Alexis GRIGNON

(b. 24 June 1714 , Grondines, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1786 , Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Alexis GRIGNON was born 24 June 1714 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Alexis GRIGNON was the child of Jacques GRIGNON and Marie-Thérèse RICHER dite LAFLECHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART)

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

Alexis married Louise ARCAND 4 November 1753 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise ARCAND was born 10 January 1734 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Louise died 21 December 1808 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Louise was the child of François ARCAND and Marie-Françoise DUBREUIL.

Alexis GRIGNON died 26 August 1786 in Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Arcand Louise
m. Renaud Madeleine

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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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Alexis GRIGNON married

Louise ARCAND-- Date: 4 November 1753 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Louise ARCAND was the child of François ARCAND and Marie-Françoise DUBREUIL

Children of Alexis GRIGNON and Louise ARCAND:

Madeleine GRIGNON (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Gabriel-Amable BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 28 July 1777 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne GRIGNON (b.25 January 1771, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques ROCHON 17 January 1791 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

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1714 Birth
24 June 1714
Grondines, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Alexis GRIGNON and Louise ARCAND 4 November 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 39 years old.

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.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GRIGNON was born 25 January 1771, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Alexis was 56 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.