Geneviève DRAPEAU

(b. 25 September 1701 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1778 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève DRAPEAU was born 25 September 1701 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Geneviève DRAPEAU was the child of Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE and Madeleine-Françoise PILET and the grandchild of: (maternal) François PILET and Françoise LOISEL

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

Geneviève married Pierre LALONGE dit GASCON 17 January 1724 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LALONGE dit GASCON was born 2 February 1698 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Pierre died 13 April 1753 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Bertrand-Pierre LALONGE LEGASCON and Anne ÉTHIER.

Geneviève DRAPEAU died 27 April 1778 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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 DRAPEAU married

Pierre LALONGE dit GASCON-- Date: 17 January 1724 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Pierre LALONGE dit GASCON was the child of Bertrand-Pierre LALONGE LEGASCON and Anne ÉTHIER

Children of Pierre LALONGE dit GASCON and Geneviève DRAPEAU:

Charles LALONGE dit GASCON (b.4 March 1732, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1775, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Josephe DRAPEAU 31 May 1759 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1701 Birth
25 September 1701
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DRAPEAU and Pierre LALONGE dit GASCON 17 January 1724, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

She was 22 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Charles LALONGE dit GASCON was born 4 March 1732, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Geneviève was 30 years old.

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LALONGE dit GASCON died 13 April 1753, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

1759 Marriage of Child
Charles LALONGE dit GASCON married 31 May 1759, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe DRAPEAU

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.

1775 Death of Child
Charles LALONGE dit GASCON died 17 December 1775, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 74 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.