Genevieve SIMARD

(b. 15 February 1722 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1784 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve SIMARD was born 15 February 1722 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Genevieve SIMARD was the child of Joseph SIMARD and Marie BOIVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Madeleine RACINE (maternal) Pierre BOIVIN and Étiennette FAFARD

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Genevieve married Louis PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE 8 October 1749 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE was born 24 August 1716 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Louis died 25 January 1775 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Jeanne COULOMBE.

Genevieve SIMARD died 21 June 1784 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Paquet Louis

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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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Genevieve SIMARD married

Louis PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE-- Date: 8 October 1749 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Louis PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE was the child of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Jeanne COULOMBE

Children of Louis PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Genevieve SIMARD:

Marie-Elisabeth PAQUET (b.28 March 1763, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 February 1819 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Marie MARCEAU 10 January 1785 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
15 February 1722
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve SIMARD and Louis PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE 8 October 1749 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 27 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth PAQUET was born 28 March 1763, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 41 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE died 25 January 1775, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.