Joseph Mace Gravel

Male 1616 - 1686  (70 years)


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  • Name Joseph Mace Gravel 
    Born 1616  Seez, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1641  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    business partner 
    • Mace was a business partner of the three Gagnon brothers, Mathurin, Jean and Pierre. They opened a shop on the Rue Saint-Pierre in the lower town that measured sixty by twenty-four feet. The business was sold on 9 October 1668 to Pierre Pellerin.
    Land 19 May 1650  [1
    • Mace obtained 6 arpents in frontage by 126 in depth.
    Occupation 6 Oct 1653  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    business partner 
    • Mace was a partner with the Gagnon. They had a shop in the port area that measured 80 feet in length. The place was rented to Jean Garos, merchant from La Rochelle, for 90 livres. Mace later sold his share of the house to Louis Dupouty, sieur de Saint-Louis, for 600 livres.
    Land 13 Nov 1657  Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Olivier Letardif granted a fief to Mace in the village of Chateau-Richer. The plot of land measured 30 feet long by 20 feet wide. Mace was required to build a house on the property within two years. He sold this property which included a house, 24 by 20 feet, with a cellar and loft, on 8 February 1669 to David Letourneau for 700 livres.
    Occupation 1660 to 1663  [3
    church warden 
    Confirmation 2 Feb 1659/60  Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Joseph Masse Gravel, from: diocese of Seez.
    Census 1666  Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5

    • Masse Gravelle Brindelierre, habitant, 50 years
      Marguerite Tavernier, 39 years
      Pierre Gravelle, 19 years
      Alexis Gravelle, 15 years
      Marguerite Gravelle, 13 years
      Elisabeth Gravelle, 13 years
      Jean Gravelle, 12 years
      Madeleine Gravelle, 10 years
      Francoise Gravelle, 7 years
      Claude Gravelle, 4 years
      Joseph Gravelle, 4 years
      Charles Gravelle, 2 years
      Louis Desmolin, domestique, engage, 30 years
    Census 1667  Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6

    • Masse Gravelle, habitant, 53 years
      Marguerite Tavernier, 40 years
      Pierre Gravelle, 20 years
      Alexis Gravelle, 18 years
      Marguerite Gravelle, 16 years
      Elisabeth Gravelle, 16 years
      Jean Gravelle, 14 years
      Madeleine Gravelle, 11 years
      Francoise Gravelle, 8 years
      Claude Gravelle, 6 years
      Joseph Gravelle, 6 years
      Charles Gravelle, 3 years
      Genevieve Gravelle, 2 months

      They had 35 arpents of cleared land and 36 head of cattle.
    Land 20 Jan 1667/68  Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Mace bought the land belonging to his sister-in-law, Marie Tavernier, located at Sault-a-la-Puce. The 9 arpents of land (3 arpents of frontage), with house, barn and poultry yard was given to his sons Pierre and Alexis. The cost was 1000 livres, to be paid in four installments.
    Guardianship 1677  [1
    • After the death of his son Pierre, Mace became guardian of his grandson Augustin. During the inventory of Pierre's estate, Mace learned that Pierre had sold his land on 4 December 1676 to Mgr de Laval. On 30 January 1686, Mace bought back the land belonging to Pierre so that he could pass it on to Augustin.
    Census 1681  Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7

    • Masse Gravel, habitant, 70 years
      Marguerite Tavernier, 54 years
      Alexis Gravel, 32 years
      Jean Gravel, 27 years
      Jean Gravel, 19 years
      Claude Gravel, 19 years
      Charles Gravel 16 years
      Genevieve Gravel, 14 years
    Land 4 Apr 1686  [1
    • Mace purchased another plot of land for his grandson Augustin. It was located near Sainte-Anne and consisted of 3.5 arpents of frontage on the river.
    Name Joseph Gravel  [8
    Name Joseph Mace Gravel 
    Name Joseph Masse Gravel 
    Name Masse Gravel dit Brindeliere  [9
    Name Masse Gravelle  [10
    Occupation Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    stonemason 
    • Mace "contracted for the masonry and carpentry of the Chateau Saint-Louis in Quebec, and of the church in this town".
    _UID DD75109D0C85487A88F1EEC52EE907720E1C 
    Died 26 Apr 1686  Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 11
    • noted age 72 years
    Buried 28 Apr 1686  Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 11
    Person ID I190  Gauthier Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 May 2009 

    Father Joseph Gravel,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Marguerite Mace,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Eveche de Seez, Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F76  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marguerite Tavernier,   b. Abt 1627, St. Malo, Randonnai, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1696/97, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1 May 1644  Notre Dame des Anges, Beauport, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12, 13
    Marriage Ceremony 1 May 1644  Notre Dame des Anges, Beauport, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13
    • Present at the ceremony were M. Legardeur de Repentigny, Noel Juchereau des Chatelets and Mathurin Gagnon.
    Children 
     1. Pierre Gravel,   c. 9 Feb 1646/47, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1677, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years)
     2. Alexis Gravel,   b. 25 Mar 1649, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1714/15, Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. Elisabeth Gravel,   c. 19 Apr 1651, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1707, St. Pierre, Ile d'Oleron, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     4. Marguerite Gravel,   c. 19 Apr 1651, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1708, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years)
     5. Jean Gravel,   b. 13 Feb 1653/54, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1699, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     6. Marie Madeleine Gravel,   c. 9 Jun 1656, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1721/22, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
     7. Francoise Gravel,   b. Abt 1659,   d. 9 Mar 1698/99, Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     8. Claude Gravel,   c. 20 Feb 1661/62, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 2 Mar 1723/24, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
     9. Joseph Gravel,   c. 20 Feb 1661/62, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1699, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years)
     10. Charles Gravel,   b. 14 Jun 1664, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1714, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     11. Genevieve Gravel,   b. Abt 1667,   d. 20 Jan 1690/91  (Age 24 years)
    Last Modified 11 May 2009 
    Family ID F75  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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