Genevieve CHORET (CHAREST)

(b. 18 April 1727 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1777 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve CHORET (CHAREST) was born 18 April 1727 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Genevieve CHORET (CHAREST) was the child of Jacques CHORET and Marie-Madeleine CHRETIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHORET and Marie-Anne BAUGIS (maternal) Jean-Charles CHRETIEN and Marguerite ROY

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

Genevieve married Louis-Joseph LECLERC 7 November 1746 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Joseph LECLERC was born 15 August 1724 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis-Joseph died 11 March 1758 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Louis-Joseph was the child of Adrien LECLERC and Geneviève PARADIS.

Genevieve CHORET (CHAREST) died 13 May 1777 in Charlesbourg, Québec, 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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Genevieve CHORET (CHAREST) married

Louis-Joseph LECLERC-- Date: 7 November 1746 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Louis-Joseph LECLERC was the child of Adrien LECLERC and Geneviève PARADIS

Children of Louis-Joseph LECLERC and Genevieve CHORET (CHAREST):

Marie-Genevieve LECLERC (b.12 January 1754, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1791, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph DERY 9 August 1773 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC (b.29 March 1756, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1847, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada East )
m. Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL 16 February 1778 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1727 Birth
18 April 1727
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve CHORET (CHAREST) and Louis-Joseph LECLERC 7 November 1746, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

She was 19 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve LECLERC was born 12 January 1754, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Genevieve was 26 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC was born 29 March 1756, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Genevieve was 28 years old.

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Joseph LECLERC died 11 March 1758, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Genevieve LECLERC married 9 August 1773, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Joseph DERY

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.