Geneviève DECELLES

Born

16 July 1722 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

3 August 1799 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Geneviève married Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE 4 February 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was born 21 June 1726 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Louis died 8 February 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS .

Parents & Family of Geneviève DECELLES

Parents of Geneviève DECELLES

Father

Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Mother

Geneviève BREILLARD

Grandparents of Geneviève DECELLES

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Maternal grandparents

Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE Marie LAFOND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève DECELLES

Geneviève DECELLES married

Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE
Marriage date: 4 February 1748
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS

Children of Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Geneviève DECELLES

Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE)

Born: 20 August 1749, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 29 September 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte PROVOST 4 October 1779 Place: Varennes, 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 — 1722
16 July 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DECELLES and Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE 4 February 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 25 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE) was born 20 August 1749, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Geneviève was 27 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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE died 8 February 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE) married 4 October 1779, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte PROVOST

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

1791 Death of Child
Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE) died 29 September 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Geneviève was 69 years old.

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

Death — 1799
3 August 1799
Varennes, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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