Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC

Born

17 March 1725 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

9 December 1778 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC

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Born: 17 March 1725 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC

Father

Guillaume GIGNAC

Mother

Elisabeth RICHARD

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC

Paternal grandparents

François GIGNAC Marie-Anne DUCLOS

Maternal grandparents

Alexis RICHARD Claudine LANGLOIS

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite MONTAMBAULT 7 April 1750 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite MONTAMBAULT was born 15 September 1716 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Marguerite died 11 May 1788 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jacques-Jacob MONTAMBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Marguerite-Elisabeth MARCOTTE.

Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC died 9 December 1778 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC

Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC married

Marguerite MONTAMBAULT
Marriage date: 7 April 1750
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marguerite MONTAMBAULT was the child of Jacques-Jacob MONTAMBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Marguerite-Elisabeth MARCOTTE

Children of Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC and Marguerite MONTAMBAULT

François GIGNAC

Born: 18 February 1753, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 26 September 1820, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth DELISLE 1 February 1779 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1725
17 March 1725
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC and Marguerite MONTAMBAULT 7 April 1750, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François GIGNAC was born 18 February 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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.