Genevieve PETIT

(b. 15 June 1748 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1839 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve PETIT was born 15 June 1748 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Genevieve PETIT was the child of Jean-François PETIT and Madeleine-Françoise MATTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT and Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND (maternal) Laurent MATTE and Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

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

Genevieve married Louis-Joseph GODIN 7 September 1767 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Joseph GODIN was born 14 June 1737 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis-Joseph died 1 August 1820 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Louis-Joseph was the child of Jean-Francois GODIN and Marie-Catherine LARUE.

Genevieve PETIT died 10 June 1839 in Deschambault, 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 PETIT married

Louis-Joseph GODIN-- Date: 7 September 1767 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Joseph GODIN was the child of Jean-Francois GODIN and Marie-Catherine LARUE

Children of Louis-Joseph GODIN and Genevieve PETIT:

Joseph GODIN (b.11 October 1769, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 October 1843, Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE 10 September 1799 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1748 Birth
15 June 1748
Cap-Santé, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve PETIT and Louis-Joseph GODIN 7 September 1767, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 19 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph GODIN was born 11 October 1769, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Genevieve was 21 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.