Pierre-Francois GENEREUX

(b. 7 January 1728 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1821 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Francois GENEREUX was born 7 January 1728 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Pierre-Francois GENEREUX was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) (maternal) Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

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Pierre-Francois married Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 29 January 1753 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 28 March 1732 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Ursule-Amable died 1 January 1801 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Ursule-Amable was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE.

Pierre-Francois GENEREUX died 13 December 1821 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .

m. Desrosiers Ursule-Amable

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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-Francois GENEREUX married

Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE-- Date: 29 January 1753 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

Children of Pierre-Francois GENEREUX and Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:

Amable-Ursule GENEREUX (b.7 September 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1781, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 21 June 1773 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François GENEREUX (b.11 November 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 October 1845, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Claire GERVAIS 12 April 1790 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1728 Birth
7 January 1728
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Francois GENEREUX and Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 29 January 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 25 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Amable-Ursule GENEREUX was born 7 September 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre-Francois was 27 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.

1767 Birth of Child
François GENEREUX was born 11 November 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre-Francois was 39 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Amable-Ursule GENEREUX married 21 June 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

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.

1781 Death of Child
Amable-Ursule GENEREUX died 13 March 1781, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Francois was 53 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
François GENEREUX married 12 April 1790, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Claire GERVAIS

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)

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 1 January 1801, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Death
13 December 1821
Berthierville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 93.

Added: 3/12/2018 8:26:20 AM - Updated: 7/27/2020 7:24:01 AM