Pierre GENEREUX

(b. 5 July 1760 , Berthierville, Canada d. 29 November 1812 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GENEREUX was born 5 July 1760 in Berthierville, Canada

Pierre GENEREUX was the child of Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) (maternal) Alexis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Madeleine DUBORD

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

Pierre married Charlotte HARNOIS 17 November 1783 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte HARNOIS was born 8 August 1766 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Charlotte died 8 April 1811 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Charlotte was the child of Augustin HARNOIS and Marguerite LEMAITRE.

Pierre GENEREUX died 29 November 1812 in Louiseville, Lower 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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Pierre GENEREUX married

Charlotte HARNOIS-- Date: 17 November 1783 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte HARNOIS was the child of Augustin HARNOIS and Marguerite LEMAITRE

Children of Pierre GENEREUX and Charlotte HARNOIS:

Guillaume-Godefroy GENEREUX (b.24 September 1800, Louiseville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louise VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 20 October 1823 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1760 Birth
5 July 1760
Berthierville, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GENEREUX and Charlotte HARNOIS 17 November 1783 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1800 Birth of Child
Guillaume-Godefroy GENEREUX was born 24 September 1800, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Pierre was 40 years old.