Genevieve GONTHIER

(b. 8 June 1750 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 16 July 1800 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve GONTHIER was born 8 June 1750 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Genevieve GONTHIER was the child of Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève GAGNÉ (maternal) Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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

Genevieve married Germain DUFOUR 15 October 1776 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Germain DUFOUR was born 22 March 1754 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Germain died 21 November 1814 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Germain was the child of Joseph DUFOUR and Felicite SIMARD.

Genevieve GONTHIER died 16 July 1800 in La Malbaie, 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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Genevieve GONTHIER married

Germain DUFOUR-- Date: 15 October 1776 Place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Germain DUFOUR was the child of Joseph DUFOUR and Felicite SIMARD

Children of Germain DUFOUR and Genevieve GONTHIER:

Angelique DUFOUR (b.13 October 1777, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois BOULIANNE 10 January 1802 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph DUFOUR (b.18 March 1781, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 February 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve CHOUINARD 25 October 1803 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre DUFOUR (b.December 1785, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 March 1850, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Christine HEWITT (HEWETT) 9 September 1817 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles DUFOUR (b.17 October 1787, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 October 1858, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Monique BARRETTE 8 January 1811 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1750 Birth
8 June 1750
Les Éboulements, 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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve GONTHIER and Germain DUFOUR 15 October 1776, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 26 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Angelique DUFOUR was born 13 October 1777, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 27 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFOUR was born 18 March 1781, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Pierre DUFOUR was born December 1785, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 35 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Charles DUFOUR was born 17 October 1787, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Genevieve was 37 years old.

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

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