Geneviève TARDIF

Born

11 January 1740 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

15 January 1823 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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François TARDIF Madeleine BELANGER

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Born: 11 January 1740 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: François TARDIF

Mother: Madeleine BELANGER

Paternal grandparents: François TARDIF , Marie-Geneviève GIROUX

Maternal grandparents: Charles BELANGER , Marie-Madeleine JOBIDON

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

Geneviève married Joseph DESHARNAIS dit LARAMEE 2 February 1761 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DESHARNAIS dit LARAMEE was born abt. 1716 in France. Joseph died 5 September 1788 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).

Geneviève married (2) Louis Michel COLLERET 17 January 1791 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Louis Michel COLLERET was born abt. 1721 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Louis Michel died 24 May 1817 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).

Geneviève TARDIF died 15 January 1823 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Geneviève TARDIF married

Joseph DESHARNAIS dit LARAMEE
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada

Children of Joseph DESHARNAIS dit LARAMEE and Geneviève TARDIF

Joseph DUHARNOIS dit LARAMEE

Born: 11 March 1762, Yamaska, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE (BADAYAC) 20 February 1786 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève TARDIF married

Louis Michel COLLERET
Marriage date: 17 January 1791
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Children of Louis Michel COLLERET and Geneviève TARDIF

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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 — 1740
11 January 1740
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève TARDIF and Joseph DESHARNAIS dit LARAMEE 2 February 1761 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 21 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph DUHARNOIS dit LARAMEE was born 11 March 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Geneviève was 22 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUHARNOIS dit LARAMEE married 20 February 1786 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada to Amable BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE (BADAYAC)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DESHARNAIS dit LARAMEE died 5 September 1788, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève TARDIF and Louis Michel COLLERET 17 January 1791 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 51 years old.

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

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

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

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

1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis Michel COLLERET died 24 May 1817, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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

Death — 1823
15 January 1823
Yamaska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 83.

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