Geneviève GAGNÉ

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abt. 1724 , Québec Province, Canada

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11 August 1803 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Pierre GAGNÉ Geneviève FOURNIER

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Born: abt. 1724 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre GAGNÉ

Mother: Geneviève FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ , Louise PICARD

Maternal grandparents: Simon FOURNIER , Catherine ROUSSEAU

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Geneviève married Ignace BÉLANGER 14 November 1746 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ignace BÉLANGER was born 8 February 1723 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Ignace died 19 January 1797 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Ignace was the child of Nicolas BÉLANGER and Marie MAGNAN.

Geneviève GAGNÉ died 11 August 1803 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.
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Geneviève GAGNÉ married

Ignace BÉLANGER
Marriage date: 14 November 1746
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Ignace BÉLANGER was the child of Nicolas BÉLANGER and Marie MAGNAN

Children of Ignace BÉLANGER and Geneviève GAGNÉ

Ignace BELANGER

Born: 25 September 1747, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1805, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique OUELLET 2 October 1774 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Married: Catherine SOULARD 27 October 1777 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN 21 September 1802 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre BELANGER

Born: 2 March 1759, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1834, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marthe TALBOT dite GERVAIS 18 June 1781 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1746 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GAGNÉ and Ignace BÉLANGER 14 November 1746, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1747 Birth of Child
Ignace BELANGER was born 25 September 1747, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

1759 Birth of Child
Pierre BELANGER was born 2 March 1759, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Ignace BELANGER married 2 October 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Angélique OUELLET

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Ignace BELANGER married 27 October 1777, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Catherine SOULARD

1781 Marriage of Child
Pierre BELANGER married 18 June 1781, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marthe TALBOT dite GERVAIS

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

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

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace BÉLANGER died 19 January 1797, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Ignace BELANGER married 21 September 1802, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN

Death — 1803
11 August 1803
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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