Geneviève VERRET

(b. 24 October 1744 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1786 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève VERRET was born 24 October 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Geneviève VERRET was the child of Jacques-Francois VERRET and Geneviève TESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques VERRET and Marie-Perrine DEGUISE dite FLAMAND (maternal) Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Anne VIVIER

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Geneviève married Claude GAUVREAU 19 November 1764 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Claude GAUVREAU was born 21 September 1720 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Claude died 7 February 1772 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Claude was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS.

Geneviève married (2) Joseph DRAPEAU 29 September 1777 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph DRAPEAU was born 26 December 1747 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph died 23 August 1821 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Joseph was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Françoise-Dorothee HAINS.

Geneviève VERRET died 20 October 1786 in Québec, 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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Claude GAUVREAU-- Date: 19 November 1764 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Claude GAUVREAU was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

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Geneviève VERRET married

Joseph DRAPEAU-- Date: 29 September 1777 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DRAPEAU was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Françoise-Dorothee HAINS

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1744 Birth
24 October 1744
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève VERRET and Claude GAUVREAU 19 November 1764 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 20 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claude GAUVREAU died 7 February 1772, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.