Brigitte GIGNAC

Born

3 December 1723 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

15 November 1806 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Brigitte married Pierre RICHARD 26 February 1748 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre RICHARD was born 9 October 1704 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Pierre died 10 January 1779 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Marguerite PAGÉ dite QUERCY .

Parents & Family of Brigitte GIGNAC

Parents of Brigitte GIGNAC

Father

Pierre GIGNAC

Mother

Brigitte PETIT

Grandparents of Brigitte GIGNAC

Paternal grandparents

François GIGNAC Marie-Anne DUCLOS

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas PETIT Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Brigitte GIGNAC

Brigitte GIGNAC married

Pierre RICHARD
Marriage date: 26 February 1748
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Pierre RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Marguerite PAGÉ dite QUERCY

Children of Pierre RICHARD and Brigitte GIGNAC

Pierre RICHARD

Born: 30 June 1752, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1837, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine GERMAIN 18 November 1776 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, 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 — 1723
3 December 1723
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Brigitte GIGNAC and Pierre RICHARD 26 February 1748, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre RICHARD was born 30 June 1752, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Brigitte was 28 years old.

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

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.