Marie-Josephe GELINAS

(b. 3 April 1748 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1798 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe GELINAS was born 3 April 1748 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe GELINAS was the child of Antoine GÉLINAS and Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne GÉLINAS and Marguerite BENOIT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

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Marie-Josephe married François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE 6 February 1769 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 8 June 1805 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). François was the child of Ignace TOUSIGNANT and Angelique LEMAY.

Marie-Josephe GELINAS died 29 May 1798 in Yamachiche, 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-Josephe GELINAS married

François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE-- Date: 6 February 1769 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was the child of Ignace TOUSIGNANT and Angelique LEMAY

Children of François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Josephe GELINAS:

François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE (b.28 November 1769, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Françoise LAFONTAINE 27 January 1806 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Scholastique TOUSIGNANT (b.4 January 1784, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 April 1867, St-Sévère, Quebec, Canada)
m. Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE 28 January 1811 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1748 Birth
3 April 1748
Yamachiche, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe GELINAS and François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE 6 February 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 20 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born 28 November 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephe 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Scholastique TOUSIGNANT was born 4 January 1784, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephe was 35 years old.

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

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