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Marie-Genevieve LEVASSEUR was born 27 December 1778 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve LEVASSEUR was the child of Francois LEVASSEUR   and   Charlotte GAILLOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER (maternal)  Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

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Marie-Genevieve  married  Joseph-Isidore MASSE 29 September 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .  Joseph-Isidore MASSE  was born 3 April 1773 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Joseph-Isidore died 18 September 1813 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Joseph-Isidore was the child of Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS.

Marie-Genevieve LEVASSEUR died 3 December 1856 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Masse Joseph-Isidore
m. Provencher Pierre


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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Genevieve LEVASSEUR married flag male ancestor Joseph-Isidore MASSE-- Date: 29 September 1800 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Joseph-Isidore MASSE was the child of Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS




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birth1778 Birth
27 December 1778
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1800 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve LEVASSEUR and Joseph-Isidore MASSE 29 September 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 21 years old.
1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Isidore MASSE died 18 September 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
death1856 Death
3 December 1856
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She died at the age of 77.
Added: 1/15/2018 12:12:58 PM - Updated: 9/10/2020 11:28:57 AM

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