Jacques-Alexis GERMAIN

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13 March 1713 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

21 February 1804 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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Antoine-Étienne GERMAIN Elisabeth TROTTIER

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Born: 13 March 1713 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine-Étienne GERMAIN

Mother: Elisabeth TROTTIER

Paternal grandparents: Robert GERMAIN , Marie COIGNARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER , Geneviève LAFOND

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

Jacques-Alexis married Elisabeth-Isabelle BIGUET dite NOBERT 29 October 1738 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle BIGUET dite NOBERT was born 20 March 1722 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Elisabeth-Isabelle died 1 March 1772 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Etienne BIGUET dit NOBERT and Angélique GUILLET.

Jacques-Alexis GERMAIN died 21 February 1804 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .

m. Biguet Elisabeth-Isabelle

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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.

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Jacques-Alexis GERMAIN married

Elisabeth-Isabelle BIGUET dite NOBERT
Marriage date: 29 October 1738
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Isabelle BIGUET dite NOBERT was the child of Etienne BIGUET dit NOBERT and Angélique GUILLET

Children of Jacques-Alexis GERMAIN and Elisabeth-Isabelle BIGUET dite NOBERT

Alexis GERMAIN

Born: 11 October 1739, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1806, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Elisabeth GERMAIN

Born: 19 September 1740, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1789, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT 25 October 1762 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN

Born: 19 December 1743, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1824, Donnacona, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique LANGLOIS 18 April 1768 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joachim GERMAIN

Born: 8 May 1745, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1752, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Louis-Michel GERMAIN

Born: 19 September 1748, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1829, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Marguerite GERMAIN

Born: 18 September 1752, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 3 January 1795, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Marie-Helene GERMAIN

Born: 24 October 1755, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1810, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

Jeremie GERMAIN

Born: 16 February 1757, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 1 June 1836, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Francoise GERMAIN

Born: 11 September 1763, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 August 1835, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1713
13 March 1713
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Alexis GERMAIN and Elisabeth-Isabelle BIGUET dite NOBERT 29 October 1738, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 25 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Alexis GERMAIN was born 11 October 1739, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jacques-Alexis was 26 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GERMAIN was born 19 September 1740, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 27 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN was born 19 December 1743, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 30 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joachim GERMAIN was born 8 May 1745, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 32 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Louis-Michel GERMAIN was born 19 September 1748, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 35 years old.

1752 Death of Child
Joachim GERMAIN died 26 June 1752, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 39 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite GERMAIN was born 18 September 1752, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 39 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Helene GERMAIN was born 24 October 1755, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 42 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jeremie GERMAIN was born 16 February 1757, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 43 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth GERMAIN married 25 October 1762, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Francoise GERMAIN was born 11 September 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 50 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN married 18 April 1768, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Marie-Angelique LANGLOIS

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth-Isabelle BIGUET dite NOBERT died 1 March 1772, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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)

1789 Death of Child
Elisabeth GERMAIN died 11 September 1789, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Jacques-Alexis was 76 years old.

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

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

1795 Death of Child
Marguerite GERMAIN died 3 January 1795, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques-Alexis was 81 years old.

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

Death — 1804
21 February 1804
Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 91.

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