flag male ancestor  Paul-Alexandre  DIT GRANDBOIS

  (b. 25 December 1789 La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 28 March 1853 Sainte-Martine, Canada East )  

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Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS was born 25 December 1789 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS was the child of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT   and   Marie-Anne DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Unknown UNKNOWN and Marie-Josèphe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS (maternal)  Jérôme DEMERS and Marie-Anne DOUVILLE

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Paul-Alexandre  married  Catherine NIEDING 10 February 1823 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Catherine NIEDING  was born 15 June 1797 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Catherine died 20 October 1883 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice).  Catherine was the child of Caspar-Gerhardt NIEDING and Marie-Angélique GAGNÉ dite D'AUBURGEON.

Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS died 28 March 1853 in Sainte-Martine, Canada East.
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Did You Know? 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.

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Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS married flag female ancestor Catherine NIEDING-- Date: 10 February 1823 Place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Catherine NIEDING was the child of Caspar-Gerhardt NIEDING and Marie-Angélique GAGNÉ dite D'AUBURGEON




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birth1789 Birth
25 December 1789
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1823 Marriage / Partner
Paul-Alexandre DIT GRANDBOIS and Catherine NIEDING 10 February 1823, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 33 years old.
1824 Birth of Child
Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 17 January 1824, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 34 years old.
1824 Birth of Child
Eusèbe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 18 January 1824, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 34 years old.
1827 Birth of Child
Alexandre-Hyacinthe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 23 February 1827, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 37 years old.
1828 Birth of Child
François-Xavier ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 2 December 1828, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 38 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1830 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ALEXANDRE dite GRANDBOIS was born 9 July 1830, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 40 years old.
1832 Birth of Child
Elmire-Caroline ALEXANDRE dite GRANDBOIS was born 8 March 1832, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 42 years old.
1832 Death of Child
Eusèbe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS died 17 August 1832, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 42 years old.
1834 Birth of Child
George-Arthur ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 24 April 1834, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 44 years old.
1834 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine ALEXANDRE dite GRANDBOIS died 7 July 1834, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 44 years old.
1835 Birth of Child
Cyrille ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 3 October 1835, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 45 years old.
1837 Birth of Child
Alphonse-Ligouri ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS was born 15 April 1837, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 47 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Death of Child
Alexandre-Hyacinthe ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS died 24 November 1842, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 52 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1844 Marriage of Child
Paul ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS married 18 November 1844, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon) to Louise DALLAIRE
1848 Death of Child
François-Xavier ALEXANDRE dit GRANDBOIS died 10 April 1848, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada

Paul-Alexandre was 58 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
death1853 Death
28 March 1853
Sainte-Martine, Canada East

He died at the age of 63.
Added: 11/13/2010 7:22:29 PM - Updated: 4/12/2022 5:46:11 PM

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