Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS

(b. 11 April 1716 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1781 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS was born 11 April 1716 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite ANGERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GINGRAS and Françoise AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Simon LEFEBVRE dit ANGERS and Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSON

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Jean-Baptiste married Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER) 4 September 1741 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER) was born 13 May 1719 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Françoise died 27 July 1803 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Françoise was the child of Claude GARNIER (GRENIER) and Madeleine COQUIN dite LATOURELLE.

Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS died 31 March 1781 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS married

Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER)-- Date: 4 September 1741 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER) was the child of Claude GARNIER (GRENIER) and Madeleine COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER):

Augustin GINGRAS (b.30 March 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1812, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique PARENT 16 August 1780 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1716 Birth
11 April 1716
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER) 4 September 1741, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 25 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Augustin GINGRAS was born 30 March 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Augustin GINGRAS married 16 August 1780 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Angélique PARENT