Jean-François GIGNAC

(b. 22 February 1735 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1808 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Jean-François GIGNAC was born 22 February 1735 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Jean-François GIGNAC was the child of Guillaume GIGNAC and Elisabeth RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS (maternal) Alexis RICHARD and Claudine LANGLOIS

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

Jean-François married Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL 19 October 1760 in Deschambault, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL was born 11 September 1741 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marguerite died 12 November 1829 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marguerite was the child of Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL and Marguerite MARCOTTE.

Jean-François GIGNAC died 5 June 1808 in Cap-Santé, 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-François GIGNAC married

Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL-- Date: 19 October 1760 Place: Deschambault, Canada
Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL was the child of Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL and Marguerite MARCOTTE

Children of Jean-François GIGNAC and Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL:

Marie GIGNAC (b.8 September 1761, Deschambault, Canada d. 27 April 1847, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Joseph MONTAMBAULT 8 May 1780 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1735 Birth
22 February 1735
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François GIGNAC and Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL 19 October 1760, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie GIGNAC was born 8 September 1761, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-François 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.

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.