Genevieve POTVIN

(b. 2 September 1750 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1827 , Bonaventure, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve POTVIN was born 2 September 1750 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Genevieve POTVIN was the child of Simon PAQUEREAU dit POTVIN and Francoise HARDOUIN (ARDOUIN) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Charles HARDOUIN (ARDOUIN) and Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN

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

Genevieve married Pierre BERGERON 4 February 1771 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BERGERON was born 7 October 1745 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre died 9 March 1823 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure). Pierre was the child of Pierre BERGERON and Angelique JODOIN.

Genevieve POTVIN died 14 September 1827 in Bonaventure, 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 POTVIN married

Pierre BERGERON-- Date: 4 February 1771 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BERGERON was the child of Pierre BERGERON and Angelique JODOIN

Children of Pierre BERGERON and Genevieve POTVIN:

Isabelle BERGERON (b.30 April 1781, Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Francois ALAIN 16 August 1795

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1750 Birth
2 September 1750
Montréal, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve POTVIN and Pierre BERGERON 4 February 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 20 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Isabelle BERGERON was born 30 April 1781, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Genevieve was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

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 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England