Felicite MOISAN

Born

29 July 1715 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

12 April 1790 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada

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Etienne MOISAN Anne-Felicite BONHOMME

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Born: 29 July 1715 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne MOISAN

Mother: Anne-Felicite BONHOMME

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MOISAN , Barbe ROTTEAU (ROTEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas BONHOMME , Marie-Thérèse LEVASSEUR

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

Felicite married Augustin GINGRAS 29 February 1740 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Augustin GINGRAS was born 10 August 1715 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Augustin died 29 December 1785 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Augustin was the child of Mathieu GINGRAS and Marie-Helene CONSTANTINEAU.

Felicite MOISAN died 12 April 1790 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Felicite MOISAN married

Augustin GINGRAS
Marriage date: 29 February 1740
Marriage place: Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada, New France
Augustin GINGRAS was the child of Mathieu GINGRAS and Marie-Helene CONSTANTINEAU

Children of Augustin GINGRAS and Felicite MOISAN

Augustin GINGRAS

Born: 29 November 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1810, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Felicite GINGRAS

Born: 8 April 1742, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 17 July 1792, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Charles RACETTE 8 April 1771 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Charles GINGRAS

Born: 1 January 1744, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1824, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Etienne GINGRAS

Born: 24 February 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1822, Saint-Justin, Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine AMIOT 15 February 1768 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre GINGRAS

Born: 8 July 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1810, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

Michel GINGRAS

Born: 4 December 1750, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1715
29 July 1715
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Felicite MOISAN and Augustin GINGRAS 29 February 1740, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

She was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Augustin GINGRAS was born 29 November 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Felicite was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Felicite GINGRAS was born 8 April 1742, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Felicite was 26 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Charles GINGRAS was born 1 January 1744, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Felicite was 28 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Etienne GINGRAS was born 24 February 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Felicite was 29 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre GINGRAS was born 8 July 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Felicite was 30 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Michel GINGRAS was born 4 December 1750, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Felicite was 35 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Etienne GINGRAS married 15 February 1768, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine AMIOT

1771 Marriage of Child
Felicite GINGRAS married 8 April 1771, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Charles RACETTE

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.