Jacques PIGEON

(b. 2 October 1721 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 26 August 1802 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada )

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Jacques PIGEON was born 2 October 1721 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Jacques PIGEON was the child of François-Xavier PIGEON and Madeleine ETIENNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PIGEON and Jeanne GODARD (maternal) Philippe ETIENNE dit DURIVAGE and Marie GRAVOIS

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

Jacques married Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU 8 February 1751 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU was born 28 March 1732 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Josephe died 19 January 1817 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU and Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.

Jacques PIGEON died 26 August 1802 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 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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Jacques PIGEON married

Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU-- Date: 8 February 1751 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU and Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Jacques PIGEON and Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU:

Marie-Veronique PIGEON (b.6 September 1759, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1811, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Toussaint TESSIER 2 August 1779 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1721 Birth
2 October 1721
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jacques PIGEON and Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU 8 February 1751, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 29 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique PIGEON was born 6 September 1759, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jacques was 37 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Veronique PIGEON married 2 August 1779, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Toussaint TESSIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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