Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Born

11 June 1729 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

22 March 1810 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS.

Parents

Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS Françoise JUTRAS

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 11 June 1729 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS

Mother: Françoise JUTRAS

Paternal grandparents: Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS , Marie-Françoise PINARD

Maternal grandparents: Dominque JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS , Marie NIQUET

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

Jeanne-Françoise married André ALLARD 25 October 1749 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
André ALLARD was born 19 February 1716 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). André died 20 May 1783 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. André was the child of François-Jean ALLARD and Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN.

Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS died 22 March 1810 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jeanne-Françoise appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

A Glimpse into the Life of an 18th Century Québécois Woman: Navigating the Challenges of Mid-1700s

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Hide Family & Children

Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS married

André ALLARD
Marriage date: 25 October 1749
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
André ALLARD was the child of François-Jean ALLARD and Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN

Children of André ALLARD and Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Jeanne ALLARD

Born: 5 September 1750, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste RABOUIN 12 September 1774 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Charlotte-Marie ALLARD

Born: 10 January 1757, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 9 February 1815, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ 25 June 1775 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie ALLARD

Born: 9 August 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Died: 17 January 1840, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LAVALLEE 1 July 1823 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1729
11 June 1729
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS and André ALLARD 25 October 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jeanne ALLARD was born 5 September 1750, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jeanne-Françoise was 21 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Marie ALLARD was born 10 January 1757, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jeanne-Françoise was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie ALLARD was born 9 August 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jeanne-Françoise 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Jeanne ALLARD married 12 September 1774, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste RABOUIN

1775 Marriage of Child
Charlotte-Marie ALLARD married 25 June 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ

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.