Geneviève DUFRESNE

(b. 5 November 1708 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1781 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève DUFRESNE was born 5 November 1708 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Geneviève DUFRESNE was the child of Guillaume DUFRESNE and Geneviève RUEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUFRESNE and Anne PATIN (maternal) Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERC

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

Geneviève married Amand GAUMOND 14 November 1735 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Amand GAUMOND was born 19 October 1712 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Amand died 8 December 1749 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Amand was the child of Germain GAUMONT (GAUMOND) and Marie BALARD dite LATOUR.

Geneviève DUFRESNE died 31 July 1781 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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Geneviève DUFRESNE married

Amand GAUMOND-- Date: 14 November 1735 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Amand GAUMOND was the child of Germain GAUMONT (GAUMOND) and Marie BALARD dite LATOUR

Children of Amand GAUMOND and Geneviève DUFRESNE:

Germain GAUMOND (b.20 June 1739, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1804, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse PROULX 23 November 1761 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Amand GAUMOND (b.10 November 1740, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 17 July 1832, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte BOULET (BOULAY) 18 January 1762 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Josephte GAUMOND (b.19 September 1747, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1807, Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada )
m. Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT) 17 January 1774 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1708 Birth
5 November 1708
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DUFRESNE and Amand GAUMOND 14 November 1735, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Germain GAUMOND was born 20 June 1739, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Geneviève was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Amand GAUMOND was born 10 November 1740, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Geneviève was 32 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Josephte GAUMOND was born 19 September 1747, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Geneviève was 38 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amand GAUMOND died 8 December 1749, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Germain GAUMOND married 23 November 1761, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Thérèse PROULX

1762 Marriage of Child
Amand GAUMOND married 18 January 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Josephte BOULET (BOULAY)

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Josephte GAUMOND married 17 January 1774, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jean Baptiste TURCOTTE (TURCOT)

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.