Jacques PIGEON

Born

2 October 1721 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

26 August 1802 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

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François-Xavier PIGEON Madeleine ETIENNE

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Born: 2 October 1721 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: François-Xavier PIGEON

Mother: Madeleine ETIENNE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PIGEON , Jeanne GODARD

Maternal grandparents: Philippe ETIENNE dit DURIVAGE , Marie GRAVOIS

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Jacques married Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU 8 February 1751 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU was born 28 March 1732 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Josephe died 19 January 1817 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU and Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.

Jacques PIGEON died 26 August 1802 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU
Marriage date: 8 February 1751
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU and Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Jacques PIGEON and Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU

Marie-Veronique PIGEON

Born: 6 September 1759, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 11 February 1811, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Toussaint TESSIER 2 August 1779 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1721
2 October 1721
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jacques PIGEON and Marie-Josephe GALIPEAU 8 February 1751, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 29 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique PIGEON was born 6 September 1759, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jacques was 37 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Veronique PIGEON married 2 August 1779, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Toussaint TESSIER

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)

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