Etienne GIGUERE

Born

7 January 1730 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

10 June 1798 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Etienne GIGUERE

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Born: 7 January 1730 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Etienne GIGUERE

Father

Joseph GIGUERE

Mother

Marguerite RACINE

Grandparents of Etienne GIGUERE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GIGUERE Angélique MERCIER

Maternal grandparents

Étienne RACINE Catherine GUYON

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

Etienne married Catherine RATTÉ (RATE) 3 January 1758 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine RATTÉ (RATE) was born 7 September 1737 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Catherine died 5 October 1823 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Andre RATTÉ (RATE) and Marie-Jeanne MARTEL.

Etienne GIGUERE died 10 June 1798 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne GIGUERE

Etienne GIGUERE married

Catherine RATTÉ (RATE)
Marriage date: 3 January 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Catherine RATTÉ (RATE) was the child of Andre RATTÉ (RATE) and Marie-Jeanne MARTEL

Children of Etienne GIGUERE and Catherine RATTÉ (RATE)

Angelique GIGUERE

Born: 7 February 1761, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada
Died: 19 November 1840, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

Married: Pierre-Chrysologue DEBLOIS 7 February 1780 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Birth — 1730
7 January 1730
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GIGUERE and Catherine RATTÉ (RATE) 3 January 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Angelique GIGUERE was born 7 February 1761, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Etienne 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Angelique GIGUERE married 7 February 1780, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Chrysologue DEBLOIS

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)