About Jean Digé
Lived 1736 – 1813 (aged 76–77). Jean Digé was a Canadian politician.
Jean Digé (ca. 1736 – July 14, 1813) was a sailor and political figure in Lower Canada.
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.
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Canadian politician
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Jean Digé was born in 1736 in Avranches.
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Jean Digé died on 14 July 1813 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière.
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Jean Digé was a politician.
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