Genevieve
GEOFFROY
(b.
30 December 1819
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
d.
9 May 1897
,
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada
)
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Genevieve GEOFFROY was born 30 December 1819 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Genevieve GEOFFROY was the child of Francois GEOFFROY and Elisabeth TESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rémy-Henry GEOFFROY and Marie-Angelique RIVET (maternal) Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Catherine HOUDESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Genevieve married Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 14 February 1843 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 19 February 1813 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Narcisse-Joseph died 24 October 1883 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix). Narcisse-Joseph was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE.
Genevieve GEOFFROY died 9 May 1897 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Genevieve GEOFFROY
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Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE-- Date: 14 February 1843 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East
Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Genevieve GEOFFROY:
Esther DESROSIERS (b.4 February 1850, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East d. 25 March 1905, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada )
m. Norbert JOLY 17 February 1868 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE-- Date: 14 February 1843 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Genevieve GEOFFROY:
Esther DESROSIERS (b.4 February 1850, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East d. 25 March 1905, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada )m. Norbert JOLY 17 February 1868 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
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1819 Birth 30 December 1819
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Marriage / PartnerGenevieve GEOFFROY and Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 14 February 1843, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
She was 23 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1850 Birth of ChildEsther DESROSIERS was born 4 February 1850, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Genevieve was 30 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Marriage of ChildEsther DESROSIERS married 17 February 1868, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix) to Norbert JOLY
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1883 Death of Spouse/PartnerNarcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 24 October 1883, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1897 Death 9 May 1897
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 77.
Added: 8/20/2026 1:58:36 PM
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