Genevieve METIVIER

(b. 19 August 1738 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1766 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve METIVIER was born 19 August 1738 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Genevieve METIVIER was the child of François METIVIER and Genevieve RIGAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François METIVIER and Marie-Simone BALARD (maternal) Dominique RIGAUD and Louise GAUMONT (GAUMOND)

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Genevieve married Jean-Baptiste PROULX 7 February 1757 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was born 3 February 1730 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Marie-Claire-Francoise JOLY.

Genevieve METIVIER died 14 December 1766 in Montmagny, 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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Genevieve METIVIER married

Jean-Baptiste PROULX-- Date: 7 February 1757 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Marie-Claire-Francoise JOLY

Children of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Genevieve METIVIER:

Jean-Baptiste PROULX (b.26 February 1758, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 7 July 1843, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )
m. Josephe BOURGEOIS 5 August 1782 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François PROULX (b.22 April 1762, Montmagny, Canada d. 25 December 1822, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Rosalie GAUDET 23 July 1787 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Nicolas PROULX (b.27 February 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise BOUSQUET 18 October 1790 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1738 Birth
19 August 1738
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve METIVIER and Jean-Baptiste PROULX 7 February 1757, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 18 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was born 26 February 1758, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Genevieve was 19 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François PROULX was born 22 April 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Genevieve was 23 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.