Genevieve LEROUX

Born

17 June 1729 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

9 November 1801 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit CARDINAL Angelique PLANTE

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Born: 17 June 1729 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit CARDINAL

Mother: Angelique PLANTE

Maternal grandparents: Georges PLANTE , Marguerite CRÉPEAU

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Genevieve married Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE 30 June 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE was born 5 August 1726 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 17 December 1804 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE and Marie-Élisabeth GAGNON.

Genevieve LEROUX died 9 November 1801 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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.

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Genevieve LEROUX married

Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE
Marriage date: 30 June 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE and Marie-Élisabeth GAGNON

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE and Genevieve LEROUX

Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE

Born: 6 May 1750, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie GONTHIER 13 January 1772 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Charles LEPAGE

Born: 3 April 1773, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite POULIN 20 August 1792 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1729
17 June 1729
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve LEROUX and Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE 30 June 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE was born 6 May 1750, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 20 years old.

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

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEPAGE married 13 January 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie GONTHIER

1773 Birth of Child
Charles LEPAGE was born 3 April 1773, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 43 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.