Genevieve COULOMBE

Born

8 March 1758 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

26 March 1842 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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Antoine COULOMBE Genevieve MAGNAN

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Born: 8 March 1758 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine COULOMBE

Mother: Genevieve MAGNAN

Paternal grandparents: Louis COULOMBE , Helene PAULET

Maternal grandparents: Germain MAGNAN , Marie DERY (D'HERY)

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Genevieve married Jean-Marc GONTHIER 13 August 1787 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Marc GONTHIER was born 19 September 1741 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jean-Marc died 26 March 1809 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Jean-Marc was the child of Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON.

Genevieve COULOMBE died 26 March 1842 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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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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Jean-Marc GONTHIER
Marriage date: 13 August 1787
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marc GONTHIER was the child of Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Children of Jean-Marc GONTHIER and Genevieve COULOMBE

Genevieve GONTHIER

Born: 30 August 1788, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 March 1875, Roberval, Québec, Canada

Married: Julien TREMBLAY 20 January 1807 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Antoine GONTHIER

Born: 19 November 1792, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine TREMBLAY 25 August 1818 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Damase GONTHIER

Born: 1 May 1795, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 9 December 1866, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Ursule PERRON 2 February 1818 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1758
8 March 1758
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve COULOMBE and Jean-Marc GONTHIER 13 August 1787, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 29 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Genevieve GONTHIER was born 30 August 1788, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 30 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Antoine GONTHIER was born 19 November 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Genevieve was 34 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Damase GONTHIER was born 1 May 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Genevieve was 37 years old.

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GONTHIER married 20 January 1807, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Julien TREMBLAY

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Marc GONTHIER died 26 March 1809, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Damase GONTHIER married 2 February 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Ursule PERRON

1818 Marriage of Child
Antoine GONTHIER married 25 August 1818, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Catherine TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

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)

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