Pierre GINGRAS

Born

22 August 1751 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

2 May 1825 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Pierre married Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY 8 April 1777 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY was born 5 October 1759 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . Josephte died 31 July 1827 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada. Josephte was the child of François LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Felicite HAMEL .

Parents & Family of Pierre GINGRAS

Parents of Pierre GINGRAS

Father

Mathieu GINGRAS

Mother

Marie-Josephte MOISAN

Grandparents of Pierre GINGRAS

Paternal grandparents

Mathieu GINGRAS Marie-Helene CONSTANTINEAU

Maternal grandparents

Michel MOISAN Thérèse-Thecle BONHOMME

m. Langlois Josephte

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GINGRAS

Pierre GINGRAS married

Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY
Marriage date: 8 April 1777
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY was the child of François LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Felicite HAMEL

Children of Pierre GINGRAS and Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Augustin GINGRAS

Born: 4 April 1795, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1854, Québec, Canada East

Married: Marguerite LAINE 27 April 1824 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1751
22 August 1751
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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.

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 / Partner
Pierre GINGRAS and Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY 8 April 1777, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Augustin GINGRAS was born 4 April 1795, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 43 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Augustin GINGRAS married 27 April 1824, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada to Marguerite LAINE