Pierre GRIGNON

Born

9 August 1709 , Grondines, Canada, New France

Died

21 May 1766 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques GRIGNON Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE

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Born: 9 August 1709 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GRIGNON

Mother: Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE , Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART)

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Pierre married Marguerite CHEVALIER dite LAVOINE 17 July 1738 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite CHEVALIER dite LAVOINE was born 18 March 1723 in Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac). Marguerite died 25 April 1801 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Françoise ALAVOINE.

Pierre GRIGNON died 21 May 1766 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre GRIGNON married

Marguerite CHEVALIER dite LAVOINE
Marriage date: 17 July 1738
Marriage place: Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite CHEVALIER dite LAVOINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Françoise ALAVOINE

Children of Pierre GRIGNON and Marguerite CHEVALIER dite LAVOINE

Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON

Born: 20 June 1743, Grondines, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1835, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Renee MOREAU 1 February 1768 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephe GRIGNON

Born: 14 November 1744, Grondines, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS 3 June 1765 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph GRIGNON

Born: 28 May 1746, Grondines, Canada, New France
Died: 27 February 1826, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 3 June 1771 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Pelagie GRIGNON

Born: 23 May 1748, Grondines, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptise TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 11 January 1768 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve GRIGNON

Born: 22 March 1754, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 11 January 1831, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Michel BEAUCHAMP 26 April 1773 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1709
9 August 1709
Grondines, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GRIGNON and Marguerite CHEVALIER dite LAVOINE 17 July 1738, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

He was 28 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON was born 20 June 1743, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GRIGNON was born 14 November 1744, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph GRIGNON was born 28 May 1746, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pelagie GRIGNON was born 23 May 1748, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Genevieve GRIGNON was born 22 March 1754, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre was 44 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GRIGNON married 3 June 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS