Marie-Geneviève DIGÉ

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21 September 1769 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 December 1831 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Jean DIGE Veronique LEVESQUE

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Marie-Geneviève DIGÉ was born 21 September 1769 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève DIGÉ was the child of Jean DIGE and Veronique LEVESQUE

and the grandchild of: (maternal) François-Robert LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique BERUBE

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Marie-Geneviève married Joseph PELLETIER 6 November 1786 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph PELLETIER was born 10 December 1763 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Joseph died 6 May 1822 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Joseph was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Josephte PARADIS.

Marie-Geneviève DIGÉ died 1 December 1831 in La Pocatière, 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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Marie-Geneviève DIGÉ married

Joseph PELLETIER-- Date: 6 November 1786 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph PELLETIER was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Josephte PARADIS

Children of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Geneviève DIGÉ

Angelique PELLETIER (b.7 January 1796, La Pocatière, Lower Canada d. 25 February 1858, Saint-Arsene, Canada)
m. Pierre-Antoine ROY dit LAUZIER 26 July 1819 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Victor PELLETIER (b.15 February 1806, La Pocatière, Lower Canada d. 22 January 1877, Beaumont, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite-Angelique MOREAU 10 November 1828 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Felicite PELLETIER (b.14 January 1808, La Pocatière, Lower Canada d. 4 May 1853, L'Isle-Verte, Canada East )
m. Marcel SIROIS 18 July 1826 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1769 Birth
21 September 1769
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève DIGÉ and Joseph PELLETIER 6 November 1786, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 17 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Angelique PELLETIER was born 7 January 1796, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Geneviève was 26 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Victor PELLETIER was born 15 February 1806, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Geneviève was 36 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Felicite PELLETIER was born 14 January 1808, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Geneviève was 38 years old.

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Angelique PELLETIER married 26 July 1819, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Pierre-Antoine ROY dit LAUZIER

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph PELLETIER died 6 May 1822, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Felicite PELLETIER married 18 July 1826, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marcel SIROIS

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Victor PELLETIER married 10 November 1828, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Marguerite-Angelique MOREAU

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death
1 December 1831
La Pocatière, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 62.

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