Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Born

10 June 1759 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

29 September 1839 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Geneviève LEVASSEUR

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Born: 10 June 1759 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Father

Louis-Antoine LEVASSEUR

Mother

Anne NUIRAT

Grandparents of Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Paternal grandparents

François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Jacques NUIRAT Marie Jeanne BOURGEOIS

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

Geneviève married François PAQUET 15 February 1779 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
François PAQUET was born 16 December 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France . François died 27 September 1810 in Chambly, Lower Canada . François was the child of Martin-François PAQUET and Louise-Charlotte CHAPEAU.

Geneviève married (2) Athanase PLOURDE 13 April 1812 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . Athanase PLOURDE was born 12 May 1752 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . Athanase was the child of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE.

Geneviève LEVASSEUR died 29 September 1839 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Geneviève LEVASSEUR married

François PAQUET
Marriage date: 15 February 1779
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
François PAQUET was the child of Martin-François PAQUET and Louise-Charlotte CHAPEAU

Children of François PAQUET and Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Geneviève PAQUET dite MARTIN

Born: 21 February 1780, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre ALIX dit DUMESNIL 22 February 1830 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Joseph PAQUET

Born: 23 October 1785, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Reine FISSIAU dite LARAMEE 25 February 1811 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

Sophie PAQUET

Born: 23 April 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CATUDAL dit ST-JEAN 25 June 1821 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste PAQUET

Born: 18 January 1795, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 6 May 1872, Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite-Genevieve ARCHAMBAULT 12 April 1825 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Geneviève LEVASSEUR married

Athanase PLOURDE
Marriage date: 13 April 1812
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Athanase PLOURDE was the child of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Athanase PLOURDE and Geneviève LEVASSEUR

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Geneviève's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1759
10 June 1759
Québec, Canada, New France

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.

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 / Partner
Geneviève LEVASSEUR and François PAQUET 15 February 1779, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 19 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Geneviève PAQUET dite MARTIN was born 21 February 1780, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Geneviève was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Joseph PAQUET was born 23 October 1785, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Geneviève was 26 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Sophie PAQUET was born 23 April 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Geneviève was 33 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET was born 18 January 1795, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

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

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
François PAQUET died 27 September 1810, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1811 Marriage of Child
Joseph PAQUET married 25 February 1811, Chambly, Lower Canada to Reine FISSIAU dite LARAMEE

1812 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève LEVASSEUR and Athanase PLOURDE 13 April 1812, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

She was 52 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Sophie PAQUET married 25 June 1821, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste CATUDAL dit ST-JEAN

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET married 12 April 1825, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada to Marguerite-Genevieve ARCHAMBAULT

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PAQUET dite MARTIN married 22 February 1830 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada to Pierre ALIX dit DUMESNIL

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England