Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

Born

7 May 1717 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

25 March 1790 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)Marie-Madeleine BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

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Born: 7 May 1717 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

Mother: Marie-Madeleine BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) , Catherine DE LEHAIE (LEHAYE) (LAHAIE)

Maternal grandparents: François BANLIAC dit LAMONTAGNE , Marie-Angélique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Pierre married Marguerite ST-YVES 23 April 1754 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Marguerite ST-YVES was born 9 May 1735 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite was the child of Jacques ST-YVES and Marguerite-Agathe HÉBERT dite LAROSE.

Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) died 25 March 1790 in Louiseville, 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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Marguerite ST-YVES
Marriage date: 23 April 1754
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marguerite ST-YVES was the child of Jacques ST-YVES and Marguerite-Agathe HÉBERT dite LAROSE

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Birth — 1717
7 May 1717
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Marguerite ST-YVES 23 April 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 36 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.