Geneviève CHARLAND

Born

19 February 1772 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 September 1848 , Bonsecours, Canada East

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Louis CHARLAND Geneviève COUTURE

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Born: 19 February 1772 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis CHARLAND

Mother: Geneviève COUTURE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre CHARLAND , Marie-Angélique CHANTAL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph COUTURE , Geneviève LECLERC

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Geneviève married Joseph GUYON (DION) 11 May 1789 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph GUYON (DION) was born 17 July 1761 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of François GUYON (DION) and Catherine BERGERON.

Geneviève CHARLAND died 24 September 1848 in Bonsecours, Canada East .
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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 CHARLAND married

Joseph GUYON (DION)
Marriage date: 11 May 1789
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GUYON (DION) was the child of François GUYON (DION) and Catherine BERGERON

Children of Joseph GUYON (DION) and Geneviève CHARLAND

Thérèse DION (YON)

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gaspard-Gaston COTE 3 October 1817 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marguerite GUYON (DION)

Born: 22 February 1794, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Andre CHARTIER 10 February 1812 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1772
19 February 1772
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève CHARLAND and Joseph GUYON (DION) 11 May 1789, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marguerite GUYON (DION) was born 22 February 1794, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 22 years old.

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GUYON (DION) married 10 February 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Andre CHARTIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Thérèse DION (YON) married 3 October 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Gaspard-Gaston COTE

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England