Geneviève DUFOUR

Born

14 January 1740 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

3 April 1816 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 13 October 1760 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was born 29 May 1727 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 21 October 1813 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA and Marie FORTIER .

Parents & Family of Geneviève DUFOUR

Parents of Geneviève DUFOUR

Father

Claude-Jacques DUFOUR

Mother

Madeleine LEROUX

Grandparents of Geneviève DUFOUR

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève DUFOUR

Geneviève DUFOUR married

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 13 October 1760
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA and Marie FORTIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Geneviève DUFOUR

Joseph GAUTHIER

Born: 17 January 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte VAILLANCOURT 19 January 1807 Place: Saint-Eustache, 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 — 1740
14 January 1740
Québec Province, Canada

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DUFOUR and Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 13 October 1760, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 20 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER was born 17 January 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Geneviève was 27 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.