Genevieve GENEREUX

(b. 17 October 1752 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1790 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve GENEREUX was born 17 October 1752 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Genevieve GENEREUX was the child of Joseph GENEREUX and Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Josephte GOULET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Genevieve married Pierre LEVESQUE 11 February 1771 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LEVESQUE was born 27 November 1744 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Pierre died 9 November 1821 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Pierre was the child of Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE and Marie-Anne BOUCHARD.

Genevieve GENEREUX died 16 April 1790 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Levesque Pierre

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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 GENEREUX married

Pierre LEVESQUE-- Date: 11 February 1771 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LEVESQUE was the child of Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE and Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

Children of Pierre LEVESQUE and Genevieve GENEREUX:

Pierre LEVESQUE (b.23 February 1781, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 January 1856, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )
m. Rose BEAUPARLANT 18 July 1803 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1752 Birth
17 October 1752
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve GENEREUX and Pierre LEVESQUE 11 February 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 18 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Pierre LEVESQUE was born 23 February 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)