GRATTON

Born

14 November 1774 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 November 1851 , Sainte-Thérèse, Canada East

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Andre GRATTON (GRATON)Françoise BELANGER

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Born: 14 November 1774 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Andre GRATTON (GRATON)

Mother: Françoise BELANGER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) , Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION)

Maternal grandparents: François BELANGER , Catherine NADON dite LÉTOURNEAU

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Martin married Archange ROBIN dite LAPOINTE 1 February 1796 in Terrebonne, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Archange ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was born 18 July 1779 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Archange died 24 March 1833 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Archange was the child of Thomas-Amable ROBIN and Angelique FILION.

Martin GRATTON died 1 November 1851 in Sainte-Thérèse, Canada East .
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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.

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Martin GRATTON married

Archange ROBIN dite LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 1 February 1796
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Lower Canada
Archange ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was the child of Thomas-Amable ROBIN and Angelique FILION

Children of Martin GRATTON and Archange ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Marguerite GRATTON

Born: 30 May 1799, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LIMOGES 12 August 1816 Place: Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

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Birth — 1774
14 November 1774
Saint-Eustache, 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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Martin GRATTON and Archange ROBIN dite LAPOINTE 1 February 1796, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 21 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marguerite GRATTON was born 30 May 1799, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

Martin was 24 years old.

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GRATTON married 12 August 1816, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville) to Joseph LIMOGES

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England