Geneviève VERRET

Born

24 October 1744 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

20 October 1786 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Geneviève VERRET

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Born: 24 October 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève VERRET

Father

Jacques-Francois VERRET

Mother

Geneviève TESSIER

Grandparents of Geneviève VERRET

Paternal grandparents

Jacques VERRET Marie-Perrine DEGUISE dite FLAMAND

Maternal grandparents

Pierre TESSIER Marie-Anne VIVIER

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

Geneviève married Claude GAUVREAU 19 November 1764 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Claude GAUVREAU was born 21 September 1720 in Québec, Canada, New France . Claude died 7 February 1772 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Claude was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS.

Geneviève married (2) Joseph DRAPEAU 29 September 1777 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph DRAPEAU was born 26 December 1747 in Québec, Canada, New France . Joseph died 23 August 1821 in Lotbinière, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Françoise-Dorothee HAINS.

Geneviève VERRET died 20 October 1786 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève VERRET

Geneviève VERRET married

Claude GAUVREAU
Marriage date: 19 November 1764
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Claude GAUVREAU was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

Children of Claude GAUVREAU and Geneviève VERRET

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Geneviève VERRET married

Joseph DRAPEAU
Marriage date: 29 September 1777
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DRAPEAU was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Françoise-Dorothee HAINS

Children of Joseph DRAPEAU and Geneviève VERRET

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1744
24 October 1744
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève VERRET and Claude GAUVREAU 19 November 1764 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 20 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claude GAUVREAU died 7 February 1772, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.