Jean Digé
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Jean Digé was a sailor and political figure in Lower Canada
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He was born Jean-Charles Digé at Forillon, Avranches
, France
around 1736 and was trained from an early age as a mariner. He settled at Sainte-Anne de-la-Pocatière
, Lower Canada
in 1762. He owned a fishing boat and farm land in the region. Digé was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada
for Cornwallis in 1792, serving until 1796. He was named surveyor of roads for Sainte-Anne de-la-Pocatière in 1797.
He died at Sainte-Anne de-la-Pocatière in 1813.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
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He was born Jean-Charles Digé at Forillon, Avranches
Avranches
Avranches is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.-History:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
around 1736 and was trained from an early age as a mariner. He settled at Sainte-Anne de-la-Pocatière
La Pocatière, Quebec
La Pocatière is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec.A Bombardier plant which manufactures subway and railway cars is located there. Educational institutions include the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and the Cégep de La Pocatière...
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
in 1762. He owned a fishing boat and farm land in the region. Digé was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada
1st Parliament of Lower Canada
The 1st Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 17, 1792 to May 31, 1796. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in June 1792. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :***...
for Cornwallis in 1792, serving until 1796. He was named surveyor of roads for Sainte-Anne de-la-Pocatière in 1797.
He died at Sainte-Anne de-la-Pocatière in 1813.