Pierre GENEST

Born

21 September 1744 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

18 July 1809 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie FRECHETTE 13 November 1766 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie FRECHETTE was born 5 September 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie died 21 March 1811 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Jacques-Pierre FRECHETTE and Marie-Jeanne FALARDEAU .

Parents & Family of Pierre GENEST

Parents of Pierre GENEST

Father

André GENEST

Mother

Marie-Anne RENAUD

Grandparents of Pierre GENEST

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Louis RENAUD Marie-Madeleine BEDARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GENEST

Pierre GENEST married

Marie FRECHETTE
Marriage date: 13 November 1766
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie FRECHETTE was the child of Jacques-Pierre FRECHETTE and Marie-Jeanne FALARDEAU

Children of Pierre GENEST and Marie FRECHETTE

Louis GENEST

Born: 15 October 1775, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie BEAUPRÉ 26 November 1810 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower 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 — 1744
21 September 1744
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GENEST and Marie FRECHETTE 13 November 1766, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 22 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Louis GENEST was born 15 October 1775, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Pierre was 31 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.