Geneviève FILION

Born

abt. 1698 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

09 November 1778 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean FILION Françoise SENARD

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Born: abt. 1698 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean FILION

Mother: Françoise SENARD

Paternal grandparents: Antoine FILION , Anne D'ANNEVILLE

Maternal grandparents: René SENARD , Françoise PHILIPPEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Geneviève married François-Xavier GAGNÉ 16 January 1719 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
François-Xavier GAGNÉ was born 24 February 1698 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). François-Xavier died 20 August 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). François-Xavier was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAY.

Geneviève FILION died 09 November 1778 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Geneviève FILION

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Geneviève FILION married

François-Xavier GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 16 January 1719
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
François-Xavier GAGNÉ was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAY

Children of François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION

Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

Born: abt. 1720, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Paul SIMARD 6 November 1742 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ

Born: 16 April 1722, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre SIMARD 1 July 1750 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Born: 28 August 1724, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 4 February 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE 7 November 1746 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Married: Augustin LAVOIE 9 November 1756 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Born: 15 August 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 25 November 1798, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne BOUCHARD 28 November 1747 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Michelle GAGNÉ

Born: 17 November 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 09 May 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Étienne TREMBLAY 30 April 1754 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean GAGNÉ

Born: 23 February 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite-Apolline SIMARD 7 January 1755 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis GAGNÉ

Born: 25 October 1735, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Cecile-Victoire SAUTON 20 July 1762 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Raphael GAGNÉ

Born: 17 March 1738, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1813, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève DUFOUR 1771 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Ignace GAGNÉ

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST 24 February 1763 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève FILION and François-Xavier GAGNÉ 16 January 1719 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ was born 16 April 1722, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNÉ was born 28 August 1724, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 15 August 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1729 Birth of Child
Michelle GAGNÉ was born 17 November 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1732 Birth of Child
Jean GAGNÉ was born 23 February 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1735 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNÉ was born 25 October 1735, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1738 Birth of Child
Raphael GAGNÉ was born 17 March 1738, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ married 6 November 1742 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Paul SIMARD

1746 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNÉ married 7 November 1746, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ married 28 November 1747, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Etienne BOUCHARD

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ married 1 July 1750, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Pierre SIMARD

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Michelle GAGNÉ married 30 April 1754 , Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Étienne TREMBLAY

1755 Marriage of Child
Jean GAGNÉ married 7 January 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite-Apolline SIMARD

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNÉ married 9 November 1756, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Augustin LAVOIE

1762 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNÉ married 20 July 1762, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Cecile-Victoire SAUTON

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Ignace GAGNÉ married 24 February 1763, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST

1766 Death of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNÉ died 4 February 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1767 Death of Child
Michelle GAGNÉ died 09 May 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
François-Xavier GAGNÉ died 20 August 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.