Jacques VIGER

(b. 7 February 1673 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1715 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Jacques VIGER was born 7 February 1673 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Jacques VIGER was the child of Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques MOITIE and Françoise LANGEVIN

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

Jacques married Marie-Françoise CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE 30 March 1695 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Françoise CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE was born 4 May 1675 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Françoise died 17 June 1726 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Françoise was the child of François CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE and Anne DELESTRE.

Jacques VIGER died 8 January 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

Jacques VIGER was a Maitre charpentier.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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