Pierre JONCAS

Born

29 July 1754 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

19 October 1840 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Pierre married Genevieve CLOUTIER 23 February 1778 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve CLOUTIER was born 1 August 1754 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Genevieve died 27 January 1802 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Guillaume CLOUTIER and Françoise-Elisabeth BERNIER .

Parents & Family of Pierre JONCAS

Parents of Pierre JONCAS

Father

Pierre JONCAS

Mother

Marie-Josephe-Madeleine MARTIN

Grandparents of Pierre JONCAS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre JONCAS Marie-Marthe FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents

François-Lucien MARTIN Marie-Françoise AUTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre JONCAS

Pierre JONCAS married

Genevieve CLOUTIER
Marriage date: 23 February 1778
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve CLOUTIER was the child of Guillaume CLOUTIER and Françoise-Elisabeth BERNIER

Children of Pierre JONCAS and Genevieve CLOUTIER

Francoise JONCAS

Born: 6 October 1798, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 24 August 1876, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre CLOUTIER 13 February 1821 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower 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 — 1754
29 July 1754
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Pierre JONCAS and Genevieve CLOUTIER 23 February 1778, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 23 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)

1798 Birth of Child
Francoise JONCAS was born 6 October 1798, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre was 44 years old.

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