Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN

Born

9 June 1725 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

11 July 1812 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Julien GRÉGOIRE Marie-Françoise DESERRE

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Born: 9 June 1725 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Julien GRÉGOIRE

Mother: Marie-Françoise DESERRE

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin GRÉGOIRE , Françoise LOISEAU

Maternal grandparents: Antoine DESERRE , Mathurine BELANGER

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Jean-Baptiste married Ursule BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE 29 July 1754 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Ursule BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE was born 25 April 1734 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Ursule died 22 May 1758 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Ursule was the child of Jacques BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Catherine BOURGAULT.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Agathe CHAMBERLAND 5 February 1759 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Agathe CHAMBERLAND was born 24 April 1737 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Agathe died 21 January 1775 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Agathe was the child of Jean CHAMBERLAND and Marguerite-Angélique LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER.

Jean-Baptiste married (3) Marie-Anne MICHON 14 April 1777 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne MICHON was born 19 April 1739 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Anne died 9 November 1803 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles MICHON and Marie-Anne DUFRESNE.

Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN died 11 July 1812 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .

m. Brunet Ursule
m. Chamberland Marie
m. Michon Marie-Anne

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN married

Ursule BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE
Marriage date: 29 July 1754
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Ursule BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE was the child of Jacques BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Catherine BOURGAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Ursule BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE

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Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN married

Marie-Agathe CHAMBERLAND
Marriage date: 5 February 1759
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Agathe CHAMBERLAND was the child of Jean CHAMBERLAND and Marguerite-Angélique LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Children of Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Marie-Agathe CHAMBERLAND

Marie VALENTIN dite GREGOIRE

Born: 23 August 1760, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: 22 August 1834, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Marie BUTEAU 3 February 1777 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Archange-Valentin GREGOIRE

Born: 11 February 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 August 1834, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Andre Jean Baptiste HALLÉ 1775 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN married

Marie-Anne MICHON
Marriage date: 14 April 1777
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne MICHON was the child of Charles MICHON and Marie-Anne DUFRESNE

Children of Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Marie-Anne MICHON

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Birth — 1725
9 June 1725
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Ursule BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE 29 July 1754 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 29 years old.

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE died 22 May 1758, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Marie-Agathe CHAMBERLAND 5 February 1759, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 33 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie VALENTIN dite GREGOIRE was born 23 August 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 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
Marie-Archange-Valentin GREGOIRE was born 11 February 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Agathe CHAMBERLAND died 21 January 1775, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Marie-Anne MICHON 14 April 1777 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 51 years old.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie VALENTIN dite GREGOIRE married 3 February 1777, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Louis-Marie BUTEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne MICHON died 9 November 1803, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Death — 1812
11 July 1812
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 87.

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