Geneviève DOYON

(b. 1 August 1782 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 June 1854 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
DOYON Family Tree

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Geneviève DOYON was born 1 August 1782 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève DOYON was the child of Jean-Alexis DOYON and Geneviève NADEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DOYON and Marguerite VACHON (maternal) François-Etienne NADEAU and Marie-Geneviève MARTINEAU

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

Geneviève married Augustin TURMEL 10 May 1802 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Augustin TURMEL was born 10 September 1782 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Augustin was the child of Jean-François TURMEL and Françoise BISSON (BUISSON).

Geneviève DOYON died 10 June 1854 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Geneviève appear below.

The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy: Trace Your Roots, Share Your History, and Create Your Family Tree

Essential Skills for The Occasional Genealogist: Beyond-beginner Genealogy Skills for Busy Family Historians

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 MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into the Life of the Average Woman in Mid-19th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Geneviève DOYON

[Hide/Show]

Geneviève DOYON married

Augustin TURMEL-- Date: 10 May 1802 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Augustin TURMEL was the child of Jean-François TURMEL and Françoise BISSON (BUISSON)

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Augustin TURMEL and Geneviève DOYON:

Joseph TURMEL (b.6 February 1816, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada d. 6 April 1894, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada )
m. Geneviève FILTEAU (FECTEAU) 1 February 1842 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Add History, Life Events, News, Stories about Geneviève DOYON
(Examples include: Birth, Baptism, Census Records, Military Records, Death, Obituary, Personal Achievements, Other events)

[Hide/Show]

Exploring the Ancestry of Geneviève DOYON: Events, Pictures, and Documents

1782 Birth
1 August 1782
Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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)

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DOYON and Augustin TURMEL 10 May 1802, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

She was 19 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Joseph TURMEL was born 6 February 1816, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Geneviève was 33 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

All I Want for Valentine's Day is More Ancestors! (and Chocolate)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Marriage of Child
Joseph TURMEL married 1 February 1842, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Geneviève FILTEAU (FECTEAU)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.