Marie-Louise GIGNAC

(b. 21 March 1700 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1776 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Louise GIGNAC was born 21 March 1700 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise GIGNAC was the child of François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS and the grandchild of: (maternal) François DUCLOS and Jeanne CERISIER

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Marie-Louise married Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE 5 February 1725 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was born 29 March 1702 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-Baptiste died 13 October 1771 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR and Marie MARCOTTE.

Marie-Louise GIGNAC died 10 June 1776 in Cap-Santé, 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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Marie-Louise GIGNAC married

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE-- Date: 5 February 1725 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR and Marie MARCOTTE

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Children of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise GIGNAC:

Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE (b.12 November 1725, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1799, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE (b.26 April 1727, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 20 May 1783, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE (b.27 October 1728, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. , )

Francoise LEFEBVRE (b.25 February 1730, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1796, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHASTENAY 26 January 1750 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Madeleine LEFEBVRE (b.23 December 1731, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1815, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS 2 February 1761 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph LEFEBVRE (b.22 December 1733, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1801, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Angelique PERRAULT 7 February 1757 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Nicolas LEFEBVRE (b.27 September 1735, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1810, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

Michel LEFEBVRE (b.31 August 1737, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE (b.abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jacques-Philippe LEFEBVRE (b.29 August 1739, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 1 September 1739, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )

François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE (b.1 November 1740, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1813, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse PETIT 14 February 1763 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Therese LEFEBVRE (b.15 September 1743, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1700 Birth
21 March 1700
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GIGNAC and Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE 5 February 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 24 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE was born 12 November 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 25 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE was born 26 April 1727, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 27 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was born 27 October 1728, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 28 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Francoise LEFEBVRE was born 25 February 1730, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 29 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Madeleine LEFEBVRE was born 23 December 1731, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 31 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE was born 22 December 1733, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 33 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Nicolas LEFEBVRE was born 27 September 1735, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 35 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Michel LEFEBVRE was born 31 August 1737, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 37 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jacques-Philippe LEFEBVRE was born 29 August 1739, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 39 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE was born 1 November 1740, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 40 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Therese LEFEBVRE was born 15 September 1743, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 43 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Francoise LEFEBVRE married 26 January 1750, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jean-Baptiste CHASTENAY

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE married 7 February 1757, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Angelique PERRAULT

1761 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LEFEBVRE married 2 February 1761, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE married 14 February 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Thérèse PETIT

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE died 13 October 1771, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1774 Death of Child
Therese LEFEBVRE died 15 April 1774, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise was 74 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.