Joseph GRENIER

(b. abt. 1746 , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 September 1823 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GRENIER was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph GRENIER was the child of Pierre GARNIER (GRENIER) and Marie-Anne MATTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Isaac-Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) and Marie HOUDE (maternal) Laurent MATTE and Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

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

Joseph married Rosalie MARCOTTE 11 January 1779 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie MARCOTTE was born 19 January 1755 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Rosalie died 14 July 1827 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Rosalie was the child of Michel MARCOTTE and Josephte LEMAY dite POUDRIER.

Joseph GRENIER died 29 September 1823 in Maskinongé, 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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Joseph GRENIER married

Rosalie MARCOTTE-- Date: 11 January 1779 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie MARCOTTE was the child of Michel MARCOTTE and Josephte LEMAY dite POUDRIER

Children of Joseph GRENIER and Rosalie MARCOTTE:

Joseph-Abraham GRENIER (b.6 October 1782, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 December 1854, Saint-Thomas, Joliette, Canada East)
m. Elisabeth ENOUILLE dite LANOIX 15 February 1808 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GRENIER and Rosalie MARCOTTE 11 January 1779, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1782 Birth of Child
Joseph-Abraham GRENIER was born 6 October 1782, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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)

1808 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Abraham GRENIER married 15 February 1808, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Elisabeth ENOUILLE dite LANOIX

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England