Genevieve LECLERC

(b. 17 April 1724 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1776 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve LECLERC was born 17 April 1724 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Genevieve LECLERC was the child of Jean LECLERC and Marie-Madeleine GOSSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LECLERC and Elisabeth-Isabelle RONDEAU (maternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne RATTÉ

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Genevieve married Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE 12 November 1742 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 16 September 1713 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean-Francois died 5 November 1781 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean-Francois was the child of François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite BERNARD.

Genevieve LECLERC died 31 December 1776 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Audet Jean-Francois

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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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Genevieve LECLERC married

Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE-- Date: 12 November 1742 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite BERNARD

Children of Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Genevieve LECLERC:

Marguerite-Francoise AUDET dite LAPOINTE (b.20 February 1748, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 16 July 1818, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Alexis DUMAS 27 August 1770 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1724 Birth
17 April 1724
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve LECLERC and Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE 12 November 1742, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Francoise AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 20 February 1748, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 23 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Francoise AUDET dite LAPOINTE married 27 August 1770, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Alexis DUMAS

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.