Genevieve PERREAULT

Born

8 April 1788 , Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 September 1861 , Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Canada East

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Joseph PERRAULT Genevieve RACETTE

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Born: 8 April 1788 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph PERRAULT

Mother: Genevieve RACETTE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT , Madeleine ROBILLARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques RACETTE , Louise THIBAULT

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Genevieve married Francois HETU 4 April 1815 in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Francois HETU was born 16 September 1787 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Francois died 20 March 1856 in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Pierre HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne LAURENCE.

Genevieve PERREAULT died 13 September 1861 in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Canada East.

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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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Spouse & Children of Genevieve PERREAULT

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Genevieve PERREAULT married

Francois HETU
Marriage date: 4 April 1815
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Francois HETU was the child of Pierre HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne LAURENCE

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Children of Francois HETU and Genevieve PERREAULT

Marie-Louise HETU

Born: 20 February 1816, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 June 1816, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Francois HETU

Born: 2 December 1817, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Domithilde HETU

Born: 11 July 1822, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Died: 1 August 1822, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste HETU

Born: 19 September 1827, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Louise HETU

Born: 8 December 1829, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1788
8 April 1788
Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve PERREAULT and Francois HETU 4 April 1815 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 27 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise HETU was born 20 February 1816, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Genevieve was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Francois HETU was born 2 December 1817, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Genevieve was 29 years old.

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

1822 Birth of Child
Domithilde HETU was born 11 July 1822, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Genevieve was 34 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HETU was born 19 September 1827, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Genevieve was 39 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Louise HETU was born 8 December 1829, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Genevieve was 41 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.