Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

Born

8 November 1720 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

11 March 1812 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Born: 8 November 1720 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

Father

Louis LÉTOURNEAU

Mother

Anne BLOUIN

Grandparents of Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

Paternal grandparents

David LÉTOURNEAU Françoise CHAPELAIN

Maternal grandparents

Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE Marie CARREAU

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

Geneviève married Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE 20 October 1738 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada. Pierre died 21 February 1777 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER.

Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU died 11 March 1812 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU married

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE
Marriage date: 20 October 1738
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER

Children of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE

Born: abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 April 1818, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS 6 February 1764 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Genevieve GOSSELIN 7 February 1814 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Ambroise GAGNE

Born: 12 March 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 23 May 1817, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BLAIS 11 February 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF 13 June 1773 Place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE

Born: 24 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1800, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique BLAIS 1 July 1771 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Born: 23 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 5 April 1815, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Basile FORTIER 20 February 1775 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE 26 November 1804 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Marie-Bonne GAGNE

Born: 22 April 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1828, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Francois BLAIS 27 October 1777 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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 — 1720
8 November 1720
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1738 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU and Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE 20 October 1738, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Ambroise GAGNE was born 12 March 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 20 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 24 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 23 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 29 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Bonne GAGNE was born 22 April 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 33 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE married 6 February 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS

1765 Marriage of Child
Ambroise GAGNE married 11 February 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite BLAIS

1771 Marriage of Child
Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE married 1 July 1771 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada to Angelique BLAIS

1773 Marriage of Child
Ambroise GAGNE married 13 June 1773, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ married 20 February 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Basile FORTIER

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE died 21 February 1777, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Bonne GAGNE married 27 October 1777, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Francois BLAIS

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

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

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

1800 Death of Child
Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE died 30 March 1800, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Geneviève was 79 years old.

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ married 26 November 1804 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada to Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE

Death — 1812
11 March 1812
Montmagny, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 91.

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