Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC

(b. 8 September 1749 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1827 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC was born 8 September 1749 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC was the child of Joseph-Marie GIGNAC and Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GIGNAC and Brigitte PETIT (maternal) Philippe-Joseph GALARNEAU and Marie-Anne-Madeleine PINEL

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

Marie-Madeleine married François HARDY 6 November 1786 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François HARDY was born 7 December 1763 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). François died 22 June 1822 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). François was the child of François-Amable HARDY and Marie-Genevieve RICHARD.

Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC died 16 February 1827 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC married

François HARDY-- Date: 6 November 1786 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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François HARDY was the child of François-Amable HARDY and Marie-Genevieve RICHARD

Children of François HARDY and Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC:

David HARDY (b.10 November 1800, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada d. 17 June 1862, Cap-Santé, Canada East )
m. Angélique-Louise FRENETTE 7 November 1826 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1749 Birth
8 September 1749
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC and François HARDY 6 November 1786, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 37 years old.

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)

1800 Birth of Child
David HARDY was born 10 November 1800, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Madeleine was 51 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England