Genevieve GAGNE

(b. 26 November 1748 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1824 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve GAGNE was born 26 November 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Genevieve GAGNE was the child of Gabriel GAGNE and Genevieve SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Angélique DUFOUR (maternal) Ange SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Thérèse LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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

Genevieve married Joseph MARTEL 6 July 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph MARTEL was born 25 March 1756 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Joseph died 2 June 1844 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Joseph was the child of Jean MARTEL and Rosalie GAGNON.

Genevieve GAGNE died 12 July 1824 in Les Éboulements, 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 GAGNE married

Joseph MARTEL-- Date: 6 July 1778 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph MARTEL was the child of Jean MARTEL and Rosalie GAGNON

Children of Joseph MARTEL and Genevieve GAGNE:

Joseph MARTEL (b.27 April 1779, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1832, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 23 February 1813 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Thomas MARTEL (b.14 November 1781, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Helene PERRON 24 November 1807 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Agnes MARTEL (b.21 June 1783, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 April 1841, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 18 April 1825 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac MARTEL (b.9 July 1786, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 September 1867, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Christine BOUCHARD 27 August 1811 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Christine-Theophile MARTEL (b.14 March 1790, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 February 1862, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 11 January 1820 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Antoine MARTEL (b.6 March 1792, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 26 February 1847, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Emerentienne TREMBLAY 5 September 1820 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
m. Antoinette DESGAGNES 27 January 1824 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1748 Birth
26 November 1748
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve GAGNE and Joseph MARTEL 6 July 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 29 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Joseph MARTEL was born 27 April 1779, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Genevieve was 30 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Thomas MARTEL was born 14 November 1781, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Genevieve was 32 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Agnes MARTEL was born 21 June 1783, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Genevieve was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Isaac MARTEL was born 9 July 1786, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Genevieve was 37 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Christine-Theophile MARTEL was born 14 March 1790, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Genevieve was 41 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Antoine MARTEL was born 6 March 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Genevieve was 43 years old.

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

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Thomas MARTEL married 24 November 1807, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Helene PERRON

1811 Marriage of Child
Isaac MARTEL married 27 August 1811, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Christine BOUCHARD

1813 Marriage of Child
Joseph MARTEL married 23 February 1813, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 Marriage of Child
Marie-Christine-Theophile MARTEL married 11 January 1820, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Antoine MARTEL married 5 September 1820, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Emerentienne TREMBLAY