François GAMACHE

Born

17 November 1708 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

9 May 1787 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis GAMACHE Angélique MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

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Born: 17 November 1708 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GAMACHE

Mother: Angélique MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas GAMACHE , Elisabeth-Ursule CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: François MIVILLE dit LESUISSE , Marie LANGLOIS

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François married Marie LEMIEUX 9 August 1734 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie LEMIEUX was born 8 December 1705 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie was the child of François LEMIEUX and Marie-Anne PARADIS.

François GAMACHE died 9 May 1787 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, 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 LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 9 August 1734
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marie LEMIEUX was the child of François LEMIEUX and Marie-Anne PARADIS

Children of François GAMACHE and Marie LEMIEUX

Françoise GAMACHE

Born: 28 April 1735, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 23 May 1770, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Francois BARON 30 July 1753 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie GAMACHE

Born: abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste PILON 18 February 1760 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Married: Nicolas LANGLOIS 29 January 1769 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1708
17 November 1708
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
François GAMACHE and Marie LEMIEUX 9 August 1734, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Françoise GAMACHE was born 28 April 1735, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

François was 26 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Françoise GAMACHE married 30 July 1753, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Joseph-Francois BARON

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie GAMACHE married 18 February 1760, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Jean-Baptiste PILON

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie GAMACHE married 29 January 1769, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Nicolas LANGLOIS

1770 Death of Child
Françoise GAMACHE died 23 May 1770, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 61 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.