Genevieve ROULEAU

(b. 21 November 1696 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1776 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve ROULEAU was born 21 November 1696 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Genevieve ROULEAU was the child of Guillaume ROULEAU and Catherine DUFRESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel ROULEAU (ROULEAUX) and Mathurine LEROUX (maternal) Pierre DUFRESNE and Anne PATIN

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Genevieve married Antoine GODBOUT 21 April 1721 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoine GODBOUT was born 27 August 1693 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 15 September 1749 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Antoine GODBOUT and Marguerite LABRECQUE.

Genevieve ROULEAU died 17 December 1776 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Godbout Antoine

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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 ROULEAU married

Antoine GODBOUT-- Date: 21 April 1721 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Antoine GODBOUT was the child of Antoine GODBOUT and Marguerite LABRECQUE

Children of Antoine GODBOUT and Genevieve ROULEAU:

Pierre GODBOUT (b.25 December 1725, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1805, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne DUFRESNE 10 February 1755 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT (b.14 February 1728, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1795, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Vincent PILET dit JOLICOEUR 6 November 1752 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louis GODBOUT (b.1 April 1734, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1819, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Madeleine DUFRESNE 14 February 1757 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

André GODBOUT (b.20 September 1741, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1803, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Marie ROUSSEAU 12 February 1776 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1696 Birth
21 November 1696
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve ROULEAU and Antoine GODBOUT 21 April 1721, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Pierre GODBOUT was born 25 December 1725, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 29 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT was born 14 February 1728, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 31 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Louis GODBOUT was born 1 April 1734, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 37 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
André GODBOUT was born 20 September 1741, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 44 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine GODBOUT died 15 September 1749, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT married 6 November 1752, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Vincent PILET dit JOLICOEUR

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Pierre GODBOUT married 10 February 1755, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne DUFRESNE

1757 Marriage of Child
Louis GODBOUT married 14 February 1757, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Madeleine DUFRESNE

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.