Genevieve MERCIER

(b. 1 May 1752 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 28 December 1816 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve MERCIER was born 1 May 1752 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Genevieve MERCIER was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Marie-Genevieve ASSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER (maternal) Michel ASSELIN and Marie FOURNIER

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Genevieve married François ALLAIRE 14 October 1766 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François ALLAIRE was born 12 July 1748 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). François died 25 July 1821 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Jean ALLAIRE and Madeleine FONTAINE.

Genevieve MERCIER died 28 December 1816 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada .

m. Allaire Francois

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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 MERCIER married

François ALLAIRE-- Date: 14 October 1766 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
François ALLAIRE was the child of Jean ALLAIRE and Madeleine FONTAINE

Children of François ALLAIRE and Genevieve MERCIER:

Louis ALLAIRE (b.29 June 1773, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 December 1847, Saint-Vallier, Canada East)
m. Marguerite MERCIER 15 January 1797 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Thérèse ALLAIRE (b.17 April 1775, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1854, Saint-Vallier, Canada East)
m. Jacques TANGUAY 14 January 1795 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean-Baptiste ALLAIRE (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Catherine MORIN 14 November 1797 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1752 Birth
1 May 1752
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Genevieve MERCIER and François ALLAIRE 14 October 1766, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 14 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Louis ALLAIRE was born 29 June 1773, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Genevieve was 21 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Thérèse ALLAIRE was born 17 April 1775, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Genevieve was 22 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Thérèse ALLAIRE married 14 January 1795, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Jacques TANGUAY

1797 Marriage of Child
Louis ALLAIRE married 15 January 1797, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Marguerite MERCIER

1797 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ALLAIRE married 14 November 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Catherine MORIN

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)