Genevieve TROY

Born

19 September 1755 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

25 December 1820 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste TROY dit LAFRANCHISE Charlotte RICHARD

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Born: 19 September 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste TROY dit LAFRANCHISE

Mother: Charlotte RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: Antoine-Etienne TROY , Geneviève HAYET

Maternal grandparents: Urbain RICHARD dit LAROSE , Marguerite FLEURICOURT

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Genevieve married Michel GUILLET 24 January 1774 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Michel GUILLET was born 18 October 1740 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Michel died 25 November 1823 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Michel was the child of Louis GUILLET and Marie-Françoise NORMANDIN.

Genevieve TROY died 25 December 1820 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Michel GUILLET
Marriage date: 24 January 1774
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel GUILLET was the child of Louis GUILLET and Marie-Françoise NORMANDIN

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Birth — 1755
19 September 1755
Varennes, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve TROY and Michel GUILLET 24 January 1774, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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.