Genevieve MERCEREAU

Born

13 March 1767 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 November 1822 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Genevieve MERCEREAU

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Born: 13 March 1767 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Genevieve MERCEREAU

Father

Joseph MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE

Mother

Elisabeth-Judith ROY

Grandparents of Genevieve MERCEREAU

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Louis MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA)

Maternal grandparents

Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER Jeanne BOUCHER dite MONBRUN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Genevieve married Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN 6 November 1786 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN was born 8 October 1763 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis-Francois died 24 August 1829 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . Louis-Francois was the child of Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN and Josephte AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE.

Genevieve MERCEREAU died 26 November 1822 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Genevieve MERCEREAU

Genevieve MERCEREAU married

Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN
Marriage date: 6 November 1786
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN was the child of Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN and Josephte AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE

Children of Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN and Genevieve MERCEREAU

Pierre-Antoine L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Theotiste SIMARD 20 August 1816 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1767
13 March 1767
La Pocatière, 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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve MERCEREAU and Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN 6 November 1786 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 19 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)

1816 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Antoine L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN married 20 August 1816 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada to Theotiste SIMARD

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

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