Marie-Geneviève ROBERT

(b. 24 October 1737 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 3 June 1809 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Geneviève ROBERT was born 24 October 1737 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève ROBERT was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) Pierre BRÉBANT dit LECOMPTE and Marguerite DE LAPLACE

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

Marie-Geneviève married Pierre DURAND 31 January 1763 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre DURAND was born 11 June 1738 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Pierre died 2 March 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Louis DURAND and Marie-Anne DEMERS.

Marie-Geneviève ROBERT died 3 June 1809 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marie-Geneviève ROBERT married

Pierre DURAND-- Date: 31 January 1763 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DURAND was the child of Louis DURAND and Marie-Anne DEMERS

Children of Pierre DURAND and Marie-Geneviève ROBERT:

Joseph DURAND (b.12 April 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 July 1835, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS 23 September 1793 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1737 Birth
24 October 1737
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève ROBERT and Pierre DURAND 31 January 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph DURAND was born 12 April 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Geneviève was 32 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.