Geneviève DUPUIS

(b. 6 January 1731 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1812 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève DUPUIS was born 6 January 1731 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Geneviève DUPUIS was the child of Charles DUPUIS and Marie-Thérèse TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Moise DUPUIS and Marie Anne Louise CHRISTIANSEN (maternal) Michel TREMBLAY and Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD

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Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste GIROUX 3 August 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste GIROUX was born 9 April 1725 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Jean-Baptiste died 8 September 1774 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Marie-Agnes GARNIER.

Geneviève married (2) Julien VACHEREAU 4 November 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Julien VACHEREAU was born 18 November 1723 in France.

Geneviève DUPUIS died 7 August 1812 in La Prairie, 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 DUPUIS married

Jean-Baptiste GIROUX-- Date: 3 August 1750 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GIROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Marie-Agnes GARNIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Geneviève DUPUIS:

Geneviève GIROUX (b.30 April 1754, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 7 September 1809, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN 25 October 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Françoise GIROUX (b.abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Louis GUERIN 4 February 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Gabriel GIROUX (b.27 March 1766, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite ST-YVES 6 February 1792 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève DUPUIS married

Julien VACHEREAU-- Date: 4 November 1776 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
6 January 1731
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DUPUIS and Jean-Baptiste GIROUX 3 August 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 19 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Geneviève GIROUX was born 30 April 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geneviève was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Gabriel GIROUX was born 27 March 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste GIROUX died 8 September 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DUPUIS and Julien VACHEREAU 4 November 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 45 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GIROUX married 25 October 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN

1782 Marriage of Child
Françoise GIROUX married 4 February 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Louis GUERIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Gabriel GIROUX married 6 February 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marguerite ST-YVES

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

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

1809 Death of Child
Geneviève GIROUX died 7 September 1809, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geneviève was 78 years old.

1812 Death
7 August 1812
La Prairie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 81.

Added: 7/9/2015 12:14:24 PM - Updated: 4/2/2025 12:16:21 PM