Geneviève HAMEL

(b. 27 December 1774 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1837 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève HAMEL was born 27 December 1774 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève HAMEL was the child of Pierre HAMEL and Genevieve DION and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean HAMEL and Marie-Louise FISET (maternal) Charles DION and Catherine ALAIN

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Geneviève married Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE 15 April 1793 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE was born 28 March 1770 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Thierry died 31 May 1827 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Thierry was the child of Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE and Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE.

Geneviève HAMEL died 22 February 1837 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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 HAMEL married

Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE-- Date: 15 April 1793 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

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Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE was the child of Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE and Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE

Children of Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE and Geneviève HAMEL:

Marguerite ROCHETTE (b.26 November 1797, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada d. 13 April 1868, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Canada)
m. Etienne DENIS 13 January 1817 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1774 Birth
27 December 1774
Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève HAMEL and Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE 15 April 1793, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 18 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROCHETTE was born 26 November 1797, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Geneviève was 22 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROCHETTE married 13 January 1817, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Etienne DENIS

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