Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT)

Born

14 May 1715 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

1 April 1788 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-François NAU (NAULT)Geneviève PAQUIN

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Born: 14 May 1715 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François NAU (NAULT)

Mother: Geneviève PAQUIN

Paternal grandparents: François NAU (NAULT) , Marguerite JOBIDON

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PAQUIN , Marie-Françoise PLANTE

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Marie-Genevieve married Alexis LETOURNEAU 13 July 1738 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis LETOURNEAU was born 11 December 1709 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Alexis died 18 December 1785 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Alexis was the child of Jacques LETOURNEAU and Angélique GUYON.

Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT) died 1 April 1788 in Deschambault, 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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Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT) married

Alexis LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 13 July 1738
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Alexis LETOURNEAU was the child of Jacques LETOURNEAU and Angélique GUYON

Children of Alexis LETOURNEAU and Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT)

Angélique LETOURNEAU

Born: 20 September 1752, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste NAU (NAULT) 4 February 1788 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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Birth — 1715
14 May 1715
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve NAU (NAULT) and Alexis LETOURNEAU 13 July 1738, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 23 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Angélique LETOURNEAU was born 20 September 1752, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Genevieve was 37 years old.

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

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.