Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET)

Born

Died

28 September 1825 , Joliette, Lower Canada

Genevieve married Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN 16 January 1769 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN was born 20 November 1735 in Sers, St-Pierre, Charente, France. Leonard died 19 May 1802 in Joliette, Lower Canada .

Parents & Family of Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET)

Parents of Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET)

Father

Charles TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET)

Mother

Marguerite TRUDEL

Grandparents of Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET)

Paternal grandparents

Thomas-Marie TOUCHET (TOUCHETTE) Geneviève GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas TRUDEL Claire TARDIF

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET)

Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) married

Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN
Marriage date: 16 January 1769
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN and Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET)

Marguerite LAGARDE dite POTVIN

Born: 28 October 1769, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1836, Joliette, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GOYETTE 20 November 1792 Place: Joliette, 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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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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) and Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN 16 January 1769, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1769 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAGARDE dite POTVIN was born 28 October 1769, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LAGARDE dite POTVIN married 20 November 1792, Joliette, Lower Canada to Joseph GOYETTE

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

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

1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN died 19 May 1802, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
28 September 1825
Joliette, Lower Canada

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