Marie-Geneviève BELANGER

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27 May 1710 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

12 January 1790 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-François BELANGER Geneviève THIBAULT

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Born: 27 May 1710 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François BELANGER

Mother: Geneviève THIBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François BELANGER , Marie CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: François-Louis THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) , Elisabeth-Agnes LEFEBVRE

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Marie-Geneviève married Pierre GAMACHE 11 August 1734 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre GAMACHE was born 13 January 1698 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Pierre died 26 August 1769 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Pierre was the child of Nicolas GAMACHE and Elisabeth-Ursule CLOUTIER.

Marie-Geneviève BELANGER died 12 January 1790 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Geneviève BELANGER

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Marie-Geneviève BELANGER married

Pierre GAMACHE
Marriage date: 11 August 1734
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Pierre GAMACHE was the child of Nicolas GAMACHE and Elisabeth-Ursule CLOUTIER

Children of Pierre GAMACHE and Marie-Geneviève BELANGER

Pierre GAMACHE

Born: 5 February 1739, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ 18 July 1774 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Lazare GAMACHE

Born: 7 January 1744, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 16 June 1819, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY) 25 November 1776 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Ursule-Marguerite GAMACHE

Born: 31 January 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 9 February 1778, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre LANDRY 29 October 1771 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Aubin GAMACHE

Born: 1 March 1748, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 21 November 1838, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse SYLVESTRE 13 February 1775 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jerome GAMACHE

Born: 24 October 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Veronique SIMARD 4 November 1777 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Georges-Augustin GAMACHE

Born: 7 July 1757, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 13 August 1827, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte BOUCHARD 10 October 1780 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1710
27 May 1710
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève BELANGER and Pierre GAMACHE 11 August 1734 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 24 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Pierre GAMACHE was born 5 February 1739, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 28 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Lazare GAMACHE was born 7 January 1744, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 33 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Ursule-Marguerite GAMACHE was born 31 January 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 35 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Aubin GAMACHE was born 1 March 1748, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 37 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jerome GAMACHE was born 24 October 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 43 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Georges-Augustin GAMACHE was born 7 July 1757, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 47 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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GAMACHE died 26 August 1769, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1771 Marriage of Child
Ursule-Marguerite GAMACHE married 29 October 1771, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Pierre LANDRY

1774 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAMACHE married 18 July 1774 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ

1775 Marriage of Child
Aubin GAMACHE married 13 February 1775, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Thérèse SYLVESTRE

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Lazare GAMACHE married 25 November 1776, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY)

1777 Marriage of Child
Jerome GAMACHE married 4 November 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Veronique SIMARD

1778 Death of Child
Ursule-Marguerite GAMACHE died 9 February 1778, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 67 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Georges-Augustin GAMACHE married 10 October 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Josephte BOUCHARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Jerome GAMACHE died 15 January 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Geneviève was 73 years old.

Death — 1790
12 January 1790
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 79.

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