Genevieve MERCEREAU

(b. 13 March 1767 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 November 1822 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve MERCEREAU was born 13 March 1767 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Genevieve MERCEREAU was the child of Joseph MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE and Elisabeth-Judith ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Louis MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE and Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) (maternal) Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Jeanne BOUCHER dite MONBRUN

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Genevieve married Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN 6 November 1786 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN was born 8 October 1763 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Louis-Francois died 24 August 1829 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Louis-Francois was the child of Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN and Josephte AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE.

Genevieve MERCEREAU died 26 November 1822 in La Pocatière, 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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Genevieve MERCEREAU married

Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN-- Date: 6 November 1786 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN was the child of Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN and Josephte AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE

Children of Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN and Genevieve MERCEREAU:

Pierre-Antoine L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Theotiste SIMARD 20 August 1816 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1767 Birth
13 March 1767
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve MERCEREAU and Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN 6 November 1786 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 19 years old.

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

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

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Antoine L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN married 20 August 1816 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Theotiste SIMARD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England