Henri GRENON

Born

18 December 1757 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

20 April 1822 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GRENON Marie-Dorothee FORTIN

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Born: 18 December 1757 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GRENON

Mother: Marie-Dorothee FORTIN

Paternal grandparents: Joseph GRENON , Marie-Françoise TINON dite DESROCHES

Maternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN , Geneviève LACROIX

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Henri married Therese-Dorothee GUAY 17 November 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Therese-Dorothee GUAY was born 10 December 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Therese-Dorothee died 8 September 1847 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Therese-Dorothee was the child of Joseph-Jean GUAY and Marie-Procule TREMBLAY.

Henri GRENON died 20 April 1822 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Henri GRENON married

Therese-Dorothee GUAY
Marriage date: 17 November 1778
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese-Dorothee GUAY was the child of Joseph-Jean GUAY and Marie-Procule TREMBLAY

Children of Henri GRENON and Therese-Dorothee GUAY

Marie-Sylvie GRENON

Born: 19 May 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 April 1874, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Hubert POTVIN 1 August 1803 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Quirille GRENON

Born: 24 July 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 April 1851, La Baie, Canada East

Married: Denis BOIVIN 29 January 1805 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Therese GRENON

Born: 24 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 May 1880, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Francois FORTIN 22 August 1820 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Judith GRENON

Born: 19 November 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 March 1870, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 22 January 1811 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henri GRENON

Born: 15 January 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 19 September 1876, , Canada

Married: Modeste BONNEAU 25 November 1817 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes GRENON

Born: 3 December 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Georges FORTIN 23 January 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie GRENON

Born: 20 March 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 6 November 1821 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Rosalie GRENON

Born: 13 August 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 3 September 1883, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 11 June 1822 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1757
18 December 1757
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Henri GRENON and Therese-Dorothee GUAY 17 November 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 20 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Sylvie GRENON was born 19 May 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henri was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Quirille GRENON was born 24 July 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henri was 28 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Therese GRENON was born 24 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henri was 29 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Judith GRENON was born 19 November 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henri was 30 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Henri GRENON was born 15 January 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henri was 35 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Agnes GRENON was born 3 December 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henri was 36 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GRENON was born 20 March 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henri was 38 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Rosalie GRENON was born 13 August 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Henri was 41 years old.

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Sylvie GRENON married 1 August 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Hubert POTVIN

1805 Marriage of Child
Quirille GRENON married 29 January 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Denis BOIVIN

1811 Marriage of Child
Judith GRENON married 22 January 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1815 Marriage of Child
Agnes GRENON married 23 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Georges FORTIN

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Henri GRENON married 25 November 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Modeste BONNEAU

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Therese GRENON married 22 August 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois FORTIN

1821 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie GRENON married 6 November 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie TREMBLAY