François GIGNAC

(b. abt. 1657 , France d. 23 July 1737 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )

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François GIGNAC was born abt. 1657 in France

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François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1689.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Anne DUCLOS abt. 1689 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Anne DUCLOS was born abt. 1668 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Anne died 31 January 1709 in Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf). Marie-Anne was the child of François DUCLOS and Jeanne CERISIER.

François married (2) Anne BRIERE 30 July 1710 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Anne BRIERE was born 8 March 1676 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Anne died 13 April 1746 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Anne was the child of Jean BRIERE and Jeanne GRANDIN.

François GIGNAC died 23 July 1737 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France .
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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
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Family and Children of François GIGNAC

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François GIGNAC married

Marie-Anne DUCLOS-- Date: abt. 1689 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie-Anne DUCLOS was the child of François DUCLOS and Jeanne CERISIER

Children: Jacques, Jean-Francois, Jean-Baptiste, Pierre, Louis, Marie-Francoise, Marie-Angelique, Marguerite-Louise, Francois, Marie-Josephe and Marie-Francoise.

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Children of François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS:

Jacques GIGNAC (b.1 May 1689, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne RICHARD 7 November 1713 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Guillaume GIGNAC (b.20 August 1690, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1773, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Elisabeth RICHARD 11 November 1720 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC (b.7 March 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 20 June 1705, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Pierre GIGNAC (b.21 September 1693, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1772, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Brigitte PETIT 24 January 1717 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Louis GIGNAC (b.16 April 1695, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1738, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )

Marie-Françoise GIGNAC (b.6 January 1697, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1727, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )
m. Michel MARCOTTE 12 November 1720 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Angelique GIGNAC (b.abt. 1698, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 June 1725, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )

Marie-Louise GIGNAC (b.21 March 1700, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1776, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE 5 February 1725 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Francois GIGNAC (b.15 April 1703, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1760, Cap-Santé, Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine PETIT 4 March 1726 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Josephte GIGNAC (b.abt. 1705, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 August 1790, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Nicolas RICHARD 29 July 1728 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Catherine GIGNAC (b.21 September 1707, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1770, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE) 17 April 1731 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François GIGNAC married

Anne BRIERE-- Date: 30 July 1710 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Anne BRIERE was the child of Jean BRIERE and Jeanne GRANDIN

Children of François GIGNAC and Anne BRIERE:

Marie-Angélique GIGNAC (b.abt. 1711, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 June 1802, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )
m. René CUILLERIER 17 May 1751 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
m. Pierre GENDRON 14 February 1774 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Josephte GIGNAC (b.22 November 1714, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1740, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre HALEAU dit DEVEAU 17 August 1739 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1689 Birth of Child
Jacques GIGNAC was born 1 May 1689, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1690 Birth of Child
Guillaume GIGNAC was born 20 August 1690, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1692 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC was born 7 March 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1693 Birth of Child
Pierre GIGNAC was born 21 September 1693, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1695 Birth of Child
Louis GIGNAC was born 16 April 1695, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1697 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GIGNAC was born 6 January 1697, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GIGNAC was born 21 March 1700, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1703 Birth of Child
Francois GIGNAC was born 15 April 1703, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1705 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC died 20 June 1705, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1707 Birth of Child
Catherine GIGNAC was born 21 September 1707, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1709 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne DUCLOS died 31 January 1709, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf)

1710 Marriage / Partner
François GIGNAC and Anne BRIERE 30 July 1710, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1713 Marriage of Child
Jacques GIGNAC married 7 November 1713, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Marie-Anne RICHARD

1714 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GIGNAC was born 22 November 1714, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1717 Marriage of Child
Pierre GIGNAC married 24 January 1717, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Brigitte PETIT

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

1720 Marriage of Child
Guillaume GIGNAC married 11 November 1720 , Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Elisabeth RICHARD

1720 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise GIGNAC married 12 November 1720, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Michel MARCOTTE

1725 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GIGNAC married 5 February 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

1725 Death of Child
Angelique GIGNAC died 18 June 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1726 Marriage of Child
Francois GIGNAC married 4 March 1726, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Marie-Madeleine PETIT

1727 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise GIGNAC died 28 January 1727, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1728 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GIGNAC married 29 July 1728, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Nicolas RICHARD

1731 Marriage of Child
Catherine GIGNAC married 17 April 1731, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE)

1737 Death
23 July 1737
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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