Bon-Chretien
GIGUÈRE
(b.
14 March 1707
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
d.
17 March 1788
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE was born 14 March 1707 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE was the child of Joseph GIGUERE and Angélique MERCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Aimee MIVILLE (maternal) Julien MERCIER and Marie POULIN (POULAIN)Bon-Chretien had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bon-Chretien married Dorothee RACINE 24 November 1732 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Dorothee RACINE was born 26 February 1715 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Dorothee died 17 November 1766 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Dorothee was the child of Claude RACINE and Geneviève GAGNON.
Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE died 17 March 1788 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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
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Family and Children of Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE
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Dorothee RACINE-- Date: 24 November 1732 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Dorothee RACINE was the child of Claude RACINE and Geneviève GAGNON
Children of Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE and Dorothee RACINE:
Josephte GIGUERE (b.20 April 1737, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 31 May 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Ignace CARON 27 October 1754 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Dorothee GIGUERE (b.23 January 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1794, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 27 September 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Charles-Amable GIGUERE (b.13 January 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1828, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Therese LAURENCE 2 October 1780 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
Ignace GIGUERE (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 December 1836, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine MOREL 9 June 1777 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Joseph-Augustin GIGUERE (b.21 April 1756, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1818, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine PAQUIN 5 February 1781 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
Dorothee RACINE-- Date: 24 November 1732 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France Dorothee RACINE was the child of Claude RACINE and Geneviève GAGNON
Children of Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE and Dorothee RACINE:
Josephte GIGUERE (b.20 April 1737, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 31 May 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada)m. Ignace CARON 27 October 1754 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Dorothee GIGUERE (b.23 January 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1794, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)m. Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 27 September 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Charles-Amable GIGUERE (b.13 January 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1828, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Therese LAURENCE 2 October 1780 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
Ignace GIGUERE (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 December 1836, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )m. Madeleine MOREL 9 June 1777 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Joseph-Augustin GIGUERE (b.21 April 1756, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1818, Louiseville, Lower Canada )m. Madeleine PAQUIN 5 February 1781 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
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1707 Birth 14 March 1707
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1732 Marriage / PartnerBon-Chretien GIGUÈRE and Dorothee RACINE 24 November 1732, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
He was 25 years old.
1737 Birth of ChildJosephte GIGUERE was born 20 April 1737, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Bon-Chretien was 30 years old.
1740 Birth of ChildDorothee GIGUERE was born 23 January 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Bon-Chretien was 32 years old.
1751 Birth of ChildCharles-Amable GIGUERE was born 13 January 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Bon-Chretien was 43 years old.
1754 Marriage of ChildJosephte GIGUERE married 27 October 1754, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Ignace CARON
1756 Birth of ChildJoseph-Augustin GIGUERE was born 21 April 1756, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Bon-Chretien was 49 years old.
1762 Marriage of ChildDorothee GIGUERE married 27 September 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Baptiste LESSARD
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.
1766 Death of Spouse/PartnerDorothee RACINE died 17 November 1766, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1767 Death of ChildJosephte GIGUERE died 31 May 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Bon-Chretien was 60 years old.
Revolutionary War
CIGUERE, Chrétien. with men from St-Féréol, stopped British militia recruits from St-Joachim in 1775 (Lanctot, p. 70); refused royal commission, had
much credit in the parish (BTW)
Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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CIGUERE, Chrétien. with men from St-Féréol, stopped British militia recruits from St-Joachim in 1775 (Lanctot, p. 70); refused royal commission, had
much credit in the parish (BTW)
Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
FamilySearch.org FAQ: Genealogy Resource Guide connecting you to your ancestors using FamilySearch.org.
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.1777 Marriage of ChildIgnace GIGUERE married 9 June 1777, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Madeleine MOREL
1780 Marriage of ChildCharles-Amable GIGUERE married 2 October 1780, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Marie-Therese LAURENCE
1781 Marriage of ChildJoseph-Augustin GIGUERE married 5 February 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Madeleine PAQUIN
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Death 17 March 1788
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
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