Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE

Born

14 March 1707 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1788 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph GIGUERE Angélique MERCIER

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Born: 14 March 1707 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph GIGUERE

Mother: Angélique MERCIER

Paternal grandparents: Robert GIGUERE dit DESPINS , Marie-Aimee MIVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Julien MERCIER , Marie POULIN (POULAIN)

Bon-Chretien had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Bon-Chretien married Dorothee RACINE 24 November 1732 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Dorothee RACINE was born 26 February 1715 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Dorothee died 17 November 1766 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Dorothee was the child of Claude RACINE and Geneviève GAGNON.

Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE died 17 March 1788 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE married

Dorothee RACINE
Marriage date: 24 November 1732
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Dorothee RACINE was the child of Claude RACINE and Geneviève GAGNON

Children of Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE and Dorothee RACINE

Josephte GIGUERE

Born: 20 April 1737, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 31 May 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Ignace CARON 27 October 1754 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Dorothee GIGUERE

Born: 23 January 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1794, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 27 September 1762 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Charles-Amable GIGUERE

Born: 13 January 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 20 February 1828, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Therese LAURENCE 2 October 1780 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Ignace GIGUERE

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 December 1836, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine MOREL 9 June 1777 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Joseph-Augustin GIGUERE

Born: 21 April 1756, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1818, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine PAQUIN 5 February 1781 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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Birth — 1707
14 March 1707
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE and Dorothee RACINE 24 November 1732, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 25 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Josephte GIGUERE was born 20 April 1737, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Bon-Chretien was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Dorothee GIGUERE was born 23 January 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Bon-Chretien was 32 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Charles-Amable GIGUERE was born 13 January 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Bon-Chretien was 43 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Josephte GIGUERE married 27 October 1754, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Ignace CARON

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph-Augustin GIGUERE was born 21 April 1756, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Bon-Chretien was 49 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Dorothee GIGUERE married 27 September 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothee RACINE died 17 November 1766, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1767 Death of Child
Josephte GIGUERE died 31 May 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Bon-Chretien was 60 years old.

Revolutionary War
CIGUERE, Chrétien. with men from St-Féréol, stopped British militia recruits from St-Joachim in 1775 (Lanctot, p. 70); refused royal commission, had
much credit in the parish (BTW)
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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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Ignace GIGUERE married 9 June 1777, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Madeleine MOREL

1780 Marriage of Child
Charles-Amable GIGUERE married 2 October 1780, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Marie-Therese LAURENCE

1781 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Augustin GIGUERE married 5 February 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Madeleine PAQUIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1788
17 March 1788
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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