Geneviève SYLVESTRE

Born

27 March 1731 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

29 December 1798 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Nicolas SYLVESTRE Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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Born: 27 March 1731 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas SYLVESTRE

Mother: Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE , Barbe NEVEU

Maternal grandparents: Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES , Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT)

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Geneviève married Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE 12 February 1753 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE was born 13 August 1727 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre died 9 November 1806 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Angélique DÉSORCY.

Geneviève SYLVESTRE died 29 December 1798 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Geneviève SYLVESTRE married

Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE
Marriage date: 12 February 1753
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Angélique DÉSORCY

Children of Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève SYLVESTRE

Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE

Born: 21 March 1762, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 23 February 1840, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre FAUTEUX 19 February 1781 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
27 March 1731
Sorel, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève SYLVESTRE and Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE 12 February 1753, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 21 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 21 March 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Geneviève was 31 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.

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.