Geneviève GIROUX

(b. 30 April 1754 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 7 September 1809 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève GIROUX was born 30 April 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Geneviève GIROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Geneviève DUPUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Marie-Agnes GARNIER (maternal) Charles DUPUIS and Marie-Thérèse TREMBLAY

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Geneviève married René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN 25 October 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN was born 20 December 1754 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). René was the child of René BARRIERE and Marie-Louise LAPORTE.

Geneviève GIROUX died 7 September 1809 in La Prairie, 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.

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Geneviève GIROUX married

René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN-- Date: 25 October 1779 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN was the child of René BARRIERE and Marie-Louise LAPORTE

Children of René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN and Geneviève GIROUX:

Denis BARRIERE (b.11 March 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Amable BOURDON 2 July 1804 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Louise BARRIERE (b.17 February 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Abraham BEAUDET 7 February 1814 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1754 Birth
30 April 1754
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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 - 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GIROUX and René BARRIERE dit LANGEVIN 25 October 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Denis BARRIERE was born 11 March 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geneviève was 30 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BARRIERE was born 17 February 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geneviève was 40 years old.

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Denis BARRIERE married 2 July 1804, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Amable BOURDON