Jean GROULX

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

Died

14 January 1796 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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Jean GROULX Agathe HAY

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Born: 5 March 1728 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GROULX

Mother: Agathe HAY

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GROULX , Marie-Gabrielle CHERLOT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre HAY , 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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Marguerite RAINVILLE
Marriage date: 2 October 1752
Marriage 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

Born: 12 August 1766, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoinette LABERGE 11 November 1799 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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Birth — 1728
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.