Genevieve PEPIN

Born

15 September 1758 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

20 May 1839 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Pierre PEPIN Marie-Anne-Josephte SAUCIER

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Born: 15 September 1758 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PEPIN

Mother: Marie-Anne-Josephte SAUCIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis PEPIN , Anne-Elisabeth BOUTIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph SAUCIER , Marie-Madeleine BOUCHER

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Genevieve married Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST 7 September 1792 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST was born 30 September 1763 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Ignace died 21 April 1845 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Ignace was the child of Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST and Marie-Anne DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF.

Genevieve PEPIN died 20 May 1839 in Batiscan, 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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Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST
Marriage date: 7 September 1792
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST was the child of Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST and Marie-Anne DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF

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Genevieve ROUILLARD dite PRONOVOST

Born: 23 September 1789, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 August 1856, Trois-Rivières, Canada East

Married: Joseph BARIL 12 July 1813 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1758
15 September 1758
Yamachiche, 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)

1789 Birth of Child
Genevieve ROUILLARD dite PRONOVOST was born 23 September 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Genevieve was 31 years old.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve PEPIN and Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST 7 September 1792, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 34 years old.

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

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Genevieve ROUILLARD dite PRONOVOST married 12 July 1813, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Joseph BARIL

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

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