Genevieve-Basilisse GERVAIS

Born

27 April 1749 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

18 July 1805 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

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Louis-Joseph GERVAIS Marie-Josephe GENDRON

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Born: 27 April 1749 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Joseph GERVAIS

Mother: Marie-Josephe GENDRON

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS , Marie-Jeanne TESSIER

Maternal grandparents: René GENDRON , Nicole LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

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Genevieve-Basilisse married Louis DERY 31 January 1774 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis DERY was born 25 August 1737 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Louis was the child of Maurice DERY and Jeanne GIRARD.

Genevieve-Basilisse GERVAIS died 18 July 1805 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* .
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Genevieve-Basilisse GERVAIS married

Louis DERY
Marriage date: 31 January 1774
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis DERY was the child of Maurice DERY and Jeanne GIRARD

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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 — 1749
27 April 1749
La-Pérade, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve-Basilisse GERVAIS and Louis DERY 31 January 1774, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 24 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.