Pierre GIGUERE

(b. 18 April 1728 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1801 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GIGUERE was born 18 April 1728 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Pierre GIGUERE was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Françoise PINARD (maternal) Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS and Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)

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

Pierre married Madeleine BROUILLARD 18 June 1754 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine BROUILLARD was born 22 August 1731 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Madeleine died 22 December 1812 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLARD and Madeleine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT.

Pierre GIGUERE died 29 October 1801 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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Pierre GIGUERE married

Madeleine BROUILLARD-- Date: 18 June 1754 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Madeleine BROUILLARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLARD and Madeleine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Children of Pierre GIGUERE and Madeleine BROUILLARD:

Madeleine GIGUERE (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph RAUCH dit LAMONTAGNE 9 February 1789 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE (b.1 July 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 April 1808, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Agathe FOREST 10 August 1795 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1728 Birth
18 April 1728
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GIGUERE and Madeleine BROUILLARD 18 June 1754, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 26 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE was born 1 July 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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.