Marie-Josephte GRENON

(b. 6 June 1755 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1800 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte GRENON was born 6 June 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte GRENON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Marie-Dorothee FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GRENON and Marie-Françoise TINON dite DESROCHES (maternal) Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX

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

Marie-Josephte married Antoine BOUCHARD 18 February 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Antoine BOUCHARD was born 7 December 1747 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Antoine died 24 September 1831 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY.

Marie-Josephte GRENON died 29 March 1800 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Marie-Josephte GRENON married

Antoine BOUCHARD-- Date: 18 February 1772 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine BOUCHARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY

Children of Antoine BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephte GRENON:

Therese BOUCHARD (b.29 November 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE 14 February 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine BOUCHARD (b.16 December 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 August 1865, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Etienne DESBIENS 13 January 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD (b.6 October 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth GAUTHIER 3 November 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte-Luce BOUCHARD (b.21 March 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 May 1813, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis GAGNON 4 February 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Leon BOUCHARD (b.20 April 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 April 1853, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Marie-Olive LAVOIE 9 October 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Dorothee BOUCHARD (b.15 May 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 March 1869, Matane, Québec, Canada )
m. François TRUCHON 6 October 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1755 Birth
6 June 1755
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GRENON and Antoine BOUCHARD 18 February 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 16 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Therese BOUCHARD was born 29 November 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 18 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOUCHARD was born 16 December 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 20 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD was born 6 October 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 22 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Josephte-Luce BOUCHARD was born 21 March 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 26 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Leon BOUCHARD was born 20 April 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 28 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee BOUCHARD was born 15 May 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Therese BOUCHARD married 14 February 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOUCHARD married 13 January 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne DESBIENS