Genevieve BRISSON

Born

10 November 1724 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

4 March 1794 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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François-Michel BRISSON Marguerite PERRAULT

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Born: 10 November 1724 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: François-Michel BRISSON

Mother: Marguerite PERRAULT

Paternal grandparents: René BRISSON , Geneviève TETU (TESTU)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PERRAULT , Geneviève DUCLOS

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Genevieve married Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 9 January 1746 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 22 February 1718 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Luc-Antoine died 9 October 1789 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Luc-Antoine was the child of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE).

Genevieve BRISSON died 4 March 1794 in Batiscan, 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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Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE
Marriage date: 9 January 1746
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE)

Children of Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Genevieve BRISSON

Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Born: 2 July 1762, Batiscan, Canada
Died: 10 November 1824, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LEMAY 1 August 1786 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Born: 4 June 1765, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine LEVITRE 16 July 1786 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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Birth — 1724
10 November 1724
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1746 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve BRISSON and Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 9 January 1746, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 21 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 2 July 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Genevieve was 37 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 4 June 1765, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Genevieve was 40 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 Marriage of Child
Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married 16 July 1786, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Catherine LEVITRE

1786 Marriage of Child
Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married 1 August 1786, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte LEMAY

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died 9 October 1789, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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

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

Death — 1794
4 March 1794
Batiscan, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 69.

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