Geneviève DUFAULT

Born

14 July 1716 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

28 September 1781 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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François DUFAULT Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT)

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Born: 14 July 1716 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: François DUFAULT

Mother: Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON , Françoise SIMEON

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) , Madeleine RACLOS

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Geneviève married François-Pierre BEAUPRE 21 April 1738 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François-Pierre BEAUPRE was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François-Pierre was the child of Louis-François-Xavier BEAUPRE and Jeanne-Françoise DELPECHE (DALPE).

Geneviève DUFAULT died 28 September 1781 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, 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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Geneviève DUFAULT married

François-Pierre BEAUPRE
Marriage date: 21 April 1738
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François-Pierre BEAUPRE was the child of Louis-François-Xavier BEAUPRE and Jeanne-Françoise DELPECHE (DALPE)

Children of François-Pierre BEAUPRE and Geneviève DUFAULT

François-Pierre BEAUPRE

Born: 3 January 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1789, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte DUHAMEL 12 May 1766 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph BEAUPRE

Born: 22 May 1742, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1787, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte MONGEON 8 February 1773 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis BEAUPRE

Born: 15 December 1752, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1797, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Married: Amable-Madeleine DUHAMEL 12 October 1773 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1716
14 July 1716
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DUFAULT and François-Pierre BEAUPRE 21 April 1738 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
François-Pierre BEAUPRE was born 3 January 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 23 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph BEAUPRE was born 22 May 1742, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louis BEAUPRE was born 15 December 1752, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 36 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
François-Pierre BEAUPRE married 12 May 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte DUHAMEL

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph BEAUPRE married 8 February 1773, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte MONGEON

1773 Marriage of Child
Louis BEAUPRE married 12 October 1773, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Amable-Madeleine DUHAMEL

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.