Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)

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abt. 1711 , Acadia, Canada

Died

8 March 1765 , Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean PINEAULT Anne CHIASSON

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Born: abt. 1711 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Jean PINEAULT

Mother: Anne CHIASSON

Maternal grandparents: Guyon CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE , Madeleine MARTIN

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Françoise married Basile GAGNE 18 January 1730 in Rimouski, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Basile GAGNE was born 20 September 1704 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Basile died 28 October 1786 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Basile was the child of Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER.

Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) died 8 March 1765 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Spouse & Children of Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)

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Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) married

Basile GAGNE
Marriage date: 18 January 1730
Marriage place: Rimouski, Canada, New France
Basile GAGNE was the child of Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER

Children of Basile GAGNE and Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)

Joseph-Basile GAGNE

Born: 21 May 1731, Rimouski, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne-Elisabeth GAMACHE 14 October 1756 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Thérèse GAGNE

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste RICHARD 21 October 1777 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) and Basile GAGNE 18 January 1730, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph-Basile GAGNE was born 21 May 1731, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Basile GAGNE married 14 October 1756, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Jeanne-Elisabeth GAMACHE

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.