flag male ancestor  Alexis  BIGRAS

  (b. 27 June 1705 Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 12 February 1791 Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )  

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Alexis BIGRAS was born 27 June 1705 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Alexis BIGRAS was the child of François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL   and   Marie BRUNET and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Mathieu BRUNET dit LETANG and Marie BLANCHARD

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Alexis  married  Marie BENOIT 26 February 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marie BENOIT  was born 20 March 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*.  Marie died 5 September 1791 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*.  Marie was the child of Nicolas BENOIT and Catherine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE.

Alexis BIGRAS died 12 February 1791 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada .





m. Benoit Marie
m. Meloche Marie-Anne
m. Presseau Marie-Catherine


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Did You Know? 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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Alexis BIGRAS married flag female ancestor Marie BENOIT-- Date: 26 February 1781  Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BENOIT was the child of Nicolas BENOIT and Catherine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE




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birth1705 Birth
27 June 1705
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1781 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BIGRAS and Marie BENOIT 26 February 1781 , Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 75 years old.
death1791 Death
12 February 1791
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 85.
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