Veronique GELINAS

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19 July 1754 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1795 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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Antoine GÉLINAS Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

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Born: 19 July 1754 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GÉLINAS

Mother: Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Paternal grandparents: Étienne GÉLINAS , Marguerite BENOIT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS , Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

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Veronique married Pierre BRANCHAUD 11 February 1771 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BRANCHAUD was born 21 April 1748 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Pierre was the child of Charles BRANCHAUD and Agathe BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE.

Veronique GELINAS died 24 March 1795 in Châteauguay, 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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Veronique GELINAS married

Pierre BRANCHAUD
Marriage date: 11 February 1771
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BRANCHAUD was the child of Charles BRANCHAUD and Agathe BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

Children of Pierre BRANCHAUD and Veronique GELINAS

François BRANCHARD

Born: 29 October 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1823, St-Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada

Married: Felicite MAROIS 9 January 1797 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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Birth — 1754
19 July 1754
Yamachiche, 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
Veronique GELINAS and Pierre BRANCHAUD 11 February 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 16 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
François BRANCHARD was born 29 October 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Veronique was 20 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.