François GINGRAS

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8 April 1762 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada

Died

9 December 1825 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

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Charles GINGRAS Thérèse LOIGNON

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Born: 8 April 1762 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada

Father: Charles GINGRAS

Mother: Thérèse LOIGNON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Jacques GINGRAS , Anne-Angélique HAMEL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LOIGNON , Madeleine GUYON

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François married Marguerite GABORIAULT dite LAPALME 7 January 1788 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite GABORIAULT dite LAPALME was born 15 December 1769 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite died 1 May 1796 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME and Françoise LEBEAU.

François GINGRAS died 9 December 1825 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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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François GINGRAS married

Marguerite GABORIAULT dite LAPALME
Marriage date: 7 January 1788
Marriage place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite GABORIAULT dite LAPALME was the child of Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME and Françoise LEBEAU

Children of François GINGRAS and Marguerite GABORIAULT dite LAPALME

Marguerite GINGRAS

Born: 6 January 1789, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1851, Saint-Césaire, Canada East

Married: Antoine CHARRON 12 January 1807 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Francois GINGRAS

Born: September 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 April 1875, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada

Married: Isabelle DESMARAIS 1 September 1812 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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Birth — 1762
8 April 1762
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
François GINGRAS and Marguerite GABORIAULT dite LAPALME 7 January 1788, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 25 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marguerite GINGRAS was born 6 January 1789, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Francois GINGRAS was born September 1792, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François was 30 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite GABORIAULT dite LAPALME died 1 May 1796, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GINGRAS married 12 January 1807, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Antoine CHARRON

1812 Marriage of Child
Francois GINGRAS married 1 September 1812, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Isabelle DESMARAIS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
9 December 1825
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 63.

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