Genevieve BERNIER

(b. 19 September 1734 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1777 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve BERNIER was born 19 September 1734 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Genevieve BERNIER was the child of Louis BERNIER and Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY) (maternal) Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN

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

Genevieve married Joseph BELANGER 27 October 1760 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BELANGER was born 11 May 1738 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Joseph died 27 April 1820 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Joseph was the child of Jean-Francois BELANGER and Marie-Louise CARON.

Genevieve BERNIER died 31 August 1777 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Belanger Joseph

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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 BERNIER married

Joseph BELANGER-- Date: 27 October 1760 Place: L'Islet, Canada
Joseph BELANGER was the child of Jean-Francois BELANGER and Marie-Louise CARON

Children of Joseph BELANGER and Genevieve BERNIER:

François BELANGER (b.10 August 1765, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 April 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Claire LEFEBVRE 7 January 1808 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1734 Birth
19 September 1734
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve BERNIER and Joseph BELANGER 27 October 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 26 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.

1765 Birth of Child
François BELANGER was born 10 August 1765, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Genevieve was 30 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.