Marie-Genevieve JOUET

Born

25 May 1750 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

12 July 1821 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

Marie-Genevieve married Joseph-Amable GERVAIS 4 August 1783 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS was born 1 June 1730 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Joseph-Amable died 14 February 1810 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Joseph-Amable was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT .

Parents & Family of Marie-Genevieve JOUET

Parents of Marie-Genevieve JOUET

Father

Francois JOUET

Mother

Genevieve GROISSARD

Grandparents of Marie-Genevieve JOUET

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Ignace GROISSARD dit LEVEILLE Jeanne GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

m. Gervais Joseph-Amable

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Genevieve JOUET

Marie-Genevieve JOUET married

Joseph-Amable GERVAIS
Marriage date: 4 August 1783
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Joseph-Amable GERVAIS and Marie-Genevieve JOUET

Therese GERVAIS

Born: 9 May 1788, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 July 1854, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1750
25 May 1750
Berthier-sur-Mer, 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.

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve JOUET and Joseph-Amable GERVAIS 4 August 1783, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Therese GERVAIS was born 9 May 1788, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Genevieve was 37 years old.

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

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

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