Pierre GUIGNARD

Born

19 July 1725 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

31 March 1792 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)Marie-Josephe PARE

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Born: 19 July 1725 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

Mother: Marie-Josephe PARE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) , Jeanne GUILLEMET

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PARÉ , Marie-Magdelaine BERTHELOT dite LELOUTRE

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Pierre married Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 20 October 1756 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was born 14 January 1735 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Geneviève died 5 September 1792 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Geneviève was the child of André MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Geneviève ROUSSEAU.

Pierre GUIGNARD died 31 March 1792 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, 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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Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ
Marriage date: 20 October 1756
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was the child of André MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Children of Pierre GUIGNARD and Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Michel GUIGNARD

Born: 11 May 1757, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 9 October 1829, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie BOURG 23 January 1792 Place: Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

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Birth — 1725
19 July 1725
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GUIGNARD and Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 20 October 1756, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Michel GUIGNARD was born 11 May 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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.