Francois GRENIER

Born

13 December 1771 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 August 1834 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Madeleine SICARD dite CARUFEL .

Parents & Family of Francois GRENIER

Parents of Francois GRENIER

Father

Francois-De-Sales GRENIER

Mother

Marie-Victoire HEBERT

Grandparents of Francois GRENIER

Paternal grandparents

Francois GARNIER (GRENIER) Angelique CHORET

Maternal grandparents

Claude HÉBERT Marguerite ROBICHAUD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois GRENIER

Francois GRENIER married

Catherine DROLET
Marriage date: 9 October 1797
Marriage 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

Born: 1 August 1809, Louiseville, Lower Canada
Died: 6 February 1850, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada

Married: Abraham TREMBLAY 18 February 1828 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1771
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