Genevieve BERNIER

Born

19 September 1734 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

31 August 1777 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Genevieve BERNIER

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Born: 19 September 1734 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Parents of Genevieve BERNIER

Father

Louis BERNIER

Mother

Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX

Grandparents of Genevieve BERNIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BERNIER Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

Maternal grandparents

Louis LEMIEUX Geneviève FORTIN

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

Genevieve married Joseph BELANGER 27 October 1760 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BELANGER was born 11 May 1738 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Joseph died 27 April 1820 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Jean-Francois BELANGER and Marie-Louise CARON.

Genevieve BERNIER died 31 August 1777 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Belanger Joseph

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Genevieve BERNIER

Genevieve BERNIER married

Joseph BELANGER
Marriage date: 27 October 1760
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada
Joseph BELANGER was the child of Jean-Francois BELANGER and Marie-Louise CARON

Children of Joseph BELANGER and Genevieve BERNIER

François BELANGER

Born: 10 August 1765, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 April 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Claire LEFEBVRE 7 January 1808 Place: Maskinongé, 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 — 1734
19 September 1734
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve BERNIER and Joseph BELANGER 27 October 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 26 years old.

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 Birth of Child
François BELANGER was born 10 August 1765, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Genevieve was 30 years old.

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.