Jacques LEGROS

Born

13 October 1736 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

27 September 1813 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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Jacques LEGROS Genevieve LEROUX

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Born: 13 October 1736 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques LEGROS

Mother: Genevieve LEROUX

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE , Marie BUET

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON , Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET

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Jacques married Thérèse MARTIN dite ST-JEAN 26 February 1759 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Thérèse MARTIN dite ST-JEAN was born 9 April 1742 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France . Thérèse died 1 April 1781 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . Thérèse was the child of Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse HÉNAULT.

Jacques LEGROS died 27 September 1813 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada .

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Thérèse MARTIN dite ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 26 February 1759
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Thérèse MARTIN dite ST-JEAN was the child of Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse HÉNAULT

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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 — 1736
13 October 1736
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LEGROS and Thérèse MARTIN dite ST-JEAN 26 February 1759, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 22 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.

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.