flag male ancestor  Joseph-Marie  GIGNAC

  (b. 14 November 1721 Cap-Santé, Canada, New France   d. 31 December 1797 Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph-Marie GIGNAC was born 14 November 1721 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie GIGNAC was the child of Pierre GIGNAC   and   Brigitte PETIT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS (maternal)  Nicolas PETIT and Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND

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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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante).  Marie-Madeleine died 17 November 1791 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante).  Marie-Madeleine was the child of Philippe-Joseph GALARNEAU and Marie-Anne-Madeleine PINEL.

Joseph-Marie GIGNAC died 31 December 1797 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Joseph-Marie GIGNAC married flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU-- Date: 11 January 1745 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU was the child of Philippe-Joseph GALARNEAU and Marie-Anne-Madeleine PINEL




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birth1721 Birth
14 November 1721
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
marriage1745 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.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1780 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC married 17 January 1780, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville) to Charlotte BERTRAND
marriage1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GIGNAC married 6 November 1786, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to François HARDY
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine GALARNEAU died 17 November 1791, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
death1797 Death
31 December 1797
Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 76.
Added: 4/22/2022 11:58:57 AM - Updated: 1/28/2025 1:36:19 PM

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