flag male ancestor  Francois  DAIGNEAU

  (b. 28 September 1821 Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada   d. 25 February 1892 Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada )  

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Francois DAIGNEAU was born 28 September 1821 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Francois DAIGNEAU was the child of ?   and   ?

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Francois  married  Francoise GRIGNON 16 February 1841 in Montréal, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise GRIGNON  was born 11 June 1822 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Francoise died 10 March 1890 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) .  Francoise was the child of Antoine GRIGNON and Francoise CHARRON dite DUCHARME.

Francois DAIGNEAU died 25 February 1892 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Francois DAIGNEAU

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Francois DAIGNEAU married flag female ancestor Francoise GRIGNON-- Date: 16 February 1841 Place: Montréal, Canada East
Francoise GRIGNON was the child of Antoine GRIGNON and Francoise CHARRON dite DUCHARME


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Children of Francois DAIGNEAU and Francoise GRIGNON:

flag male ancestor Francois DAIGNEAULT (b.October 1844, Saint-Clement, Bas-Saint-Laurent Region, Quebec, Canada  d. 4 April 1910, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Marguerite ROBERT 1873



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birth1821 Birth
28 September 1821
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1841 Marriage / Partner
Francois DAIGNEAU and Francoise GRIGNON 16 February 1841, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 19 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Birth of Child
Francois DAIGNEAULT was born October 1844, Saint-Clement, Bas-Saint-Laurent Region, Quebec, Canada

Francois was 23 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1890 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise GRIGNON died 10 March 1890, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1892 Death
25 February 1892
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 70.
Added: 6/6/2025 5:10:09 PM - Updated: 6/6/2025 5:25:21 PM

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