Jacques PLANTE

(b. 8 April 1776 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 December 1821 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Jacques PLANTE was born 8 April 1776 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques PLANTE was the child of Joseph-Marie PLANTE and Françoise GOSSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PLANTE and Marie BROCHU (maternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Catherine ROUSSEAU

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

Jacques married Helene FORTIER 23 January 1809 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene FORTIER was born abt. 1786 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Helene died 18 September 1880 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Helene was the child of Louis FORTIER and Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE.

Jacques PLANTE died 28 December 1821 in Saint-Henri, 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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Jacques PLANTE married

Helene FORTIER-- Date: 23 January 1809 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Helene FORTIER was the child of Louis FORTIER and Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE

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Children of Jacques PLANTE and Helene FORTIER:

Hermine PLANTE (b.30 October 1819, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Julien FORTIER 15 October 1839

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1776 Birth
8 April 1776
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Jacques PLANTE and Helene FORTIER 23 January 1809, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 32 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.

1819 Birth of Child
Hermine PLANTE was born 30 October 1819, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Jacques was 43 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England