Marie-Geneviève CHAREST

(b. 23 October 1741 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1809 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Geneviève CHAREST was born 23 October 1741 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève CHAREST was the child of François CHAREST and Marie-Josephte MERCURE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean CHAREST and Catherine JOBIDON (maternal) François MERCURE and Marie PERRAULT

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

Marie-Geneviève married Jean PERRIN 7 January 1761 in La-Pérade, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean PERRIN was born abt. 1735 in France. Jean died 30 March 1805 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade).

Marie-Geneviève CHAREST died 17 May 1809 in La-Pérade, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Geneviève CHAREST married

Jean PERRIN-- Date: 7 January 1761 Place: La-Pérade, Canada

Children of Jean PERRIN and Marie-Geneviève CHAREST:

Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN (b.28 December 1763, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 June 1851, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada East )
m. Joseph ROCHEREAU 7 January 1783 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

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1741 Birth
23 October 1741
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève CHAREST and Jean PERRIN 7 January 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 19 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN was born 28 December 1763, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Geneviève 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN married 7 January 1783, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine) to Joseph ROCHEREAU

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)

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