Jacques LEGROS

(b. 17 January 1720 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1786 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques LEGROS was born 17 January 1720 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques LEGROS was the child of Nicolas LEGROS dit LECOMPTE and Charlotte TURPIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine GROS dit LAVIOLETTE and Jacqueline AUBRY (maternal) Pierre-Alexandre TURPIN and Marie-Charlotte BEAUVAIS

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Jacques married Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER 8 January 1747 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER was born 1 September 1729 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 17 December 1808 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Rose LALONDE.

Jacques LEGROS died 19 May 1786 in Vaudreuil, 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 LEGROS married

Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER-- Date: 8 January 1747 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Rose LALONDE

Children of Jacques LEGROS and Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER:

Amable LEGROS (b.5 December 1751, Oka, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1817, Rigaud, Lower Canada )
m. Suzanne CHARLEBOIS 23 November 1778 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Basile LEGROS dit LECOMPTE (b.27 July 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1827, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Archange-Marie DAOUST 24 November 1783 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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1720 Birth
17 January 1720
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LEGROS and Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER 8 January 1747, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Amable LEGROS was born 5 December 1751, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Jacques was 31 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Basile LEGROS dit LECOMPTE was born 27 July 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 37 years old.

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.