Francois GRENIER

(b. 13 December 1771 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 August 1834 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Francois GRENIER was born 13 December 1771 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois GRENIER was the child of Francois-De-Sales GRENIER and Marie-Victoire HEBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois GARNIER (GRENIER) and Angelique CHORET (maternal) Claude HÉBERT and Marguerite ROBICHAUD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois married Catherine DROLET 9 October 1797 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine DROLET was born 13 August 1776 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Madeleine SICARD dite CARUFEL.

Francois GRENIER died 23 August 1834 in Maskinongé, 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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Francois GRENIER married

Catherine DROLET-- Date: 9 October 1797 Place: Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Catherine DROLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Madeleine SICARD dite CARUFEL

Children of Francois GRENIER and Catherine DROLET:

Rose GRENIER (b.1 August 1809, Louiseville, Lower Canada d. 6 February 1850, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada)
m. Abraham TREMBLAY 18 February 1828 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1771 Birth
13 December 1771
Louiseville, 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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Francois GRENIER and Catherine DROLET 9 October 1797, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 25 years old.

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

1809 Birth of Child
Rose GRENIER was born 1 August 1809, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Francois was 37 years old.

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