Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Born

23 September 1708 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

5 July 1786 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Sixte LEREAU (L'HERAULT)Reine DEBLOIS

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Born: 23 September 1708 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Sixte LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Mother: Reine DEBLOIS

Paternal grandparents: Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) , Suzanne JAROUSSEL

Maternal grandparents: Gregoire DEBLOIS , Françoise VIGER

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Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste DUPONT 23 April 1736 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste DUPONT was born 30 July 1713 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 23 January 1776 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis DUPONT and Jeanne PARADIS.

Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT) died 5 July 1786 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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 LEREAU (L'HERAULT) married

Jean-Baptiste DUPONT
Marriage date: 23 April 1736
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DUPONT was the child of Louis DUPONT and Jeanne PARADIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste DUPONT and Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Jean-Baptiste DUPONT

Born: 11 September 1748, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1809, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte THEBERGE 14 June 1773 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph-Marie DUPONT

Born: 12 November 1750, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1806, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise LABRECQUE 10 January 1775 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1708
23 September 1708
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Jean-Baptiste DUPONT 23 April 1736 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 27 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUPONT was born 11 September 1748, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 39 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie DUPONT was born 12 November 1750, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Geneviève was 42 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUPONT married 14 June 1773 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Josephte THEBERGE

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie DUPONT married 10 January 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise LABRECQUE

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste DUPONT died 23 January 1776, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1786
5 July 1786
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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