Genevieve CHOUINARD

Born

2 February 1786 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 September 1847 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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Jean-Marie CHOUINARD Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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Born: 2 February 1786 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Marie CHOUINARD

Mother: Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François CHOUINARD , Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Charlotte MORIN

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Genevieve married Joseph DUFOUR 25 October 1803 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph DUFOUR was born 18 March 1781 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Joseph died 16 February 1822 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Joseph was the child of Germain DUFOUR and Genevieve GONTHIER.

Genevieve married (2) Simon BLACKBURN 15 April 1823 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Simon BLACKBURN was born 26 October 1798 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Simon died 1 March 1878 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Simon was the child of Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN and Genevieve GAGNON.

Genevieve CHOUINARD died 19 September 1847 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Genevieve CHOUINARD

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Genevieve CHOUINARD married

Joseph DUFOUR
Marriage date: 25 October 1803
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Joseph DUFOUR was the child of Germain DUFOUR and Genevieve GONTHIER

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Children of Joseph DUFOUR and Genevieve CHOUINARD

Adrienne DUFOUR

Born: 7 April 1806, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 September 1833, Sainte-Agnès, Saguenay, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie DESBIENS 11 November 1823 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Cyrille DUFOUR

Born: 21 June 1809, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 15 October 1887, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne EMOND 24 November 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephe DUFOUR

Born: 3 November 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 9 August 1868, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean TREMBLAY 23 June 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph DUFOUR

Born: 4 August 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 May 1895,

Married: Flavie BLACKBURN 2 February 1836 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve CHOUINARD married

Simon BLACKBURN
Marriage date: 15 April 1823
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Simon BLACKBURN was the child of Hugh Augustin BLACKBURN and Genevieve GAGNON

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Children of Simon BLACKBURN and Genevieve CHOUINARD

Adelaine Zoe "Ide" BLACKBURN

Born: 1 October 1823, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 21 June 1914, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Luc TREMBLAY 11 January 1842 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1786
2 February 1786
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve CHOUINARD and Joseph DUFOUR 25 October 1803, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 17 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Adrienne DUFOUR was born 7 April 1806, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 20 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Cyrille DUFOUR was born 21 June 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 23 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DUFOUR was born 3 November 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 26 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFOUR was born 4 August 1815, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Genevieve was 29 years old.

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

1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DUFOUR died 16 February 1822, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1823 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve CHOUINARD and Simon BLACKBURN 15 April 1823, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 37 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Adelaine Zoe "Ide" BLACKBURN was born 1 October 1823, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 37 years old.

1823 Marriage of Child
Adrienne DUFOUR married 11 November 1823, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph-Marie DESBIENS

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DUFOUR married 23 June 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean TREMBLAY

1829 Marriage of Child
Cyrille DUFOUR married 24 November 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Anne EMOND

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Death of Child
Adrienne DUFOUR died 30 September 1833, Sainte-Agnès, Saguenay, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 47 years old.

1836 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUFOUR married 2 February 1836, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Flavie BLACKBURN

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Marriage of Child
Adelaine Zoe "Ide" BLACKBURN married 11 January 1842, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Luc TREMBLAY

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1847
19 September 1847
La Malbaie, Canada East
She died at the age of 61.

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