Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON

(b. 20 June 1743 , Grondines, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1835 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON was born 20 June 1743 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON was the child of Pierre GRIGNON and Marguerite CHEVALIER dite LAVOINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GRIGNON and Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Françoise ALAVOINE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Renee MOREAU 1 February 1768 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Renee MOREAU was born abt. 1749 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Renee died 14 May 1809 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Renee was the child of Antoine MOREAU and Madeleine BRÛLÉ.

Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON died 24 January 1835 in Berthierville, Lower 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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Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON married

Marie-Renee MOREAU-- Date: 1 February 1768 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Renee MOREAU was the child of Antoine MOREAU and Madeleine BRÛLÉ

Children of Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON and Marie-Renee MOREAU:

Pierre GRIGNON (b.6 October 1773, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 December 1841, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Genevieve FAFARD dite DELORME 18 February 1805 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1743 Birth
20 June 1743
Grondines, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GRIGNON and Marie-Renee MOREAU 1 February 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 24 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Pierre GRIGNON was born 6 October 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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)

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

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

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Pierre GRIGNON married 18 February 1805, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Genevieve FAFARD dite DELORME