Genevieve LEROUX

(b. abt. 1715 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 June 1777 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve LEROUX was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada

Genevieve LEROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON and Louise CHAUSSE dite LAUZET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Hubert LEROUX and Anne Marie PHANSEQUE (VANZEGUE) (maternal) Pierre CHAUSSE and Marie-Madeleine SEL (DECELLES)

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

Genevieve married Jacques LEGROS 9 January 1736 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jacques LEGROS was born 13 May 1710 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Jacques was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BUET.

Genevieve LEROUX died 15 June 1777 in Les Cèdres, 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.

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Genevieve LEROUX married

Jacques LEGROS-- Date: 9 January 1736 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jacques LEGROS was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BUET

Children of Jacques LEGROS and Genevieve LEROUX:

Jacques LEGROS (b.13 October 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1813, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse MARTIN dite ST-JEAN 26 February 1759 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Joseph LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE (b.3 July 1739, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1798, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte LALONDE 22 January 1787 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Genevieve LEGROS (b.1 February 1745, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Francois-Hubert LEGROS (b.17 February 1754, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1797, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve LEROUX and Jacques LEGROS 9 January 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1736 Birth of Child
Jacques LEGROS was born 13 October 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE was born 3 July 1739, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

1745 Birth of Child
Genevieve LEGROS was born 1 February 1745, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Francois-Hubert LEGROS was born 17 February 1754, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

1759 Marriage of Child
Jacques LEGROS married 26 February 1759, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Thérèse MARTIN dite ST-JEAN

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.