Genevieve LACASSE

Born

20 September 1734 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

29 July 1815 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Charles CASSE (LACASSE)Geneviève GONTHIER

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Born: 20 September 1734 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Charles CASSE (LACASSE)

Mother: Geneviève GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) , Marie-Françoise BAZIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER , Geneviève ROY

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Genevieve married Jean-Louis BEGIN 6 November 1753 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Louis BEGIN was born 8 April 1730 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Jean-Louis died 30 September 1793 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Jean-Louis was the child of Etienne BEGIN and Genevieve ROCHON.

Genevieve LACASSE died 29 July 1815 in Saint-Henri, 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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Genevieve LACASSE married

Jean-Louis BEGIN
Marriage date: 6 November 1753
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Jean-Louis BEGIN was the child of Etienne BEGIN and Genevieve ROCHON

Children of Jean-Louis BEGIN and Genevieve LACASSE

Marie-Rose BEGIN

Born: 5 January 1767, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 November 1793, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Charles CHARRIER 23 November 1789 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Charlotte BEGIN

Born: 1 March 1778, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 July 1849, Beauceville, Canada East

Married: Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR 22 February 1802 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1734
20 September 1734
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve LACASSE and Jean-Louis BEGIN 6 November 1753, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 19 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose BEGIN was born 5 January 1767, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Genevieve was 32 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.