François PIGEON

Born

3 June 1701 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

20 September 1786 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

François married Anne-Marguerite PICARD 16 June 1732 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Anne-Marguerite PICARD was born 14 May 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Anne-Marguerite died 24 March 1791 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Anne-Marguerite was the child of Jacques PICARD and Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE .

Parents & Family of François PIGEON

Parents of François PIGEON

Father

François-Xavier PIGEON

Mother

Madeleine ETIENNE

Grandparents of François PIGEON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre PIGEON Jeanne GODARD

Maternal grandparents

Philippe ETIENNE dit DURIVAGE Marie GRAVOIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François PIGEON

François PIGEON married

Anne-Marguerite PICARD
Marriage date: 16 June 1732
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Anne-Marguerite PICARD was the child of Jacques PICARD and Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE

Children of François PIGEON and Anne-Marguerite PICARD

Jacques PIGEON

Born: 20 May 1733, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Francois-Amable PIGEON

Born: 20 December 1735, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1804, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Marie-Barbe PIGEON

Born: 22 September 1737, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 May 1779, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Paul PIGEON

Born: 10 June 1739, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1831, Montréal, Lower Canada

Marie-Marguerite PIGEON

Born: 11 February 1740, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 September 1806, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Benoit PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE 24 February 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne PIGEON

Born: 5 June 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 14 September 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques BOTQUIN dit ST-ANDRE 29 October 1764 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1701
3 June 1701
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
François PIGEON and Anne-Marguerite PICARD 16 June 1732, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 31 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Jacques PIGEON was born 20 May 1733, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

François was 31 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Francois-Amable PIGEON was born 20 December 1735, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

François was 34 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe PIGEON was born 22 September 1737, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

François was 36 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Paul PIGEON was born 10 June 1739, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

François was 38 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite PIGEON was born 11 February 1740, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

François was 38 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PIGEON was born 5 June 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

François was 43 years old.

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

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PIGEON married 29 October 1764, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada to Jacques BOTQUIN dit ST-ANDRE

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite PIGEON married 24 February 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Benoit PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE

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.

1779 Death of Child
Marie-Barbe PIGEON died 18 May 1779, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

François was 78 years old.

1780 Death of Child
Marie-Anne PIGEON died 14 September 1780, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François was 79 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1786
20 September 1786
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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