Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL)

(b. 21 March 1708 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1790 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL) was born 21 March 1708 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL) was the child of Nicolas VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL) and Madeleine DUCHESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) and Marguerite HIARDIN (maternal) Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Catherine RIVET

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

Gertrude married François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE 20 April 1733 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE was born 29 November 1693 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. François died 8 May 1748 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Jean DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Françoise ROUSSEAU.

Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL) died 12 April 1790 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL)

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Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL) married

François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE-- Date: 20 April 1733 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE was the child of Jean DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Françoise ROUSSEAU

Children of François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL):

Gertrude DEBLOIS (b.21 May 1734, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1809, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. François BRUN 4 November 1765 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte DEBLOIS dite GRÉGOIRE (b.8 December 1736, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 26 April 1826, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Francois DUBE 20 July 1757 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Basile DEBLOIS (b.21 August 1738, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1821, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Marthe LEHOUX 9 August 1762 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Angelique DEBLOIS dite GRÉGOIRE (b.3 June 1740, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1814, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Francois CLOUTIER 24 February 1762 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Francoise DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE (b.15 November 1741, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1819, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

Brigitte-Charlotte DEBLOIS (b.4 July 1744, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

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1708 Birth
21 March 1708
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Gertrude VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL) and François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE 20 April 1733 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Gertrude DEBLOIS was born 21 May 1734, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gertrude was 26 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DEBLOIS dite GRÉGOIRE was born 8 December 1736, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gertrude was 28 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Basile DEBLOIS was born 21 August 1738, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gertrude was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Angelique DEBLOIS dite GRÉGOIRE was born 3 June 1740, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gertrude was 32 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Francoise DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE was born 15 November 1741, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gertrude was 33 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Brigitte-Charlotte DEBLOIS was born 4 July 1744, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gertrude was 36 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
François DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE died 8 May 1748, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DEBLOIS dite GRÉGOIRE married 20 July 1757 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean-Francois DUBE

1762 Marriage of Child
Angelique DEBLOIS dite GRÉGOIRE married 24 February 1762, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Joseph-Francois CLOUTIER

1762 Marriage of Child
Basile DEBLOIS married 9 August 1762, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marthe LEHOUX

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Gertrude DEBLOIS married 4 November 1765, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to François BRUN

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.