Joseph-Marie GRIGNON

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29 June 1747 , Grondines, Canada, New France

Died

26 February 1810 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON Marie-Anne-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR

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Born: 29 June 1747 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON

Mother: Marie-Anne-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GRIGNON , Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GIPOULOU dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Anne ANTRADE

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Joseph-Marie married Marie-Amable DAUNAIS 3 February 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Amable DAUNAIS was born 5 March 1747 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS.

Joseph-Marie GRIGNON died 26 February 1810 in Verchères, 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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Joseph-Marie GRIGNON married

Marie-Amable DAUNAIS
Marriage date: 3 February 1772
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable DAUNAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

Children of Joseph-Marie GRIGNON and Marie-Amable DAUNAIS

Michel GRIGNON

Born: 8 May 1780, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable LEFEBVRE 18 January 1802 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Antoine GRIGNON

Born: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francoise CHARRON dite DUCHARME 6 February 1809 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1747
29 June 1747
Grondines, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie GRIGNON and Marie-Amable DAUNAIS 3 February 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Michel GRIGNON was born 8 May 1780, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph-Marie was 32 years old.

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)

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Michel GRIGNON married 18 January 1802, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Amable LEFEBVRE

1809 Marriage of Child
Antoine GRIGNON married 6 February 1809, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Francoise CHARRON dite DUCHARME