François GAMACHE

(b. 17 November 1708 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1787 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François GAMACHE was born 17 November 1708 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

François GAMACHE was the child of Louis GAMACHE and Angélique MIVILLE dite DESCHENES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GAMACHE and Elisabeth-Ursule CLOUTIER (maternal) François MIVILLE dit LESUISSE and Marie LANGLOIS

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

François married Marie LEMIEUX 9 August 1734 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie LEMIEUX was born 8 December 1705 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie was the child of François LEMIEUX and Marie-Anne PARADIS.

François GAMACHE died 9 May 1787 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, 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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François GAMACHE married

Marie LEMIEUX-- Date: 9 August 1734 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marie LEMIEUX was the child of François LEMIEUX and Marie-Anne PARADIS

Children of François GAMACHE and Marie LEMIEUX:

Françoise GAMACHE (b.28 April 1735, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1770, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Francois BARON 30 July 1753 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie GAMACHE (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste PILON 18 February 1760 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
m. Nicolas LANGLOIS 29 January 1769 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1708 Birth
17 November 1708
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
François GAMACHE and Marie LEMIEUX 9 August 1734, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Françoise GAMACHE was born 28 April 1735, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

François was 26 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Françoise GAMACHE married 30 July 1753, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Joseph-Francois BARON

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie GAMACHE married 18 February 1760, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Jean-Baptiste PILON

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 Marriage of Child
Marie GAMACHE married 29 January 1769, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Nicolas LANGLOIS

1770 Death of Child
Françoise GAMACHE died 23 May 1770, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 61 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.