Genevieve ROBITAILLE

(b. 6 January 1729 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1787 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve ROBITAILLE was born 6 January 1729 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Genevieve ROBITAILLE was the child of Romain ROBITAILLE and Marie-Francoise MARIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROBITAILLE and Marie MAUFAY (maternal) Charles MARIER and Françoise SEDILOT

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Genevieve married Joseph BOUIN dit DUFRESNE 23 June 1749 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BOUIN dit DUFRESNE was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph was the child of Charles-François BOUIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Madeleine GAUVIN.

Genevieve ROBITAILLE died 8 December 1787 in Louiseville, 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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Genevieve ROBITAILLE married

Joseph BOUIN dit DUFRESNE-- Date: 23 June 1749 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Joseph BOUIN dit DUFRESNE was the child of Charles-François BOUIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Madeleine GAUVIN

Children of Joseph BOUIN dit DUFRESNE and Genevieve ROBITAILLE:

Joseph DUFRESNE (b.29 May 1750, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1833, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Angelique ROBITAILLE 28 October 1771 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Geneviève BOUIN dite DUFRESNE (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 May 1838, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Zacharie GAGNON 17 October 1774 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1729 Birth
6 January 1729
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve ROBITAILLE and Joseph BOUIN dit DUFRESNE 23 June 1749, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFRESNE was born 29 May 1750, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Genevieve was 21 years old.

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUFRESNE married 28 October 1771, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Angelique ROBITAILLE

1774 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BOUIN dite DUFRESNE married 17 October 1774, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Zacharie GAGNON

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.