Geneviève GAUTHIER

Born

8 May 1719 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 April 1780 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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François GAUTHIER Marie MARCHAND

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Born: 8 May 1719 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: François GAUTHIER

Mother: Marie MARCHAND

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE , Angélique LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Charles MARCHAND , Marie-Anne HAYOT

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Geneviève married Jean LETOURNEAU 11 May 1738 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean LETOURNEAU was born 8 April 1712 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean died 24 February 1789 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean was the child of Jean LETOURNEAU and Marguerite ANCELIN (ASSELIN).

Geneviève GAUTHIER died 24 April 1780 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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 GAUTHIER married

Jean LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 11 May 1738
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Jean LETOURNEAU was the child of Jean LETOURNEAU and Marguerite ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

Children of Jean LETOURNEAU and Geneviève GAUTHIER

Joseph LETOURNEAU

Born: 11 August 1745, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie Anne CONNOR 18 September 1781 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1719
8 May 1719
Québec, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GAUTHIER and Jean LETOURNEAU 11 May 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 19 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph LETOURNEAU was born 11 August 1745, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève was 26 years old.

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.

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.