Genevieve COUTURIER

Born

24 December 1797 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Died

18 April 1866 , St-Arsène, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada

Genevieve married Clement ROY dit LAUZIER 1 April 1812 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Clement ROY dit LAUZIER was born 13 September 1790 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Clement died 15 July 1871 in St-Arsène, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada. Clement was the child of Clement ROY and Marie-Anne GAGNON .

Parents & Family of Genevieve COUTURIER

Parents of Genevieve COUTURIER

Father

Joseph COUTURIER

Mother

Judith LANDRY

Grandparents of Genevieve COUTURIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre COUTURIER Françoise DURAND

Maternal grandparents

Charles LANDRY Marie-Josephte LEVASSEUR

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Genevieve COUTURIER

Genevieve COUTURIER married

Clement ROY dit LAUZIER
Marriage date: 1 April 1812
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Clement ROY dit LAUZIER was the child of Clement ROY and Marie-Anne GAGNON

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Clement ROY dit LAUZIER and Genevieve COUTURIER

Celeste ROY

Born: 17 April 1821, Cacouna, Lower Canada
Died: 21 September 1890, Richardville, St-Adrien, Canada

Married: Charles THERIAULT 15 January 1839 Place: Cacouna, Lower Canada

Jean-Anthime ROY

Born: 20 November 1825, Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada
Died: 13 January 1898, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada

Married: Henriette PELLETIER 29 May 1854

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1797
24 December 1797
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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

1812 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve COUTURIER and Clement ROY dit LAUZIER 1 April 1812, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 14 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Celeste ROY was born 17 April 1821, Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna)

Genevieve was 23 years old.

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

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Jean-Anthime ROY was born 20 November 1825, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Genevieve was 27 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage of Child
Celeste ROY married 15 January 1839, Cacouna, Lower Canada to Charles THERIAULT

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)