Michel GINGRAS

Born

28 September 1729 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

11 May 1800 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

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Philippe GINGRAS Suzanne MONIN dite LAFLEUR

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Born: 28 September 1729 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Father: Philippe GINGRAS

Mother: Suzanne MONIN dite LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents: Charles GINGRAS , Françoise AMYOT (AMIOT)

Maternal grandparents: Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Marthe RICHAUME

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Michel married Geneviève TAPIN 10 January 1757 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . Geneviève TAPIN was born 16 September 1733 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Geneviève died 23 February 1811 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada. Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste TAPIN and Marie FRECHETTE.

Michel GINGRAS died 11 May 1800 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada.
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Geneviève TAPIN
Marriage date: 10 January 1757
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Geneviève TAPIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste TAPIN and Marie FRECHETTE

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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 — 1729
28 September 1729
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Michel GINGRAS and Geneviève TAPIN 10 January 1757, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He 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.