Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD

Born

6 September 1743 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

21 March 1811 , Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

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Pierre CHOUINARD Marie-Ursule MARTIN

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Born: 6 September 1743 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre CHOUINARD

Mother: Marie-Ursule MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Jacques CHOUINARD , Louise JEAN

Maternal grandparents: Louis MARTIN , Louise-Angélique RATTÉ

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Marie-Genevieve married Jacques COLLIN 8 November 1760 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques COLLIN was born 22 November 1719 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France. Jacques died 10 July 1792 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).

Marie-Genevieve married (2) Pascal GAGNON 25 November 1793 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Pascal GAGNON was born 3 November 1759 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Pascal was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE.

Marie-Genevieve married (3) Benjamin BOUCHER 26 September 1803 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Benjamin BOUCHER was born abt. 1737 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Benjamin was the child of Louis-Ignace BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER.

Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD died 21 March 1811 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, 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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Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD married

Jacques COLLIN
Marriage date: 8 November 1760
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada

Children of Jacques COLLIN and Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD

Jean-Baptiste COLLIN

Born: 19 November 1761, L'Islet, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marthe REHEL 21 October 1799 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD married

Pascal GAGNON
Marriage date: 25 November 1793
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Pascal GAGNON was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE

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Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD married

Benjamin BOUCHER
Marriage date: 26 September 1803
Marriage place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Benjamin BOUCHER was the child of Louis-Ignace BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER

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Birth — 1743
6 September 1743
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD and Jacques COLLIN 8 November 1760 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 17 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COLLIN was born 19 November 1761, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Genevieve was 18 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.

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)

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques COLLIN died 10 July 1792, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD and Pascal GAGNON 25 November 1793, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 50 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste COLLIN married 21 October 1799, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Marthe REHEL

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

1803 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve CHOUINARD and Benjamin BOUCHER 26 September 1803, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

She was 60 years old.

Death — 1811
21 March 1811
Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada
She died at the age of 67.

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