Geneviève NADEAU

(b. 4 March 1751 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1784 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève NADEAU was born 4 March 1751 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Geneviève NADEAU was the child of François-Etienne NADEAU and Marie-Geneviève MARTINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine NADEAU and Marguerite TURGEON (maternal) Joseph MARTINEAU dit LORMIÈRE and Marie-Anne BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS

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Geneviève married Jean-Alexis DOYON 22 February 1773 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Alexis DOYON was born 11 January 1748 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Jean-Alexis died 31 May 1797 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Jean-Alexis was the child of Jean DOYON and Marguerite VACHON.

Geneviève NADEAU died 3 October 1784 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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 NADEAU married

Jean-Alexis DOYON-- Date: 22 February 1773 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Alexis DOYON was the child of Jean DOYON and Marguerite VACHON

Children of Jean-Alexis DOYON and Geneviève NADEAU:

Catherine DOYON (b.7 November 1775, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 February 1803, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. André BISSON 22 August 1797 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Marie DOYON (b.13 December 1779, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 March 1848, Sainte-Marie, Canada East )
m. Jerome TURMEL 2 October 1797 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Geneviève DOYON (b.1 August 1782, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 June 1854, Sainte-Marie, Canada East )
m. Augustin TURMEL 10 May 1802 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1751 Birth
4 March 1751
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève NADEAU and Jean-Alexis DOYON 22 February 1773, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Catherine DOYON was born 7 November 1775, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 24 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.