Geneviève HAMEL

Born

10 February 1777 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 May 1835 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Geneviève married François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS 3 August 1795 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was born 20 January 1766 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . François died 29 July 1848 in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada East . François was the child of François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS and Geneviève HAINS .

Parents & Family of Geneviève HAMEL

Parents of Geneviève HAMEL

Father

Joseph HAMEL

Mother

Marie-Louise ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Grandparents of Geneviève HAMEL

Paternal grandparents

Jean HAMEL Catherine VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Maternal grandparents

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Josephte LEBEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève HAMEL

Geneviève HAMEL married

François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS
Marriage date: 3 August 1795
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was the child of François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS and Geneviève HAINS

Children of François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS and Geneviève HAMEL

Joseph GAUCHER

Born: 19 August 1802, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1777
10 February 1777
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève HAMEL and François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS 3 August 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 18 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUCHER was born 19 August 1802, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Geneviève was 25 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England