Genevieve BARIL

Born

29 October 1765 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 October 1855 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Antoine BARIL Elisabeth MAILLOT

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Born: 29 October 1765 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine BARIL

Mother: Elisabeth MAILLOT

Paternal grandparents: Louis BARIL , Anne-Charlotte TROTTIER

Maternal grandparents: François MAILLOT , Marie-Charlotte GAURON

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Genevieve married Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE 19 February 1787 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE was born 26 March 1763 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Alexis died 23 January 1823 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Alexis was the child of Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Marie Anne PARR.

Genevieve BARIL died 17 October 1855 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE
Marriage date: 19 February 1787
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE was the child of Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Marie Anne PARR

Children of Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Genevieve BARIL

Veronique BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

Born: 2 November 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 21 August 1855, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Pierre TURCOT 7 February 1809 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1765
29 October 1765
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve BARIL and Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE 19 February 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 21 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Veronique BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was born 2 November 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Genevieve was 27 years old.

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

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Veronique BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE married 7 February 1809, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Pierre TURCOT

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

1823 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE died 23 January 1823, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

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

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