Genevieve HAMELIN

Born

17 March 1740 , Grondines, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1823 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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Laurent HAMELIN Madeleine GARIEPY

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Born: 17 March 1740 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Father: Laurent HAMELIN

Mother: Madeleine GARIEPY

Paternal grandparents: François HAMELIN , Madeleine AUBERT

Maternal grandparents: François GARIEPY , Geneviève GODIN

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Genevieve married Pierre RIBERDY dit SANSOUCY 8 January 1759 in Grondines, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre RIBERDY dit SANSOUCY was born abt. 1736 in France. Pierre died 28 November 1802 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.

Genevieve HAMELIN died 26 January 1823 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .

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Genevieve HAMELIN married

Pierre RIBERDY dit SANSOUCY
Marriage date: 8 January 1759
Marriage place: Grondines, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre RIBERDY dit SANSOUCY and Genevieve HAMELIN

Marguerite RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY (REBERDY)

Born: 13 November 1762, Grondines, Canada
Died: 9 June 1794, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit ABEL 19 August 1783 Place: Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada

Genevieve RIBERDY

Born: 23 October 1764, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 August 1832, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DRAINVILLE (DE RAINVILLE) 13 July 1785 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Rose RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY

Born: 27 June 1770, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 March 1853, Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East

Married: Louis SYLVESTRE 13 January 1794 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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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 — 1740
17 March 1740
Grondines, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve HAMELIN and Pierre RIBERDY dit SANSOUCY 8 January 1759, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

She was 18 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY (REBERDY) was born 13 November 1762, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Genevieve was 22 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Genevieve RIBERDY was born 23 October 1764, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Genevieve was 24 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Rose RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY was born 27 June 1770, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Genevieve was 30 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY (REBERDY) married 19 August 1783, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit ABEL

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Genevieve RIBERDY married 13 July 1785, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre DRAINVILLE (DE RAINVILLE)

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Rose RIBERDY dite SANSOUCY married 13 January 1794, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada to Louis SYLVESTRE