Marie-Louise GENU (GENUS)

(b. abt. 1738 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1805 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise GENU (GENUS) was born abt. 1738 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise GENU (GENUS) was the child of Jacques GENU (GENUS) and Helene GALIEN (GALLIEN) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre GALIEN (GALLIEN) and Marie-Jeanne MORIER

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Marie-Louise married Michel POIRIER dit DESLOGES 2 February 1761 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel POIRIER dit DESLOGES was born 30 September 1739 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Michel died 28 January 1818 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Jean-Baptiste POIRIER dit DESLOGES and Charlotte BOYER.

Marie-Louise GENU (GENUS) died 22 April 1805 in Vaudreuil, 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.

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Marie-Louise GENU (GENUS) married

Michel POIRIER dit DESLOGES-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada
Michel POIRIER dit DESLOGES was the child of Jean-Baptiste POIRIER dit DESLOGES and Charlotte BOYER

Children of Michel POIRIER dit DESLOGES and Marie-Louise GENU (GENUS):

Josephte POIRIER (b.10 January 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada d. 12 February 1802, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BRUNET 8 October 1784 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Charlotte POIRIER (b.18 July 1765, Quinchien, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 June 1851, Les Cèdres, Canada East )
m. Louis BRUNET 24 April 1786 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)
m. Louis HUNAULT 15 February 1808 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Celeste-Scholastique POIRIER dite DESLOGES (b.31 July 1776, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 August 1832, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Paul SAUVE dit LAPLANTE 13 August 1798 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GENU (GENUS) and Michel POIRIER dit DESLOGES 2 February 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1762 Birth of Child
Josephte POIRIER was born 10 January 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, 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 Birth of Child
Charlotte POIRIER was born 18 July 1765, Quinchien, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada

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 Birth of Child
Celeste-Scholastique POIRIER dite DESLOGES was born 31 July 1776, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Josephte POIRIER married 8 October 1784, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion) to Joseph BRUNET

1786 Marriage of Child
Charlotte POIRIER married 24 April 1786, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion) to Louis BRUNET

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Celeste-Scholastique POIRIER dite DESLOGES married 13 August 1798, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion) to Paul SAUVE dit LAPLANTE

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