Jean LEGRAS

(b. abt. 1656 , Caen, France d. 18 March 1715 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Jean LEGRAS was born abt. 1656 in Caen, France

Jean LEGRAS was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1666.

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

Jean married Marie-Geneviève MALLET 8 November 1677 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Geneviève MALLET was born 2 October 1663 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Geneviève died 9 April 1703 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre MALLET and Marie-Anne HARDY.

Jean married (2) Marie PHILIPPE 14 October 1703 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie PHILIPPE was born 29 September 1672 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie died April 1750 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Laurent PHILIPPE dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte GIGUERE.

Jean LEGRAS died 18 March 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Georges Legras and Rachel Labbe

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Occupation

Jean LEGRAS was a merchant and interpreter.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.

Family and Children of Jean LEGRAS

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Jean LEGRAS married

Marie-Geneviève MALLET-- Date: 8 November 1677 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève MALLET was the child of Pierre MALLET and Marie-Anne HARDY

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Children of Jean LEGRAS and Marie-Geneviève MALLET:

Marie-Anne LEGRAS (b.22 September 1678, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1755, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Charles DELAUNAY 12 December 1695 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Catherine LEGRAS (b.9 April 1684, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1737, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Gerard BARSALOU 6 May 1700 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Françoise-Elisabeth LEGRAS (b.19 April 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste NEVEU 27 July 1704 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean LEGRAS married

Marie PHILIPPE-- Date: 14 October 1703 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Marie PHILIPPE was the child of Laurent PHILIPPE dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte GIGUERE

Children of Jean LEGRAS and Marie PHILIPPE:

Jean-Baptiste LEGRAS (b.8 April 1705, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1768, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Genevieve GAMELIN 11 January 1733 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1677 Marriage / Partner
Jean LEGRAS and Marie-Geneviève MALLET 8 November 1677, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1678 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRAS was born 22 September 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1684 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine LEGRAS was born 9 April 1684, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1687 Birth of Child
Françoise-Elisabeth LEGRAS was born 19 April 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1695 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRAS married 12 December 1695, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Charles DELAUNAY

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine LEGRAS married 6 May 1700, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Gerard BARSALOU

1703 Marriage / Partner
Jean LEGRAS and Marie PHILIPPE 14 October 1703 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1703 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève MALLET died 9 April 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1704 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Elisabeth LEGRAS married 27 July 1704, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste NEVEU

1705 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEGRAS was born 8 April 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1715 Death
18 March 1715
Montréal, Canada, New France

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