François GIGNAC

Born

18 February 1753 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

26 September 1820 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of François GIGNAC

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Born: 18 February 1753 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Parents of François GIGNAC

Father

Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC

Mother

Marguerite MONTAMBAULT

Grandparents of François GIGNAC

Paternal grandparents

Guillaume GIGNAC Elisabeth RICHARD

Maternal grandparents

Jacques-Jacob MONTAMBAULT dit LEVEILLE Marguerite-Elisabeth MARCOTTE

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

François married Elisabeth DELISLE 1 February 1779 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth DELISLE was born 12 December 1755 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 21 April 1837 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Pierre DELISLE and Elisabeth PICHÉ.

François GIGNAC died 26 September 1820 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GIGNAC

François GIGNAC married

Elisabeth DELISLE
Marriage date: 1 February 1779
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth DELISLE was the child of Pierre DELISLE and Elisabeth PICHÉ

Children of François GIGNAC and Elisabeth DELISLE

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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 — 1753
18 February 1753
Deschambault, 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
François GIGNAC and Elisabeth DELISLE 1 February 1779, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 25 years old.