Joseph-Athanase married Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES
8 January 1759
in Laval, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES
was born
15 March 1741
in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France .
Marguerite died
12 May 1819
in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada.
Marguerite was the child of
Joseph-Cecile LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES
and
Angelique NADON dite LETOURNEAU
.
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Birth — 1732 9 October 1732 Laval, Canada, New France
1759 Marriage / Partner Joseph-Athanase GRAVEL and Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 8 January 1759, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
He was 26 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.
1769 Birth of Child Michel GRAVEL was born 28 September 1769, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
Joseph-Athanase was 36 years old.
1771 Birth of Child Josephte GRAVEL was born 28 June 1771, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada
Joseph-Athanase was 38 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.
Joseph-Athanase
GRAVEL
Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES
Birth — 1732
1759 Marriage / Partner
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)
Death — 1809
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