François GIGNAC

(b. abt. 1657 , France d. 23 July 1737 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )

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François GIGNAC was born abt. 1657 in France

François GIGNAC was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1689.

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

François married Marie-Anne DUCLOS abt. 1689 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Anne DUCLOS was born abt. 1668 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Anne died 31 January 1709 in Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf). Marie-Anne was the child of François DUCLOS and Jeanne CERISIER.

François married (2) Anne BRIERE 30 July 1710 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Anne BRIERE was born 8 March 1676 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Anne died 13 April 1746 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Anne was the child of Jean BRIERE and Jeanne GRANDIN.

François GIGNAC died 23 July 1737 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.