Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE

(b. 7 August 1759 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1835 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE was born 7 August 1759 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE was the child of Joseph GIGUERE and Angélique BREZA dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS (maternal) Ignace-Louis-Pierre BARSA (BRESA) dit LAFLEUR and Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Jeanne PEPIN 14 January 1782 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Jeanne PEPIN was born 10 June 1762 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Jeanne died 26 May 1846 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Louis-Etienne PEPIN and Jeanne MCCLURE.

Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE died 8 June 1835 in Yamaska, Lower 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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Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE married

Marie-Jeanne PEPIN-- Date: 14 January 1782 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Jeanne PEPIN was the child of Louis-Etienne PEPIN and Jeanne MCCLURE

Children of Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE and Marie-Jeanne PEPIN:

Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE (b.8 January 1783, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 November 1832, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN 28 October 1805 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Archange GIGUERE (b.16 October 1786, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1858, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )

Marie GIGUERE (b.22 April 1788, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 June 1864, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Thomas BERGERON 2 February 1807 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Anne GIGUERE (b.13 November 1790, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Josephte GIGUERE (b.17 August 1792, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 9 May 1860, Yamaska, Canada East )

Basile GIGUÈRE (b.15 May 1795, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )

Louis GIGUERE (b.21 November 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )

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1759 Birth
7 August 1759
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE and Marie-Jeanne PEPIN 14 January 1782 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 22 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE was born 8 January 1783, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Archange GIGUERE was born 16 October 1786, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie GIGUERE was born 22 April 1788, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Anne GIGUERE was born 13 November 1790, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Josephte GIGUERE was born 17 August 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Basile GIGUÈRE was born 15 May 1795, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Louis GIGUERE was born 21 November 1801, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1805 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE married 28 October 1805, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

1807 Marriage of Child
Marie GIGUERE married 2 February 1807, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Thomas BERGERON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England