Georges LAURENT

(b. 26 July 1755 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 3 May 1822 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Georges LAURENT was born 26 July 1755 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Georges LAURENT was the child of Jean-Georges LAURENT dit LASSONDE and Jeanne GRIAULT dite LARIVIERE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques-Etienne GRIAULT and Jeanne ALARIE

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

Georges married Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD 3 February 1777 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD was born 6 January 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Therese died 17 February 1817 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Therese was the child of Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD and Marguerite DORION.

Georges LAURENT died 3 May 1822 in Varennes, 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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Georges LAURENT married

Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD-- Date: 3 February 1777 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD was the child of Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD and Marguerite DORION

Children of Georges LAURENT and Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD:

Georges LAURENT (b.16 July 1779, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Genevieve DUBORD 3 April 1815 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1755 Birth
26 July 1755
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Georges LAURENT and Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD 3 February 1777 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Georges LAURENT was born 16 July 1779, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Georges was 23 years old.

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)

1815 Marriage of Child
Georges LAURENT married 3 April 1815, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Genevieve DUBORD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)