Geneviève
GEOFFRION
Born
9 January 1773
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
11 October 1857
,
Varennes, Canada East
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Geneviève GEOFFRION married 
Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS
Marriage date: 26 September 1791
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
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Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was the child of Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Josephte BRUNEL
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOISMarriage date: 26 September 1791
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Geneviève GEOFFRION and Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOISMichel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was the child of Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Josephte BRUNEL
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Geneviève GEOFFRION
Marie-Louise QUINTIN dite DUBOIS
Married: Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS 16 October 1821 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS
Born: 9 October 1806, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 12 December 1872, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 12 December 1872, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 17739 January 1773
Varennes, 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 Marriage / PartnerGeneviève GEOFFRION and Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS 26 September 1791, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
She was 18 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Birth of ChildJosephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was born 3 June 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 19 years old.
1794 Birth of ChildMichel QUINTIN was born 4 April 1794, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 21 years old.
1795 Birth of ChildJoseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 1 June 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 22 years old.
1797 Birth of ChildMarguerite QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was born 26 May 1797, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 24 years old.
1799 Birth of ChildMagdeleine QUINTIN was born 9 March 1799, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 26 years old.
1801 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 24 May 1801, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 28 years old.
1803 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was born 9 August 1803, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 30 years old.
1806 Birth of ChildMichel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 9 October 1806, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 33 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildAmable QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 9 March 1809, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 36 years old.
1811 Birth of ChildFelix QUINTIN was born 22 April 1811, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 38 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildHyppolite QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 12 April 1816, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Geneviève was 43 years old.
1817 Birth of ChildTheophile QUINTIN was born 7 September 1817, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Geneviève was 44 years old.
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 England1821 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise QUINTIN dite DUBOIS married 16 October 1821, Varennes, Lower Canada to Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS
1827 Death of Spouse/PartnerMichel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS died 27 August 1827, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1830 - 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)
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.Death
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