Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER)

Born

15 February 1722 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

17 December 1792 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Charles GARNIER Marie-Françoise SAVARD

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Born: 15 February 1722 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GARNIER

Mother: Marie-Françoise SAVARD

Paternal grandparents: Charles GARNIER (GRENIER) , Louise VEZINA

Maternal grandparents: Jean SAVARD , Marie-Anne SASSEVILLE

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Françoise married François-Xavier RIVARD 29 October 1743 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François-Xavier RIVARD was born 30 March 1718 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). François-Xavier was the child of Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Geneviève TROTTIER.

Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER) died 17 December 1792 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER) married

François-Xavier RIVARD
Marriage date: 29 October 1743
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François-Xavier RIVARD was the child of Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Geneviève TROTTIER

Children of François-Xavier RIVARD and Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER)

Françoise RIVARD

Born: abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 April 1817, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne GREGOIRE 27 January 1766 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephte RIVARD

Born: 2 October 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste HUS PAUL 26 October 1767 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite RIVARD

Born: 4 June 1758, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 9 July 1826, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PLANTE 17 January 1780 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
15 February 1722
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER) and François-Xavier RIVARD 29 October 1743, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 21 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RIVARD was born 2 October 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 26 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIVARD was born 4 June 1758, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Françoise was 36 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 Marriage of Child
Françoise RIVARD married 27 January 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Etienne GREGOIRE

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte RIVARD married 26 October 1767 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste HUS PAUL

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.