Geneviève LEDOUX

(b. 15 May 1728 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1814 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève LEDOUX was born 15 May 1728 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Geneviève LEDOUX was the child of Nicolas LEDOUX and Geneviève AUGER dite ST-JULIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Nicole VALIQUET (maternal) Jean AUGER dit ST-JULIEN and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER

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

Geneviève married Julien DAVIAU 17 January 1757 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Julien DAVIAU was born 9 September 1717 in St-Germain-des-Pres, Maine et Loire, France. Julien died 12 April 1771 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).

Geneviève LEDOUX died 10 March 1814 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Geneviève LEDOUX married

Julien DAVIAU-- Date: 17 January 1757 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France

Children of Julien DAVIAU and Geneviève LEDOUX:

Louise DAVIAU (b.18 October 1757, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR 8 January 1776 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph DAVIAU (b.12 June 1761, Varennes, Canada d. 29 January 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Ursule LEFEBVRE 7 January 1784 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1728 Birth
15 May 1728
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève LEDOUX and Julien DAVIAU 17 January 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 28 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Louise DAVIAU was born 18 October 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Geneviève was 29 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph DAVIAU was born 12 June 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Geneviève was 33 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.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julien DAVIAU died 12 April 1771, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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.