Theotiste GRAVEL

(b. 29 October 1759 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1793 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Theotiste GRAVEL was born 29 October 1759 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Theotiste GRAVEL was the child of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Geneviève GUYON (DION) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin GRAVEL and Elisabeth CARON (maternal) Louis GUYON and Marie GAMACHE

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

Theotiste married Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 20 January 1787 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 6 August 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Charles died 7 February 1846 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Charles was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BOURDON.

Theotiste GRAVEL died 27 April 1793 in Chambly, 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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Theotiste GRAVEL married

Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 20 January 1787 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BOURDON

Children of Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Theotiste GRAVEL:

Amable ROBERT (b.2 July 1789, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Narcisse NEVEU dite LACROIX 3 August 1818 in Montebello, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1759 Birth
29 October 1759
Cap-St-Ignace, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Theotiste GRAVEL and Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 20 January 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 27 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Amable ROBERT was born 2 July 1789, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Theotiste was 29 years old.

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