Francois
GEOFFROY
(b.
11 September 1795
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
d.
31 December 1866
,
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
)
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Francois GEOFFROY was born 11 September 1795 in Berthierville, Lower Canada
Francois GEOFFROY was the child of Rémy-Henry GEOFFROY and Marie-Angelique RIVET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GEOFFROY and Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE (maternal) Louis RIVET and Marie-Louise GOULETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Elisabeth TESSIER 7 October 1816 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth TESSIER was born 3 November 1792 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Elisabeth died 17 December 1865 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix). Elisabeth was the child of Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Catherine HOUDE.
Francois GEOFFROY died 31 December 1866 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East .
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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 Francois GEOFFROY
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Elisabeth TESSIER-- Date: 7 October 1816 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Elisabeth TESSIER was the child of Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Catherine HOUDE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois GEOFFROY and Elisabeth TESSIER:
Genevieve GEOFFROY (b.30 December 1819, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 9 May 1897, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada )
m. Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 14 February 1843 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Elisabeth TESSIER-- Date: 7 October 1816 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada Elisabeth TESSIER was the child of Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Catherine HOUDE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois GEOFFROY and Elisabeth TESSIER:
Genevieve GEOFFROY (b.30 December 1819, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 9 May 1897, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada )m. Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 14 February 1843 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
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1795 Birth 11 September 1795
Berthierville, Lower Canada
1816 Marriage / PartnerFrancois GEOFFROY and Elisabeth TESSIER 7 October 1816, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
He was 21 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Birth of ChildGenevieve GEOFFROY was born 30 December 1819, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Francois was 24 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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 of ChildGenevieve GEOFFROY married 14 February 1843, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
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.
1865 Death of Spouse/PartnerElisabeth TESSIER died 17 December 1865, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
1866 Death 31 December 1866
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
He died at the age of 71.
Added: 8/20/2026 2:00:35 PM
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