Geneviève MAHEU

Born

28 March 1746 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

27 November 1809 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Charles MAHEU Marie-Josephe DUDEVOIR

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Born: 28 March 1746 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Charles MAHEU

Mother: Marie-Josephe DUDEVOIR

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MAHEU , Marie-Louise GIROUX

Maternal grandparents: Philippe DUDEVOIR , Marguerite DUBREUIL

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Geneviève married Louis GAUTHIER 7 January 1765 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis GAUTHIER was born 13 July 1743 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis died 21 November 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Louis GAUTHIER and Marie-Agnes MESSIER.

Geneviève MAHEU died 27 November 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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Geneviève MAHEU married

Louis GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 7 January 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis GAUTHIER was the child of Louis GAUTHIER and Marie-Agnes MESSIER

Children of Louis GAUTHIER and Geneviève MAHEU

Agnes GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin DUFAULT 19 September 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
28 March 1746
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève MAHEU and Louis GAUTHIER 7 January 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 18 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.