Etienne GIGUERE

(b. 7 January 1730 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1798 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Etienne GIGUERE was born 7 January 1730 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Etienne GIGUERE was the child of Joseph GIGUERE and Marguerite RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GIGUERE and Angélique MERCIER (maternal) Étienne RACINE and Catherine GUYON

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

Etienne married Catherine RATTÉ (RATE) 3 January 1758 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine RATTÉ (RATE) was born 7 September 1737 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 5 October 1823 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Catherine was the child of Andre RATTÉ (RATE) and Marie-Jeanne MARTEL.

Etienne GIGUERE died 10 June 1798 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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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Etienne GIGUERE married

Catherine RATTÉ (RATE)-- Date: 3 January 1758 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Catherine RATTÉ (RATE) was the child of Andre RATTÉ (RATE) and Marie-Jeanne MARTEL

Children of Etienne GIGUERE and Catherine RATTÉ (RATE):

Angelique GIGUERE (b.7 February 1761, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada d. 19 November 1840, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )
m. Pierre-Chrysologue DEBLOIS 7 February 1780 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1730 Birth
7 January 1730
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GIGUERE and Catherine RATTÉ (RATE) 3 January 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Angelique GIGUERE was born 7 February 1761, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 31 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.