Jean GROULX

(b. 5 March 1728 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1796 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Jean GROULX was born 5 March 1728 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean GROULX was the child of Jean GROULX and Agathe HAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GROULX and Marie-Gabrielle CHERLOT (maternal) Pierre HAY and Catherine CAMPEAU

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Jean married Marguerite RAINVILLE 2 October 1752 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite RAINVILLE was born 11 April 1737 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 22 October 1766 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Charles RAINVILLE and Marie Marguerite GODIN.

Jean GROULX died 14 January 1796 in Saint-Eustache, 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.

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Jean GROULX married

Marguerite RAINVILLE-- Date: 2 October 1752 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marguerite RAINVILLE was the child of Charles RAINVILLE and Marie Marguerite GODIN

Children of Jean GROULX and Marguerite RAINVILLE:

Jean-Baptiste GROULX (b.12 August 1766, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Antoinette LABERGE 11 November 1799 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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1728 Birth
5 March 1728
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean GROULX and Marguerite RAINVILLE 2 October 1752, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GROULX was born 12 August 1766, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean was 38 years old.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite RAINVILLE died 22 October 1766, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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.