Joseph GIGUERE

Born

28 March 1735 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

29 May 1801 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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Charles GIGUERE Anne GUYON

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Born: 28 March 1735 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GIGUERE

Mother: Anne GUYON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph GIGUERE , Angélique MERCIER

Maternal grandparents: Claude GUYON , Catherine BLOUIN

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Joseph married Marie-Monique FILION 11 February 1765 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Monique FILION was born 15 November 1744 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Monique died 11 May 1820 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Monique was the child of Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY.

Joseph GIGUERE died 29 May 1801 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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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Marie-Monique FILION
Marriage date: 11 February 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Monique FILION was the child of Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Children of Joseph GIGUERE and Marie-Monique FILION

Leon GIGUERE

Born: 14 May 1768, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve RACINE 28 January 1794 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Felicite-Amable GIGUERE

Born: 7 August 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 May 1855, St-Ferréol-Les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada

Married: Jean-Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE 15 February 1803 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1735
28 March 1735
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GIGUERE and Marie-Monique FILION 11 February 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Leon GIGUERE was born 14 May 1768, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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.