Marie-Josephte MOISAN

(b. 4 February 1716 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1785 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte MOISAN was born 4 February 1716 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte MOISAN was the child of Michel MOISAN and Thérèse-Thecle BONHOMME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MOISAN and Barbe ROTTEAU (ROTEAU) (maternal) Nicolas BONHOMME and Marie-Thérèse LEVASSEUR

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Marie-Josephte married Mathieu GINGRAS 17 November 1739 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Mathieu GINGRAS was born 20 March 1711 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Mathieu died 4 January 1787 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Mathieu was the child of Mathieu GINGRAS and Marie-Helene CONSTANTINEAU.

Marie-Josephte MOISAN died 3 November 1785 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Gingras Mathieu

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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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Family and Children of Marie-Josephte MOISAN

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Marie-Josephte MOISAN married

Mathieu GINGRAS-- Date: 17 November 1739 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Mathieu GINGRAS was the child of Mathieu GINGRAS and Marie-Helene CONSTANTINEAU

Children of Mathieu GINGRAS and Marie-Josephte MOISAN:

Marie-Therese GINGRAS (b.17 November 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1785, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada)

Charles-Mathieu GINGRAS (b.12 April 1744, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Agathe GARNEAU 25 September 1780 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie GINGRAS (b.30 April 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 26 November 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique PROULX 22 June 1772 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
m. Emerentienne PERRON 27 January 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre GINGRAS (b.22 August 1751, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1825, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY 8 April 1777 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Michel GINGRAS (b.13 April 1755, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1821, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)

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1716 Birth
4 February 1716
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MOISAN and Mathieu GINGRAS 17 November 1739, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 23 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese GINGRAS was born 17 November 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 24 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Charles-Mathieu GINGRAS was born 12 April 1744, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 28 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie GINGRAS was born 30 April 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Pierre GINGRAS was born 22 August 1751, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 35 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Michel GINGRAS was born 13 April 1755, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie GINGRAS married 22 June 1772, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Angelique PROULX

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 Child
Jean-Marie GINGRAS married 27 January 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Emerentienne PERRON

1777 Marriage of Child
Pierre GINGRAS married 8 April 1777, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

1780 Marriage of Child
Charles-Mathieu GINGRAS married 25 September 1780 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Agathe GARNEAU

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)