Louis GINGRAS

(b. 8 October 1720 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1796 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Louis GINGRAS was born 8 October 1720 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Louis 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marguerite RAINVILLE 9 October 1747 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite RAINVILLE was born 2 May 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marguerite died 16 June 1800 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marguerite was the child of Paul RAINVILLE and Marguerite GIROUX.

Louis GINGRAS died 4 August 1796 in Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada .

m. Rainville Marguerite

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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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Louis GINGRAS married

Marguerite RAINVILLE-- Date: 9 October 1747 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite RAINVILLE was the child of Paul RAINVILLE and Marguerite GIROUX

Children of Louis GINGRAS and Marguerite RAINVILLE:

Louise GINGRAS (b.23 October 1753, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1831, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Philippe BERGERON 3 October 1774 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1720 Birth
8 October 1720
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Louis GINGRAS and Marguerite RAINVILLE 9 October 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louise GINGRAS was born 23 October 1753, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Louis was 33 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Louise GINGRAS married 3 October 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Philippe BERGERON

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.