Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX

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abt. 1747 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

21 March 1818 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Pierre GENEREUX Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE

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Born: abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre GENEREUX

Mother: Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GENEREUX , Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE , Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

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Joseph-Ambroise married Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 19 October 1767 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 13 June 1752 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marguerite died 28 January 1842 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite was the child of François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY.

Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX died 21 March 1818 in Berthierville, 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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Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX married

Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 19 October 1767
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY

Children of Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX and Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Marie-Anne-Adelaide GENEREUX

Born: 5 July 1773, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine GENEREUX 6 January 1793 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine GENEREUX

Born: 22 November 1790, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 February 1862, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne JOBIN dite BOISVERT 20 September 1813 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Honoree GENEREAUX

Born: 6 September 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1840, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Francois MALOUIN 18 November 1816 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX and Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 19 October 1767 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Adelaide GENEREUX was born 5 July 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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)

1790 Birth of Child
Antoine GENEREUX was born 22 November 1790, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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

1792 Birth of Child
Honoree GENEREAUX was born 6 September 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Adelaide GENEREUX married 6 January 1793, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Antoine GENEREUX

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Antoine GENEREUX married 20 September 1813 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne JOBIN dite BOISVERT

1816 Marriage of Child
Honoree GENEREAUX married 18 November 1816, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre-Francois MALOUIN

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

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