René GREGOIRE

Born

13 December 1765 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 May 1817 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of René GREGOIRE

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Born: 13 December 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of René GREGOIRE

Father

René GREGOIRE

Mother

Marie-Anne-Julie SENÉCAL

Grandparents of René GREGOIRE

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Maternal grandparents

Pierre SENÉCAL Suzanne-Francoise BORDEAU (BOURDEAU)

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René married Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) 5 July 1790 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) was born 31 October 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 11 December 1817 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS and Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE.

René GREGOIRE died 15 May 1817 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of René GREGOIRE

René GREGOIRE married

Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS)
Marriage date: 5 July 1790
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) was the child of Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS and Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE

Children of René GREGOIRE and Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS)

Marie-Anne GREGOIRE

Born: 12 March 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis TREMBLAY 8 February 1813 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Pierre GREGOIRE

Born: 6 August 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 January 1852, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Scholastique PEPIN 18 September 1827 Place: Iberville, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1765
13 December 1765
La Prairie, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
René GREGOIRE and Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) 5 July 1790, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 24 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GREGOIRE was born 12 March 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

René was 25 years old.

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

1799 Birth of Child
Pierre GREGOIRE was born 6 August 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

René was 33 years old.

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GREGOIRE married 8 February 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Louis TREMBLAY