Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU

(b. 9 January 1719 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 November 1786 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU was born 9 January 1719 in Québec, Canada, New France

Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Adrien LEGRIS and Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

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

Jacques-Alexis married Marie-Anne HAMEL 14 February 1746 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne HAMEL was born 25 May 1724 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Anne died 11 May 1776 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre HAMEL and Marie-Anne CONSTANTIN.

Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU died 29 November 1786 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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-Alexis GAUVREAU married

Marie-Anne HAMEL-- Date: 14 February 1746 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne HAMEL was the child of Pierre HAMEL and Marie-Anne CONSTANTIN

Children of Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne HAMEL:

Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU (b.26 May 1752, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre-Hyacinthe-Charles NORMAND 14 June 1774 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1719 Birth
9 January 1719
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Alexis GAUVREAU and Marie-Anne HAMEL 14 February 1746, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU was born 26 May 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques-Alexis was 33 years old.

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVREAU married 14 June 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre-Hyacinthe-Charles NORMAND

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.