Genevieve BENOIT

Born

28 February 1766 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 May 1804 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph BENOIT Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU

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Born: 28 February 1766 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph BENOIT

Mother: Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU

Paternal grandparents: Claude BENOIT , Jeanne HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: René THIBODEAU , Anne Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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

Genevieve married Joseph LEBLANC 10 July 1786 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Joseph LEBLANC was born abt. 1760 Joseph died 25 January 1814 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC and Marguerite HEBERT.

Genevieve BENOIT died 28 May 1804 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

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Genevieve BENOIT married

Joseph LEBLANC
Marriage date: 10 July 1786
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph LEBLANC was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC and Marguerite HEBERT

Children of Joseph LEBLANC and Genevieve BENOIT

Joseph LEBLANC

Born: 19 August 1788, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite LAFLEUR 23 November 1812 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie-Genevieve LEBLANC

Born: 18 September 1790, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 January 1814, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Genevieve LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Francois LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Helene LEBLANC

Born: 15 January 1797, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 27 July 1863, Saint-David, Canada East

Married: Antoine FORCIER 6 February 1815 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marguerite LEBLANC

Born: 5 February 1799, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 12 March 1827, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Rosalie LEBLANC

Born: 10 April 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 18 December 1845, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Josephte LEBLANC

Born: 14 May 1804, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 4 July 1804, Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1766
28 February 1766
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve BENOIT and Joseph LEBLANC 10 July 1786 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 20 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph LEBLANC was born 19 August 1788, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Genevieve was 22 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve LEBLANC was born 18 September 1790, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Genevieve was 24 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Helene LEBLANC was born 15 January 1797, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Genevieve was 30 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEBLANC was born 5 February 1799, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Genevieve was 32 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Rosalie LEBLANC was born 10 April 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Genevieve was 36 years old.