Geneviève HAMELIN

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28 November 1724 , Grondines, Canada, New France

Died

9 May 1802 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie HAMELIN dit PLAGNOL Geneviève CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)

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Born: 28 November 1724 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Marie HAMELIN dit PLAGNOL

Mother: Geneviève CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)

Paternal grandparents: Louis HAMELIN , Antoinette AUBERT

Maternal grandparents: François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) , Geneviève GUYON

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Geneviève married Louis-Joseph FAUCHER 7 January 1744 in Grondines, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Joseph FAUCHER was born 22 August 1715 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis-Joseph died 7 March 1785 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis-Joseph was the child of Nicolas FAUCHER dit CHATEAUVERT and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS.

Geneviève HAMELIN died 9 May 1802 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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
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Geneviève HAMELIN married

Louis-Joseph FAUCHER
Marriage date: 7 January 1744
Marriage place: Grondines, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis-Joseph FAUCHER was the child of Nicolas FAUCHER dit CHATEAUVERT and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

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Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT

Born: 5 May 1748, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 9 August 1783, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Nicolas MATTE 12 August 1771 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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Birth — 1724
28 November 1724
Grondines, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève HAMELIN and Louis-Joseph FAUCHER 7 January 1744, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

She was 19 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT was born 5 May 1748, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Geneviève was 23 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT married 12 August 1771, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Nicolas MATTE

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.

1783 Death of Child
Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT died 9 August 1783, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Geneviève was 58 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Joseph FAUCHER died 7 March 1785, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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)

Death — 1802
9 May 1802
Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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