Jacques GIGNAC

(b. abt. 1721 , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 November 1781 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques GIGNAC was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada

Jacques GIGNAC was the child of Jacques GIGNAC and Marie-Anne RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS (maternal) Alexis RICHARD and Claudine LANGLOIS

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

Jacques married Françoise LAFOND dite MONGRAIN 6 February 1741 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was born 7 May 1719 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Françoise died 28 January 1756 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Françoise was the child of Jean LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Françoise RIVARD.

Jacques GIGNAC died 26 November 1781 in Cap-Santé, 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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Jacques GIGNAC married

Françoise LAFOND dite MONGRAIN-- Date: 6 February 1741 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Françoise LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was the child of Jean LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Françoise RIVARD

Children of Jacques GIGNAC and Françoise LAFOND dite MONGRAIN:

Jacques GIGNAC (b.29 August 1744, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1783, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Modeste ROBICHAUD 8 February 1768 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Françoise GIGNAC (b.6 May 1747, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1822, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PICHÉ 16 February 1767 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Anne GIGNAC (b.8 May 1753, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1820, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis PICHE 16 January 1774 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1741 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GIGNAC and Françoise LAFOND dite MONGRAIN 6 February 1741, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1744 Birth of Child
Jacques GIGNAC was born 29 August 1744, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GIGNAC was born 6 May 1747, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GIGNAC was born 8 May 1753, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise LAFOND dite MONGRAIN died 28 January 1756, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise GIGNAC married 16 February 1767, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jean-Baptiste PICHÉ

1768 Marriage of Child
Jacques GIGNAC married 8 February 1768, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie-Modeste ROBICHAUD

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GIGNAC married 16 January 1774, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Alexis PICHE

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.