Genevieve-Victoire VACHON dite POMERLEAU

Born

26 January 1762 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada

Died

20 January 1825 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Noel VACHON dit POMERLEAU Genevieve PARE

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Born: 26 January 1762 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada

Father: Joseph-Noel VACHON dit POMERLEAU

Mother: Genevieve PARE

Paternal grandparents: Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX , Marie-Jeanne BÉLANGER

Maternal grandparents: Etienne PARÉ , Anne LACROIX

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Genevieve-Victoire married Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON 29 September 1795 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON was born 14 February 1774 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 18 December 1834 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON and Marguerite MATTEAU.

Genevieve-Victoire VACHON dite POMERLEAU died 20 January 1825 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada.
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON
Marriage date: 29 September 1795
Marriage place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON and Marguerite MATTEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON and Genevieve-Victoire VACHON dite POMERLEAU

Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON

Born: 27 January 1798, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
Died: 10 September 1864, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada East

Married: Marguerite JACQUES 18 February 1822 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1762
26 January 1762
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada

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.

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 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve-Victoire VACHON dite POMERLEAU and Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON 29 September 1795, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

She was 33 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON was born 27 January 1798, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Genevieve-Victoire was 36 years old.

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

1822 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUGRENIER dit PERRON married 18 February 1822, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Marguerite JACQUES

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