Marie-Geneviève ROY

Born

23 February 1733 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

19 November 1805 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Geneviève ROY

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Born: 23 February 1733 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Geneviève ROY

Father

Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY

Mother

Marguerite LALONGE

Grandparents of Marie-Geneviève ROY

Paternal grandparents

Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY Marguerite MARTIN

Maternal grandparents

Bertrand-Pierre LALONGE LEGASCON Anne ÉTHIER

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

Marie-Geneviève married Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE 22 February 1751 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada. Louis died 14 March 1806 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Louis was the child of François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD.

Marie-Geneviève ROY died 19 November 1805 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Geneviève ROY

Marie-Geneviève ROY married

Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE
Marriage date: 22 February 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE was the child of François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

Children of Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Geneviève ROY

Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE

Born: 24 November 1755, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine LAFOREST 7 January 1788 Place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE

Born: 13 February 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1815, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte MORISSEAU 16 October 1780 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine BERARD dite LÉPINE

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 January 1814, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre LOYER dit DESNOYERS 4 February 1788 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1733
23 February 1733
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève ROY and Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE 22 February 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE was born 24 November 1755, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Geneviève was 22 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE was born 13 February 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Geneviève was 23 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.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE married 16 October 1780, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte MORISSEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE married 7 January 1788 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) to Catherine LAFOREST

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine BERARD dite LÉPINE married 4 February 1788, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre LOYER dit DESNOYERS

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)