René GREGOIRE

(b. 13 December 1765 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 May 1817 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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René GREGOIRE was born 13 December 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

René GREGOIRE was the child of René GREGOIRE and Marie-Anne-Julie SENÉCAL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre SENÉCAL and Suzanne-Francoise BORDEAU (BOURDEAU)

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René married Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) 5 July 1790 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) was born 31 October 1771 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 11 December 1817 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS and Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE.

René GREGOIRE died 15 May 1817 in La Prairie, 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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René GREGOIRE married

Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS)-- Date: 5 July 1790 Place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) was the child of Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS and Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE

Children of René GREGOIRE and Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS):

Marie-Anne GREGOIRE (b.12 March 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis TREMBLAY 8 February 1813 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre GREGOIRE (b.6 August 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 27 January 1852, Iberville, Canada East )
m. Scholastique PEPIN 18 September 1827 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

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1765 Birth
13 December 1765
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
René GREGOIRE and Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) 5 July 1790, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 24 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GREGOIRE was born 12 March 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

René was 25 years old.

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

1799 Birth of Child
Pierre GREGOIRE was born 6 August 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

René was 33 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GREGOIRE married 8 February 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis TREMBLAY