Geneviève BOSSE

Born

1 March 1737 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

23 September 1801 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Geneviève BOSSE

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Born: 1 March 1737 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève BOSSE

Father

Etienne BOSSE

Mother

Geneviève GRAVEL

Grandparents of Geneviève BOSSE

Paternal grandparents

Louis BOSSE Marie-Angélique BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents

Augustin GRAVEL Elisabeth CARON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Geneviève married Charles METHOT 24 April 1752 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles METHOT was born 7 February 1726 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Charles died 5 September 1802 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . Charles was the child of Joseph METHOT and Helene-Marie NORMAND.

Geneviève BOSSE died 23 September 1801 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève BOSSE

Geneviève BOSSE married

Charles METHOT
Marriage date: 24 April 1752
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Charles METHOT was the child of Joseph METHOT and Helene-Marie NORMAND

Children of Charles METHOT and Geneviève BOSSE

Elisabeth METHOT

Born: 2 August 1760, L'Islet, Canada
Died: 14 May 1826, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER 7 August 1797 Place: Repentigny, Lower Canada

Josephe METHOT

Born: 3 April 1769, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François GOULET 5 November 1787 Place: Repentigny, Province of 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 — 1737
1 March 1737
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève BOSSE and Charles METHOT 24 April 1752, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 15 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Elisabeth METHOT was born 2 August 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

1769 Birth of Child
Josephe METHOT was born 3 April 1769, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Geneviève was 32 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.