Madeleine GENEREUX

(b. 15 July 1711 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1795 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine GENEREUX was born 15 July 1711 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Madeleine GENEREUX was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and the grandchild of: (maternal) François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie BOUART

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

Madeleine married Jean LAVALLEE 13 May 1734 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jean LAVALLEE was born 29 February 1708 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean died 21 May 1766 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jean was the child of Jean LAVALLÉE and Jeanne-Catherine HUS PAUL.

Madeleine GENEREUX died 19 June 1795 in Berthierville, 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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Family and Children of Madeleine GENEREUX

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Madeleine GENEREUX married

Jean LAVALLEE-- Date: 13 May 1734 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Jean LAVALLEE was the child of Jean LAVALLÉE and Jeanne-Catherine HUS PAUL

Children of Jean LAVALLEE and Madeleine GENEREUX:

Joseph LAVALLEE (b.abt. 1735, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 May 1812, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Gertrude MERAUD 22 February 1768 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre LAVALLÉE (b.abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 July 1812, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE 3 February 1768 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francoise LAVALLEE (b.7 May 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. , )

François LAVALLEE (b.6 November 1746, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT 22 January 1770 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Madeleine LAVALLEE (b.abt. 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1814, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE 30 January 1769 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel-Amable LAVALLEE (b.abt. 1750, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1817, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS 17 February 1783 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1711 Birth
15 July 1711
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GENEREUX and Jean LAVALLEE 13 May 1734, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 22 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Francoise LAVALLEE was born 7 May 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
François LAVALLEE was born 6 November 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Madeleine was 35 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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean LAVALLEE died 21 May 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAVALLÉE married 3 February 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE

1768 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAVALLEE married 22 February 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Gertrude MERAUD

1769 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LAVALLEE married 30 January 1769, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE

1770 Marriage of Child
François LAVALLEE married 22 January 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT

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 of Child
Michel-Amable LAVALLEE married 17 February 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Geneviève BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS

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)

1795 Death
19 June 1795
Berthierville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 83.

Added: 8/29/2010 9:18:00 AM - Updated: 1/11/2014 4:08:45 PM