Geneviève PROULX

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abt. 1710 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

26 December 1799 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PROULX Louise ROUSSEAU

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Born: abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste PROULX

Mother: Louise ROUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean PROULX , Jacquette FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Thomas ROUSSEAU , Madeleine OLIVIER

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Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND 13 January 1738 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND was born 22 July 1711 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-Baptiste died 30 March 1752 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Mathurin BÉLAND and Anne CONSTANTINEAU.

Geneviève PROULX died 26 December 1799 in Louiseville, 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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Geneviève PROULX married

Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND
Marriage date: 13 January 1738
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND was the child of Mathurin BÉLAND and Anne CONSTANTINEAU

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Geneviève Béland 1738-1827

Nicolas Béland 1740-

Alexis Béland 1745-

Louis Béland 1750-1837

Michel Béland 1752-

Jean-Baptiste Béland

Children of Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND and Geneviève PROULX

Alexis BÉLAND

Born: 20 March 1745, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1816, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth TALBOT dite GERVAIS 24 October 1768 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Married: Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS 22 October 1787 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Louis BÉLAND

Born: 10 July 1750, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 22 March 1837, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Anne DUGUAY 14 February 1774 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève PROULX and Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND 13 January 1738, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1745 Birth of Child
Alexis BÉLAND was born 20 March 1745, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1750 Birth of Child
Louis BÉLAND was born 10 July 1750, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND died 30 March 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Alexis BÉLAND married 24 October 1768, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Elisabeth TALBOT dite GERVAIS

1774 Marriage of Child
Louis BÉLAND married 14 February 1774, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Anne DUGUAY

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 of Child
Alexis BÉLAND married 22 October 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS

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

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

Death — 1799
26 December 1799
Louiseville, Lower Canada

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