Geneviève CHEVALIER

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20 August 1746 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1815 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER Marie-Jeanne-Agathe CARTIER

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Born: 20 August 1746 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER

Mother: Marie-Jeanne-Agathe CARTIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER , Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas CARTIER , Gertrude NIQUETTE dite MONTY

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Geneviève married Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN 22 June 1767 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN was born 21 October 1746 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Alexis died 27 August 1814 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Alexis was the child of Pierre LOISEAU dit CARDIN FRANCOEUR and Madeleine-Charles PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO).

Geneviève CHEVALIER died 9 March 1815 in Sorel, 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 CHEVALIER married

Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN
Marriage date: 22 June 1767
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN was the child of Pierre LOISEAU dit CARDIN FRANCOEUR and Madeleine-Charles PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Children of Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN and Geneviève CHEVALIER

Geneviève LOISEAU dite CARDIN

Born: 12 May 1768, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1863, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste ST-MARTIN 3 August 1789 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN

Born: 18 October 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 August 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve HUS PAUL 2 August 1790 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Marie-Charlotte HUS COURNOYER 24 January 1803 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin LOISEAU dit CARDIN

Born: 5 January 1774, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 September 1845, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Geneveive HUS PAUL 18 August 1794 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN

Born: 12 April 1776, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 November 1824, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie DUHAMEL 5 October 1795 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1746
20 August 1746
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève CHEVALIER and Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN 22 June 1767, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 20 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Geneviève LOISEAU dite CARDIN was born 12 May 1768, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 21 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN was born 18 October 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 23 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Augustin LOISEAU dit CARDIN was born 5 January 1774, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 27 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN was born 12 April 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LOISEAU dite CARDIN married 3 August 1789, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste ST-MARTIN

1790 Marriage of Child
Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN married 2 August 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Genevieve HUS PAUL

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Augustin LOISEAU dit CARDIN married 18 August 1794, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Geneveive HUS PAUL

1795 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN married 5 October 1795, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie DUHAMEL

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Alexis LOISEAU dit CARDIN married 24 January 1803, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Charlotte HUS COURNOYER