Marie-Josephte GRENON

(b. 19 March 1743 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1821 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte GRENON was born 19 March 1743 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte GRENON was the child of Joseph GRENON and Marie HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GRENON and Marie LAVOIE (maternal) Guillaume HÉBERT dit LECOMTE and Madeleine LABERGE

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Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste MATTE 28 July 1766 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jean-Baptiste MATTE was born 21 November 1739 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-Baptiste died 28 November 1802 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Marie GODIN.

Marie-Josephte GRENON died 1 May 1821 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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

Jean-Baptiste MATTE-- Date: 28 July 1766 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste MATTE was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Marie GODIN

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Children of Jean-Baptiste MATTE and Marie-Josephte GRENON:

Josephe MATTE (b.15 July 1767, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 December 1847, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER 28 September 1807 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste MATTE (b.25 July 1768, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Nicolas MATTE (b.12 January 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 October 1853, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada East )

Augustin MATTE (b.18 August 1771, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 December 1853, Deschambault, Canada East )

Pierre MATTE (b.3 November 1772, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis MATTE (b.22 February 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Scholastique MATTE (b.17 November 1775, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 June 1776, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph MATTE (b.15 June 1778, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Henri MATTE (b.15 July 1779, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 February 1843, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada East )
m. Euphrasie PELLETIER 21 February 1814 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Joseph MATTE (b.26 June 1781, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Leon MATTE (b.24 April 1786, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 May 1786, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

Cecile MATTE (b.28 February 1789, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 August 1789, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1743 Birth
19 March 1743
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GRENON and Jean-Baptiste MATTE 28 July 1766 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Josephe MATTE was born 15 July 1767, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Marie-Josephte was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MATTE was born 25 July 1768, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Marie-Josephte was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Nicolas MATTE was born 12 January 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephte was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Augustin MATTE was born 18 August 1771, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Marie-Josephte was 28 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Pierre MATTE was born 3 November 1772, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Louis MATTE was born 22 February 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Scholastique MATTE was born 17 November 1775, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephte was 32 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.

1776 Death of Child
Scholastique MATTE died 18 June 1776, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Joseph MATTE was born 15 June 1778, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Josephte was 35 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Henri MATTE was born 15 July 1779, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph MATTE was born 26 June 1781, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephte was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Leon MATTE was born 24 April 1786, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephte was 43 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Cecile MATTE was born 28 February 1789, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephte was 45 years old.

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)

1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste MATTE died 28 November 1802, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1807 Marriage of Child
Josephe MATTE married 28 September 1807, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

1814 Marriage of Child
Henri MATTE married 21 February 1814, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Euphrasie PELLETIER

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Death
1 May 1821
Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 78.

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