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Rose MARCHAND

(b. 6 November 1707 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1781 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Rose MARCHAND was born 6 November 1707 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Rose MARCHAND was the child of Valentin MARCHAND and Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MARCHAND and Bonne GUERRIER (maternal) Charles GARNIER (GRENIER) and Louise VEZINA

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

Rose married Pierre GENEST 16 January 1730 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Pierre GENEST was born 6 August 1705 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre died 16 August 1759 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Pierre was the child of Charles GENEST and Marie MORIER.

Rose MARCHAND died 28 October 1781 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Rose MARCHAND

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Rose MARCHAND married

Pierre GENEST-- Date: 16 January 1730 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre GENEST was the child of Charles GENEST and Marie MORIER

Children of Pierre GENEST and Rose MARCHAND:

Marie-Louise GENEST (b.28 July 1732, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1793, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 27 August 1757 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Louis GENEST dit LABARRE (b.6 July 1736, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 October 1810, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) 19 January 1767 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Josephte GENEST dite LABARRE (b.11 June 1740, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1810, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie LEBLOND 14 January 1765 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1707 Birth
6 November 1707
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Rose MARCHAND and Pierre GENEST 16 January 1730, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 22 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GENEST was born 28 July 1732, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Rose was 24 years old.

Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
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1736 Birth of Child
Louis GENEST dit LABARRE was born 6 July 1736, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Rose was 28 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Josephte GENEST dite LABARRE was born 11 June 1740, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Rose was 32 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GENEST married 27 August 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Joseph MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GENEST died 16 August 1759, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Josephte GENEST dite LABARRE married 14 January 1765, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie LEBLOND

1767 Marriage of Child
Louis GENEST dit LABARRE married 19 January 1767, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Elisabeth AMIRAULT (MIREAULT)

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.