Geneviève GIROUX

Born

30 April 1754 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

7 September 1809 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Geneviève GIROUX

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Born: 30 April 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève GIROUX

Father

Jean-Baptiste GIROUX

Mother

Geneviève DUPUIS

Grandparents of Geneviève GIROUX

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GIROUX Marie-Agnes GARNIER

Maternal grandparents

Charles DUPUIS Marie-Thérèse TREMBLAY

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

Geneviève married René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN 25 October 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN was born 20 December 1754 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . René was the child of René BARRIERE and Marie-Louise LAPORTE.

Geneviève GIROUX died 7 September 1809 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève GIROUX

Geneviève GIROUX married

René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN
Marriage date: 25 October 1779
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN was the child of René BARRIERE and Marie-Louise LAPORTE

Children of René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN and Geneviève GIROUX

Denis BARRIERE

Born: 11 March 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable BOURDON 2 July 1804 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise BARRIERE

Born: 17 February 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Abraham BEAUDET 7 February 1814 Place: La Prairie, 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 — 1754
30 April 1754
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GIROUX and René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN 25 October 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Denis BARRIERE was born 11 March 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geneviève was 30 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BARRIERE was born 17 February 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geneviève was 40 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Denis BARRIERE married 2 July 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Amable BOURDON