Genevieve BOUCHER

Born

13 September 1726 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

27 April 1816 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Genevieve BOUCHER

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Born: 13 September 1726 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Parents of Genevieve BOUCHER

Father

François BOUCHER

Mother

Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY

Grandparents of Genevieve BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents

Charles BOUCHER Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY Geneviève TERILLON dite TESSIER

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

Genevieve married Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS 20 September 1756 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 24 November 1730 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . Etienne-Louis died 13 March 1804 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Etienne-Louis was the child of Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Anne JACQUES.

Genevieve BOUCHER died 27 April 1816 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Genevieve BOUCHER

Genevieve BOUCHER married

Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS
Marriage date: 20 September 1756
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS was the child of Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Anne JACQUES

Children of Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Genevieve BOUCHER

Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Born: 8 September 1760, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 23 November 1851, Berthierville, Canada East

Married: Marie LAPORTE 26 January 1784 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

François GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Born: 28 August 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thérèse COUTU 6 August 1787 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1726
13 September 1726
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve BOUCHER and Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS 20 September 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 8 September 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve was 34 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.

1763 Birth of Child
François GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 28 August 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve was 36 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS married 26 January 1784, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie LAPORTE

1787 Marriage of Child
François GILBERT dit COMTOIS married 6 August 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Thérèse COUTU

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)

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS died 13 March 1804, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Death — 1816
27 April 1816
Berthierville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 89.

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