Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU

Born

9 January 1719 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

29 November 1786 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 9 January 1719 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU

Father

Etienne GAUVREAU

Mother

Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

Grandparents of Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU

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Maternal grandparents

Adrien LEGRIS Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques-Alexis married Marie-Anne HAMEL 14 February 1746 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne HAMEL was born 25 May 1724 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 11 May 1776 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre HAMEL and Marie-Anne CONSTANTIN.

Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU died 29 November 1786 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU

Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU married

Marie-Anne HAMEL
Marriage date: 14 February 1746
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne HAMEL was the child of Pierre HAMEL and Marie-Anne CONSTANTIN

Children of Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne HAMEL

Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU

Born: 26 May 1752, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre-Hyacinthe-Charles NORMAND 14 June 1774 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, 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 — 1719
9 January 1719
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne HAMEL 14 February 1746, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU was born 26 May 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques-Alexis was 33 years old.

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

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU married 14 June 1774, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Hyacinthe-Charles NORMAND

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.