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immigrant flag male ancestor  François  GIGNAC

Born
abt. 1657 ,  France
Died
23 July 1737 ,  Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
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, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne died 31 January 1709 in Portneuf, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne was the child of François DUCLOS and Jeanne CERISIER .
François  married  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, Canada, New France.  Anne died 13 April 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  Anne was the child of Jean BRIERE and Jeanne GRANDIN .
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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, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne died 31 January 1709 in Portneuf, Canada, New France .  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, Canada, New France.  Anne died 13 April 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  Anne was the child of Jean BRIERE and Jeanne GRANDIN.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GIGNAC

François GIGNAC married flag female ancestor Marie-Anne DUCLOS
Marriage date: abt. 1689
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal


Marie-Anne DUCLOS was the child of François DUCLOS and Jeanne CERISIER

Marriage notes:
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


François GIGNAC married flag female ancestor Anne BRIERE
Marriage date: 30 July 1710
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Anne BRIERE was the child of Jean BRIERE and Jeanne GRANDIN

Children of François GIGNAC and Anne BRIERE


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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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Invention 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)
Invention 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)
marriage1710 Marriage / Partner
François GIGNAC and Anne BRIERE 30 July 1710, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
marriage1713 Marriage of Child
Jacques GIGNAC married 7 November 1713, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France 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)
marriage1717 Marriage of Child
Pierre GIGNAC married 24 January 1717, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Brigitte PETIT
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
marriage1720 Marriage of Child
Guillaume GIGNAC married 11 November 1720 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Elisabeth RICHARD
marriage1720 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise GIGNAC married 12 November 1720, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Michel MARCOTTE
marriage1725 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GIGNAC married 5 February 1725, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE
1725 Death of Child
Angelique GIGNAC died 18 June 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
marriage1726 Marriage of Child
Francois GIGNAC married 4 March 1726, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine PETIT
1727 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise GIGNAC died 28 January 1727, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
marriage1728 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GIGNAC married 29 July 1728, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Nicolas RICHARD
marriage1731 Marriage of Child
Catherine GIGNAC married 17 April 1731, Deschambault, Canada, New France to Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE)
DeathDeath — 1737
23 July 1737
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
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