Jacques GENDREAU

(b. 20 May 1694 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1780 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques GENDREAU was born 20 May 1694 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jacques GENDREAU was the child of Jacques GENDREAU (GENDRON) and Marie-Anne DALLERAY (DALERET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE and Jeanne GARNIER (maternal) Marin DALLERAY (DALERET) and Marie-Anne LAFONTAINE

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

Jacques married Elisabeth DANDURAND 26 January 1722 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth DANDURAND was born 15 September 1699 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth died 11 August 1777 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth was the child of Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL).

Jacques GENDREAU died 1 April 1780 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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 GENDREAU married

Elisabeth DANDURAND-- Date: 26 January 1722 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Elisabeth DANDURAND was the child of Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL)

Children of Jacques GENDREAU and Elisabeth DANDURAND:

Geneviève GENDREAU (b.23 September 1724, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph CHIASSON (GIASSON) 22 January 1748 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jacques GENDREAU (b.29 March 1727, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1811, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne GAGNE 19 April 1751 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Louis-Marie GENDREAU (b.15 October 1734, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne THERRIEN 23 October 1758 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1694 Birth
20 May 1694
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GENDREAU and Elisabeth DANDURAND 26 January 1722, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 27 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Geneviève GENDREAU was born 23 September 1724, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jacques was 30 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Jacques GENDREAU was born 29 March 1727, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jacques was 32 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie GENDREAU was born 15 October 1734, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jacques was 40 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GENDREAU married 22 January 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Joseph CHIASSON (GIASSON)

1751 Marriage of Child
Jacques GENDREAU married 19 April 1751, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Anne GAGNE

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Louis-Marie GENDREAU married 23 October 1758, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Anne THERRIEN

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.