Jean GRAVEL

(b. 13 February 1654 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1699 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Jean GRAVEL was born 13 February 1654 in Québec, Canada, New France

Jean GRAVEL was the child of Joseph-Mace GRAVEL dit BRINDELLIERE GRAVELLE and Marguerite TAVERNIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Eloi TAVERNIER and Marguerite GAGNON

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

Jean married Marie CLOUTIER 26 April 1684 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie CLOUTIER was born 13 May 1659 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie died 3 November 1704 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Zacharie CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER) and Madeleine-Barbe AYMARD (EMARD).

Jean GRAVEL died 21 August 1699 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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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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Jean GRAVEL married

Marie CLOUTIER-- Date: 26 April 1684 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Marie CLOUTIER was the child of Zacharie CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER) and Madeleine-Barbe AYMARD (EMARD)

groom's name: Jean Gravelle
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bride's name: Marie Cloustier
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marriage date: 26 Apr 1684
marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
groom's father's name: Joseph Gravelle
groom's mother's name: Marguerite Tavernier
bride's father's name: Zacharie Cloustier
bride's mother's name: Magdeleine Emard
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 160

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Jean Gravelle and Marie Cloustier, 26 Apr 1684; citing reference P 160, FHL microfilm 1018161.

Children of Jean GRAVEL and Marie CLOUTIER:

Marie-Anne GRAVEL (b.17 May 1685, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 1 December 1710, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. René BOLDUC 8 February 1700 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Madeleine GRAVEL (b.20 August 1686, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean BOUCHER 3 November 1704 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite GRAVEL (b.14 August 1688, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1720, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. François LABERGE 13 April 1711 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève GRAVEL (b.abt. 1689, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean SIMARD 12 November 1714 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
m. Dominique POULIN 14 March 1721 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Agnes GRAVEL (b.abt. 1690, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 October 1733, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France)
m. Pierre THIBAULT 22 October 1709 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL (b.abt. 1691, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1767, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Barbe CHARTRAND 30 October 1719 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louise GRAVEL (b.abt. 1699, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. , )

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1654 Birth
13 February 1654
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Jean Gravel
15 August 1654
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1684 Marriage / Partner
Jean GRAVEL and Marie CLOUTIER 26 April 1684 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 30 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GRAVEL was born 17 May 1685, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 31 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GRAVEL was born 20 August 1686, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 32 years old.

1688 Birth of Child
Marguerite GRAVEL was born 14 August 1688, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean was 34 years old.

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

Death
name: Jean Gravelle
gender: Male
burial date: 22 Aug 1699
burial place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date: 21 Aug 1699
death place: Chateau Richer
age: 45
birth date: 1654
birthplace:
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race: White
marital status: Unknown
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indexing project (batch) number: B03757-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 203

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2PB-R6B : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Jean Gravelle, 21 Aug 1699; citing reference P 203, FHL microfilm 1018161.
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