Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS

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24 January 1772 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 May 1813 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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Nicolas-Albert DESNOYERS dit LACROIX Veronique COUSINEAU

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Born: 24 January 1772 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Nicolas-Albert DESNOYERS dit LACROIX

Mother: Veronique COUSINEAU

Maternal grandparents: François COUSINEAU , Marguerite MARCHESSAULT dite DESNOYERS

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Geneviève married Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) 26 July 1790 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) was born 8 April 1765 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Pierre died 28 July 1824 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre LECLERC and Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS died 30 May 1813 in Saint-Eustache, 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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Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS married

Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC)
Marriage date: 26 July 1790
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) was the child of Pierre LECLERC and Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Children of Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS

Rose LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Born: 6 June 1791, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Charlotte LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre LECLERC

Born: 14 November 1794, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 5 May 1876 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Desanges LAVOIE 6 February 1816 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Charles LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Born: 15 June 1797, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 3 February 1876, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Born: 4 April 1799, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Esther LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Born: 2 January 1801, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
Died: 16 August 1832, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1772
24 January 1772
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS and Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) 26 July 1790, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

She was 18 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Rose LECLAIR (LECLERC) was born 6 June 1791, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Geneviève was 19 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Pierre LECLERC was born 14 November 1794, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Geneviève was 22 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Charles LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 15 June 1797, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Geneviève was 25 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Joseph LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 4 April 1799, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Geneviève was 27 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Esther LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 2 January 1801, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 28 years old.