Jacques ALEXANDRE

Born

27 April 1764 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 August 1829 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Jacques ALEXANDRE Marie-Anne GENDRON

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Born: 27 April 1764 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jacques ALEXANDRE

Mother: Marie-Anne GENDRON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Jacques GENDRON , Geneviève ASSELIN

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Jacques married Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE 3 February 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise died 29 January 1824 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Françoise was the child of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Françoise MARTEL.

Jacques ALEXANDRE died 23 August 1829 in Québec, 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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Jacques ALEXANDRE married

Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE
Marriage date: 3 February 1783
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was the child of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Françoise MARTEL

Children of Jacques ALEXANDRE and Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE

Jacques ALEXANDRE

Born: 14 December 1783, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 August 1810, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte BONNEAU 24 September 1804 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Apolline ALEXANDRE

Born: 4 December 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1870, Napierville, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1764
27 April 1764
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ALEXANDRE and Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE 3 February 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 18 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Jacques ALEXANDRE was born 14 December 1783, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 19 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Apolline ALEXANDRE was born 4 December 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 22 years old.

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Jacques ALEXANDRE married 24 September 1804, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Josephte BONNEAU

1810 Death of Child
Jacques ALEXANDRE died 1 August 1810, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jacques was 46 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE died 29 January 1824, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1829
23 August 1829
Québec, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 65.