Madeleine GRENIER

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15 July 1740 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

10 April 1795 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Jean-François GRENIER (GARNIER)Marie-Josephte GELINAS

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Born: 15 July 1740 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François GRENIER (GARNIER)

Mother: Marie-Josephte GELINAS

Paternal grandparents: Étienne GARNIER (GRENIER) dit PELLERIN , Françoise BERGERON

Maternal grandparents: Étienne GÉLINAS , Marguerite BENOIT

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Madeleine married Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) 6 October 1760 in Yamachiche, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was born abt. 1728 in France. Jean died 23 February 1799 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche).

Madeleine GRENIER died 10 April 1795 in Yamachiche, 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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Madeleine GRENIER married

Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)
Marriage date: 6 October 1760
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Madeleine GRENIER

Joseph GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Born: 30 May 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 January 1833, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Theotiste BOUCHER 11 January 1790 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Born: 15 January 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 November 1825, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule RIVARD 27 September 1790 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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Birth — 1740
15 July 1740
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GRENIER and Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) 6 October 1760, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 20 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was born 30 May 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was born 15 January 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine was 30 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) married 11 January 1790, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Theotiste BOUCHER

1790 Marriage of Child
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) married 27 September 1790 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Ursule RIVARD

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)