Joseph-Marie GIGNAC

Born

14 November 1721 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

31 December 1797 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Joseph-Marie married Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU 11 January 1745 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU was born 18 January 1726 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine died 17 November 1791 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Philippe-Joseph GALARNEAU and Marie-Anne-Madeleine PINEL .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Marie GIGNAC

Parents of Joseph-Marie GIGNAC

Father

Pierre GIGNAC

Mother

Brigitte PETIT

Grandparents of Joseph-Marie GIGNAC

Paternal grandparents

François GIGNAC Marie-Anne DUCLOS

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas PETIT Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Marie GIGNAC

Joseph-Marie GIGNAC married

Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU
Marriage date: 11 January 1745
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU was the child of Philippe-Joseph GALARNEAU and Marie-Anne-Madeleine PINEL

Children of Joseph-Marie GIGNAC and Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU

Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC

Born: 9 December 1746, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte BERTRAND 17 January 1780 Place: Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada

Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC

Born: 8 September 1749, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1827, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: François HARDY 6 November 1786 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1721
14 November 1721
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie GIGNAC and Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU 11 January 1745, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 23 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC was born 9 December 1746, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Marie was 25 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC was born 8 September 1749, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph-Marie was 27 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.