Marie-Madeleine PETIT

(b. 14 August 1706 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1790 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine PETIT was born 14 August 1706 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine PETIT was the child of Nicolas PETIT and Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles PETIT and Jeanne ROSSIGNOL (maternal) Guillaume BERTRAND and Marguerite FERRON

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

Marie-Madeleine married Francois GIGNAC 4 March 1726 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois GIGNAC was born 15 April 1703 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Francois died 18 January 1760 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Francois was the child of François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS.

Marie-Madeleine PETIT died 16 April 1790 in Cap-Santé, 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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Marie-Madeleine PETIT married

Francois GIGNAC-- Date: 4 March 1726 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Francois GIGNAC was the child of François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS

Children of Francois GIGNAC and Marie-Madeleine PETIT:

Madeleine GIGNAC (b.16 April 1729, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1762, L'Assomption, Canada )
m. Joseph CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) 17 November 1749 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1706 Birth
14 August 1706
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine PETIT and Francois GIGNAC 4 March 1726, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 19 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Madeleine GIGNAC was born 16 April 1729, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Madeleine was 22 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GIGNAC married 17 November 1749, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Joseph CHAILLÉ (CHAYER)

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois GIGNAC died 18 January 1760, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1762 Death of Child
Madeleine GIGNAC died 15 November 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 56 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.

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.