Françoise SÉVIGNY

(b. 16 July 1716 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1769 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise SÉVIGNY was born 16 July 1716 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Françoise SÉVIGNY was the child of Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel ROGNON dit LAROCHE and Marguerite LAMAIN

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Françoise married Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE 14 February 1735 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 16 January 1710 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Étienne died 11 January 1782 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Étienne was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE.

Françoise SÉVIGNY died 21 October 1769 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, 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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Françoise SÉVIGNY married

Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE-- Date: 14 February 1735 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

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Children of Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY:

Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.12 February 1736, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1804, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE 5 January 1756 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Agathe GELINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.7 August 1738, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 9 July 1790, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph HARDY 26 February 1759 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne GELINAS (b.9 July 1739, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1739, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )

Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.18 May 1740, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1813, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique LAMBERT 19 February 1776 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jacques GELINAS (b.18 March 1741, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Louise GELINAS (b.27 March 1742, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.31 March 1743, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1820, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne GELINAS 10 November 1766 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise GELINAS (b.18 March 1745, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite GELINAS (b.16 April 1748, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Amable-Marie GELINAS (b.21 August 1749, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.11 May 1751, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1833, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS 5 February 1770 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Jean-Baptiste ST-YVES 4 May 1807 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephte GELINAS (b.27 March 1757, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

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1716 Birth
16 July 1716
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Françoise SÉVIGNY and Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE 14 February 1735, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 18 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 12 February 1736, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 19 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Agathe GELINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 7 August 1738, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 22 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Etienne GELINAS was born 9 July 1739, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 22 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 18 May 1740, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 23 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jacques GELINAS was born 18 March 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 24 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GELINAS was born 27 March 1742, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 25 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 31 March 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 26 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GELINAS was born 18 March 1745, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 28 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marguerite GELINAS was born 16 April 1748, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 31 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Amable-Marie GELINAS was born 21 August 1749, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 33 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 11 May 1751, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Françoise was 34 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married 5 January 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GELINAS was born 27 March 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 40 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Agathe GELINAS dite BELLEMARE married 26 February 1759, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph HARDY

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 Marriage of Child
Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE married 10 November 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Anne GELINAS