Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE

(b. 20 July 1766 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 March 1839 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE was born 20 July 1766 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE was the child of Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Marguerite RONDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS (maternal) Joseph RONDEAU and Marie PASSERIEU dite BONNEFOND

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

Jacques married Marie-Angelique DUFAULT 26 July 1802 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Angelique DUFAULT was born 22 February 1782 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Angelique died 25 January 1863 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Angelique was the child of Antoine DUFAULT and Françoise DUMAS.

Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE died 28 March 1839 in Saint-Ours, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE

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Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE married

Marie-Angelique DUFAULT-- Date: 26 July 1802 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marie-Angelique DUFAULT was the child of Antoine DUFAULT and Françoise DUMAS

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Children of Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE and Marie-Angelique DUFAULT:

Marie-Angelique VALENTIN dite GREGOIRE (b.16 December 1805, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 15 October 1877, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada)

Sophie VALENTIN dite GREGOIRE (b.26 January 1809, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 14 October 1863, Saint-Jude, Canada East)

Marie-Anne VALENTIN dite GREGOIRE (b.15 February 1813, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 22 March 1892, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada )

Pierre VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE (b.26 October 1814, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 12 May 1882, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada )

Edouard VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE (b.13 February 1823, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. , )

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1766 Birth
20 July 1766
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE and Marie-Angelique DUFAULT 26 July 1802, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 36 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique VALENTIN dite GREGOIRE was born 16 December 1805, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 39 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Sophie VALENTIN dite GREGOIRE was born 26 January 1809, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 42 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VALENTIN dite GREGOIRE was born 15 February 1813, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 46 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Pierre VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE was born 26 October 1814, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 48 years old.

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

1823 Birth of Child
Edouard VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE was born 13 February 1823, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 56 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England