Ignace TOUSIGNANT

Born

16 May 1717 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

31 July 1780 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Ignace married Angelique LEMAY 25 July 1740 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique LEMAY was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada. Angelique died 1 October 1793 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Angelique was the child of Joseph LEMAY and Marie-Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER) .

Parents & Family of Ignace TOUSIGNANT

Parents of Ignace TOUSIGNANT

Father

Michel TOUSIGNANT

Mother

Marie-Catherine LEMAY

Grandparents of Ignace TOUSIGNANT

Paternal grandparents

Pierre TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE Marie-Madeleine PHILIPPE (PHILLIPPE)

Maternal grandparents

Ignace LEMAY Anne GIRARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ignace TOUSIGNANT

Ignace TOUSIGNANT married

Angelique LEMAY
Marriage date: 25 July 1740
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Angelique LEMAY was the child of Joseph LEMAY and Marie-Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER)

Children of Ignace TOUSIGNANT and Angelique LEMAY

François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 June 1805, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe GELINAS 6 February 1769 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

Born: 21 August 1747, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1810, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Louise BERGERON 27 January 1772 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Ignace's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1717
16 May 1717
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Ignace TOUSIGNANT and Angelique LEMAY 25 July 1740, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born 21 August 1747, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Ignace was 30 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.

1769 Marriage of Child
François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE married 6 February 1769, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe GELINAS

1772 Marriage of Child
Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE married 27 January 1772, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada to Louise BERGERON

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.