Marie Geneviève DUBOIS

Born

23 December 1723 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

12 May 1813 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS Anne VINCENT

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Born: 23 December 1723 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS

Mother: Anne VINCENT

Paternal grandparents: Henri LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS , Marguerite BASILE

Maternal grandparents: Michel Dit Clement VINCENT , Marie Josephe RICHARD

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Marie Geneviève married Paul MARTIN abt. 1736 in Cumberland, Beaubassin, Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Paul MARTIN was born 21 June 1707 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Paul died 6 April 1758 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Paul was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Anne GODIN.

Marie Geneviève married (2) Joseph GAUDREAU 14 October 1765 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GAUDREAU was born 9 December 1712 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Joseph died 30 August 1797 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Joseph was the child of Charles GAUDREAU and Madeleine THIBAULT.

Marie Geneviève DUBOIS died 12 May 1813 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Marie Geneviève DUBOIS married

Paul MARTIN
Marriage date: abt. 1736
Marriage place: Cumberland, Beaubassin, Acadia, Canada
Paul MARTIN was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Anne GODIN

Children of Paul MARTIN and Marie Geneviève DUBOIS

Marie Anne MARTIN

Born: abt. 1741, , Canada
Died: 6 April 1826, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU 16 January 1769 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean Baptiste MARTIN

Born: abt. 1748, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 30 May 1806, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise BELLE 22 August 1775 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie Geneviève DUBOIS married

Joseph GAUDREAU
Marriage date: 14 October 1765
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GAUDREAU was the child of Charles GAUDREAU and Madeleine THIBAULT

Children of Joseph GAUDREAU and Marie Geneviève DUBOIS

Alexis GAUDREAU

Born: 26 October 1766, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 April 1838, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Barbe MORIN 12 April 1785 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1723 Birth
Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896
name: Genevieve Dubois
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 06 Feb 1724
baptism/ christening place: SAINT CHARLES,GRAND PRE,KINGS,NOVA SCOTIA
birth date: 23 Dec 1723
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father's name: Jean Dubois
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mother's name: Anne Vincent
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indexing project (batch) number: C51007-1
system origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
source film number: 484099
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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul MARTIN died 6 April 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie Geneviève DUBOIS and Joseph GAUDREAU 14 October 1765 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 41 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Alexis GAUDREAU was born 26 October 1766, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie Geneviève was 42 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne MARTIN married 16 January 1769 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste MARTIN married 22 August 1775, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Françoise BELLE

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Alexis GAUDREAU married 12 April 1785, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Barbe MORIN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph GAUDREAU died 30 August 1797, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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

1806 Death of Child
Jean Baptiste MARTIN died 30 May 1806, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie Geneviève was 82 years old.

Death — 1813
12 May 1813
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 89.

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