flag male ancestor  Jacques  GIGNAC

  (b. 29 August 1744 Cap-Santé, Canada, New France   d. 11 December 1783 Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Jacques GIGNAC was born 29 August 1744 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Jacques GIGNAC was the child of Jacques GIGNAC   and   Françoise LAFOND dite MONGRAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques GIGNAC and Marie-Anne RICHARD (maternal)  Jean LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Françoise RIVARD

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Jacques  married  Marie-Modeste ROBICHAUD 8 February 1768 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marie-Modeste ROBICHAUD  was born abt. 1749 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie).  Marie-Modeste died 15 May 1803 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche).  Marie-Modeste was the child of Pierre ROBICHAUD and Marie Madeleine BOURGEOIS.

Jacques GIGNAC died 11 December 1783 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Jacques GIGNAC married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor Marie-Modeste ROBICHAUD-- Date: 8 February 1768 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Modeste ROBICHAUD was the child of Pierre ROBICHAUD and Marie Madeleine BOURGEOIS




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birth1744 Birth
29 August 1744
Cap-Santé, Canada, New 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.
marriage1768 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GIGNAC and Marie-Modeste ROBICHAUD 8 February 1768, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 23 years old.
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.
death1783 Death
11 December 1783
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 39.
Added: 2/14/2020 10:53:36 AM - Updated: 2/14/2020 10:54:13 AM

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