Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

(b. 17 September 1723 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1780 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) was born 17 September 1723 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Marie-Josephe PARE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Jeanne GUILLEMET (maternal) Joseph PARÉ and Marie-Magdelaine BERTHELOT dite LELOUTRE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth NADEAU 13 April 1750 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth NADEAU was born 10 March 1735 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Elisabeth was the child of Louis-Thomas NADEAU and Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON.

Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) died 15 October 1780 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) married

Elisabeth NADEAU-- Date: 13 April 1750 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Elisabeth NADEAU was the child of Louis-Thomas NADEAU and Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Children of Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Elisabeth NADEAU:

Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD (b.14 February 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1811, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE 3 September 1770 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1723 Birth
17 September 1723
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Elisabeth NADEAU 13 April 1750 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD was born 14 February 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD married 3 September 1770, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

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.