Geneviève CHARRON

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16 February 1734 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

17 December 1804 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CHARRON Marie-Charles-Charlotte BOUCHER

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Born: 16 February 1734 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHARRON

Mother: Marie-Charles-Charlotte BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Jean CHARRON dit DUCHARME , Marie-Madeleine GUERTIN

Maternal grandparents: Charles BOUCHER , Marie HENAULT

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Geneviève married Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME 25 June 1753 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME was born 29 May 1730 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 7 January 1791 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph was the child of Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE).

Geneviève CHARRON died 17 December 1804 in Lanoraie, 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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Geneviève CHARRON married

Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME
Marriage date: 25 June 1753
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME was the child of Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE)

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Married at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier

Children of Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Geneviève CHARRON

François BOURDELAIS dit BREME

Born: 27 February 1762, Québec, Canada
Died: 7 July 1796, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 29 January 1787 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève BOURDELAIS dite BREME

Born: 21 May 1762, Berthierville, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis COTE 30 December 1776 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME

Born: 29 August 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 September 1809, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE 6 October 1788 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1734
16 February 1734
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève CHARRON and Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME 25 June 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 19 years old.

1753 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1762 Birth of Child
François BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 27 February 1762, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève BOURDELAIS dite BREME was born 21 May 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Geneviève was 28 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME was born 29 August 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Geneviève was 31 years old.

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève BOURDELAIS dite BREME married 30 December 1776, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Louis COTE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
François BOURDELAIS dit BREME married 29 January 1787, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

1788 Marriage of Child
Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME married 6 October 1788 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME died 7 January 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Death of Child
François BOURDELAIS dit BREME died 7 July 1796, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Geneviève was 62 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1804
17 December 1804
Lanoraie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 70.

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