Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS

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10 July 1763 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 June 1816 , Lachenaie, Lower Canada

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Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

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Born: 10 July 1763 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)

Mother: Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS , Marie-Catherine AUBERT

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume BILLY dit ST-LOUIS , Marie-Madeleine NORMANDIN

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Marie-Geneviève married Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND 26 April 1785 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND was born 18 December 1758 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Charles was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Marie-Anne PETIT.

Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS died 26 June 1816 in Lachenaie, 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.

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Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS married

Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND
Marriage date: 26 April 1785
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Marie-Anne PETIT

Children of Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS

Charles LAFOND

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 August 1832, Lachenaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Élisabeth PAUZÉ 30 January 1815 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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Birth — 1763
10 July 1763
Louiseville, 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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS and Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND 26 April 1785, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 21 years old.