Marie-Genevieve BELLEAU

Born

17 September 1715 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 December 1774 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BELLEAU dit LAROSE Catherine BERTHIAUME

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Born: 17 September 1715 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BELLEAU dit LAROSE

Mother: Catherine BERTHIAUME

Paternal grandparents: Blaise BELLEAU dit LAROSE , Hélène CALAIS

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BERTHIAUME , Catherine BONHOMME

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Marie-Genevieve married Louis PETITCLERC 4 March 1737 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis PETITCLERC was born 13 May 1712 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Louis died 5 May 1803 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC and Marie-Françoise PREVOST.

Marie-Genevieve BELLEAU died 24 December 1774 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Genevieve BELLEAU married

Louis PETITCLERC
Marriage date: 4 March 1737
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Louis PETITCLERC was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC and Marie-Françoise PREVOST

Children of Louis PETITCLERC and Marie-Genevieve BELLEAU

Catherine PETITCLERC

Born: 18 November 1737, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 8 November 1813, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Francois MORIN (MORAND) 8 January 1761 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph PETITCLERC

Born: abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BARON 2 May 1763 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1715
17 September 1715
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve BELLEAU and Louis PETITCLERC 4 March 1737, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

She was 21 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Catherine PETITCLERC was born 18 November 1737, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Marie-Genevieve was 22 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Catherine PETITCLERC married 8 January 1761, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Francois MORIN (MORAND)

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.