Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD

Born

12 August 1725 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

23 April 1767 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis GREFFARD Françoise MORIER

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Born: 12 August 1725 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GREFFARD

Mother: Françoise MORIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis GREFFARD dit LECOQ , Louise GAUTHIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean MORIER , Marie MINEAU

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Marie-Genevieve married Joseph PAQUET 23 November 1744 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph PAQUET was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 28 April 1805 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Marie FONTAINE.

Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD died 23 April 1767 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD

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Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD married

Joseph PAQUET
Marriage date: 23 November 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Joseph PAQUET was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Marie FONTAINE

Children of Joseph PAQUET and Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD

Joseph-Marie PAQUET

Born: 2 March 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1821, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe OUELLET 16 January 1769 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie PAQUET

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 April 1837, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques GAUVIN 2 July 1781 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Françoise PAQUET

Born: 16 June 1760, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Died: 14 October 1813, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BERGERON 25 August 1777 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1725
12 August 1725
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD and Joseph PAQUET 23 November 1744 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie PAQUET was born 2 March 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Genevieve was 20 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Françoise PAQUET was born 16 June 1760, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve was 34 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.