Genevieve CHALIFOUR

(b. 8 July 1742 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1790 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve CHALIFOUR was born 8 July 1742 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Genevieve CHALIFOUR was the child of François CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Elisabeth GAMACHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Anne MAGNAN (maternal) Nicolas GAMACHE and Marie GUYON

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Genevieve married Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES 5 August 1763 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 2 November 1738 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Emmanuel died 5 January 1819 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Emmanuel was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Reine CARON.

Genevieve CHALIFOUR died 15 March 1790 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, 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 CHALIFOUR married

Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES-- Date: 5 August 1763 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Reine CARON

Children of Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Genevieve CHALIFOUR:

Genevieve COUILLARD (b.21 November 1766, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 May 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean POITRAS 11 November 1782 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1742 Birth
8 July 1742
L'Islet, 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
Genevieve CHALIFOUR and Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES 5 August 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 21 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Genevieve COUILLARD was born 21 November 1766, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Genevieve was 24 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Genevieve COUILLARD married 11 November 1782, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean POITRAS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)