Geneviève SPENARD

Born

22 March 1743 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France

Died

22 November 1806 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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Born: 22 March 1743 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève SPENARD

Father

Jean-Baptiste SPENARD

Mother

Elisabeth COURTOIS

Grandparents of Geneviève SPENARD

Paternal grandparents

Andre SPENARD Marie-Charlotte ARNAULT

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel COURTOIS Elisabeth MOREAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Geneviève married Joseph BRANCONNIER 11 January 1762 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BRANCONNIER was born 19 March 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France . Joseph died 29 July 1819 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER and Jeanne DUFRESNE.

Geneviève SPENARD died 22 November 1806 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève SPENARD

Geneviève SPENARD married

Joseph BRANCONNIER
Marriage date: 11 January 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada
Joseph BRANCONNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER and Jeanne DUFRESNE

Children of Joseph BRANCONNIER and Geneviève SPENARD

Marie-Victoire BRANCONNIER

Born: 1 March 1773, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François HÉNAULT dit LAFRENIÈRE 6 June 1796 Place: Berthierville, 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 — 1743
22 March 1743
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève SPENARD and Joseph BRANCONNIER 11 January 1762, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

She was 18 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire BRANCONNIER was born 1 March 1773, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 29 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.