Pierre GIGNAC

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2 April 1734 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

12 July 1801 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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Pierre GIGNAC Brigitte PETIT

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Born: 2 April 1734 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GIGNAC

Mother: Brigitte PETIT

Paternal grandparents: François GIGNAC , Marie-Anne DUCLOS

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PETIT , Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND

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Pierre married Françoise HARDY 3 February 1755 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise HARDY was born 7 April 1735 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Françoise died 19 January 1758 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Françoise was the child of Jean-François HARDY and Marie-Anne GARIEPY.

Pierre GIGNAC died 12 July 1801 in Cap-Santé, Lower 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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Françoise HARDY
Marriage date: 3 February 1755
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Françoise HARDY was the child of Jean-François HARDY and Marie-Anne GARIEPY

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Françoise GIGNAC

Born: 9 September 1757, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 10 February 1853, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Married: Hyacinthe PICHÉ 25 January 1779 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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Birth — 1734
2 April 1734
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GIGNAC and Françoise HARDY 3 February 1755, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 20 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Françoise GIGNAC was born 9 September 1757, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise HARDY died 19 January 1758, 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.

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.