Geneviève COUTURE

Born

17 October 1731 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

11 October 1807 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

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Joseph COUTURE Geneviève LECLERC

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Born: 17 October 1731 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph COUTURE

Mother: Geneviève LECLERC

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste COUTURE dit LAMONDE , Anne MARET (MARETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Adrien LECLERC , Geneviève PARADIS

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Geneviève married Louis CHARLAND 22 September 1761 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis CHARLAND was born 31 December 1733 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis died 12 December 1812 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Pierre CHARLAND and Marie-Angélique CHANTAL.

Geneviève COUTURE died 11 October 1807 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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 COUTURE married

Louis CHARLAND
Marriage date: 22 September 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Louis CHARLAND was the child of Pierre CHARLAND and Marie-Angélique CHANTAL

Children of Louis CHARLAND and Geneviève COUTURE

Marguerite CHARLAND

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Benoit KARCH 27 August 1783 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Geneviève CHARLAND

Born: 19 February 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 September 1848, Bonsecours, Canada East

Married: Joseph GUYON (DION) 11 May 1789 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
17 October 1731
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève COUTURE and Louis CHARLAND 22 September 1761, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 29 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.

1772 Birth of Child
Geneviève CHARLAND was born 19 February 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 40 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.