Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Born

6 March 1754 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

29 November 1834 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Geneviève married Louis CANTIN 7 October 1771 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis CANTIN was born 6 November 1740 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Louis died 25 December 1818 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada . Louis was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marguerite LECLERC .

Parents & Family of Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Parents of Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Father

Louis LEVASSEUR

Mother

Marie-Anne JOURNEAU

Grandparents of Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Paternal grandparents

Louis LEVASSEUR Geneviève HUARD

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste JOURNEAU Ursule ALARIE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Geneviève LEVASSEUR married

Louis CANTIN
Marriage date: 7 October 1771
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis CANTIN was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marguerite LECLERC

Children of Louis CANTIN and Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Charlotte CANTIN

Born: 28 July 1786, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis PAQUET 22 September 1806 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1754
6 March 1754
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève LEVASSEUR and Louis CANTIN 7 October 1771 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

She was 17 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Charlotte CANTIN was born 28 July 1786, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Geneviève was 32 years old.

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

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Charlotte CANTIN married 22 September 1806 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada to Alexis PAQUET

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

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