Geneviève FOREST

Born

abt. 1772 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 September 1850 , Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Parents & Family of Geneviève FOREST

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Born: abt. 1772 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Geneviève FOREST

Father

Jean FOREST

Mother

Marie-Jeanne FORCIER

Grandparents of Geneviève FOREST

Paternal grandparents

Jacques FOREST Marguerite GIROUARD

Maternal grandparents

François FORCIER Geneviève GIGUERE

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

Geneviève married Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 20 September 1791 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 1 October 1763 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine HOUDE.

Geneviève FOREST died 17 September 1850 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève FOREST

Geneviève FOREST married

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX
Marriage date: 20 September 1791
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine HOUDE

Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Geneviève FOREST

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Geneviève's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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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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 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève FOREST and Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 20 September 1791, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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

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

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

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