flag female ancestor  Françoise  GIGNAC

  (b. 9 September 1757 Cap-Santé, Canada, New France   d. 10 February 1853 Cap-Santé, Canada East )  

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Françoise GIGNAC was born 9 September 1757 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Françoise GIGNAC was the child of Pierre GIGNAC   and   Françoise HARDY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre GIGNAC and Brigitte PETIT (maternal)  Jean-François HARDY and Marie-Anne GARIEPY

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Françoise  married  Hyacinthe PICHÉ 25 January 1779 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hyacinthe PICHÉ  was born 24 March 1756 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante).  Hyacinthe died 13 November 1825 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante).  Hyacinthe was the child of Adrien PICHÉ and Madeleine MATTE.

Françoise GIGNAC died 10 February 1853 in Cap-Santé, Canada East .
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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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Françoise GIGNAC married flag male ancestor Hyacinthe PICHÉ-- Date: 25 January 1779 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Hyacinthe PICHÉ was the child of Adrien PICHÉ and Madeleine MATTE




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birth1757 Birth
9 September 1757
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1779 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GIGNAC and Hyacinthe PICHÉ 25 January 1779, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 21 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Adrien PICHÉ was born 13 May 1791, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Françoise was 33 years old.
marriage1815 Marriage of Child
Adrien PICHÉ married 7 February 1815, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Marie-Marguerite FRENETTE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1825 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hyacinthe PICHÉ died 13 November 1825, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
death1853 Death
10 February 1853
Cap-Santé, Canada East

She died at the age of 95.
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