Ignace married Genevieve PRUNEAU
29 January 1765
in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve PRUNEAU
was born
18 July 1740
in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France .
Genevieve died
11 August 1820
in Québec Province, Canada.
Genevieve was the child of Jean PRUNEAU and Marie-Geneviève BOUTIN.
Ignace GAGNON died
2 June 1807
in Québec Province, Canada.
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Birth — 1745 7 March 1745 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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.
1765 Marriage / Partner Ignace GAGNON and Genevieve PRUNEAU 29 January 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
He was 19 years old.
1769 Birth of Child Ignace GAGNON was born 13 February 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Ignace was 23 years old.
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.
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Genevieve PRUNEAU
Birth — 1745
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.
1765 Marriage / Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Death — 1807
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