Nicolas GÉLINEAU

(b. 15 March 1723 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 20 June 1809 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas GÉLINEAU was born 15 March 1723 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Nicolas GÉLINEAU was the child of Daniel-Marie GELINEAU and Marguerite PATENAUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GELINEAU dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Marguerite MENARD (maternal) Charles PATENAUDE and Françoise SÉGUIN

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

Nicolas married Marie-Louise BOURDON 15 February 1751 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BOURDON was born 8 March 1730 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Louise died 19 June 1801 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph-François BOURDON and Marie-Jeanne-Catherine BLEAU.

Nicolas GÉLINEAU died 20 June 1809 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .

m. Bourdon Louise

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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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Nicolas GÉLINEAU married

Marie-Louise BOURDON-- Date: 15 February 1751 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise BOURDON was the child of Joseph-François BOURDON and Marie-Jeanne-Catherine BLEAU

Children of Nicolas GÉLINEAU and Marie-Louise BOURDON:

Joseph GÉLINEAU dit DANIEL (b.11 January 1760, Longueuil, Canada d. 2 November 1829, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique MONTY 7 November 1786 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1723 Birth
15 March 1723
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas GÉLINEAU and Marie-Louise BOURDON 15 February 1751, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 27 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph GÉLINEAU dit DANIEL was born 11 January 1760, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Nicolas was 36 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 GÉLINEAU dit DANIEL married 7 November 1786, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Angélique MONTY

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)