flag female ancestor  Genevieve  CORNEAU

  (b. 17 August 1798 Québec, Lower Canada   d. 8 November 1859 Rimouski, Canada East )  

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Genevieve CORNEAU was born 17 August 1798 in Québec, Lower Canada

Genevieve CORNEAU was the child of Michel CORNEAU   and   Genevieve MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Michel CORNEAU and Marie-Anne JOURDAIN (maternal)  Charles-Andre MOREAU and Marie-Anne LEGRIS

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Genevieve  married  Etienne FILION 5 November 1822 in Québec, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne FILION  was born 16 February 1800 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville).  Etienne died 8 July 1867 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic).  Etienne was the child of Etienne FILION and Cecile BUSSIERE.

Genevieve CORNEAU died 8 November 1859 in Rimouski, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Genevieve CORNEAU

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Genevieve CORNEAU married flag male ancestor Etienne FILION-- Date: 5 November 1822 Place: Québec, Lower Canada
Etienne FILION was the child of Etienne FILION and Cecile BUSSIERE


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Children of Etienne FILION and Genevieve CORNEAU:

flag male ancestor Etienne-Napoleon FILION (b.1 September 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada   d. 20 June 1889, St-Anaclet de Lessard, Quebec, Canada)
m. Julie REHEL 19 January 1847 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)



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birth1798 Birth
17 August 1798
Québec, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1822 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve CORNEAU and Etienne FILION 5 November 1822, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 24 years old.
1823 Birth of Child
Etienne-Napoleon FILION was born 1 September 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve was 25 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1847 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Napoleon FILION married 19 January 1847, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Julie REHEL
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1859 Death
8 November 1859
Rimouski, Canada East

She died at the age of 61.
Added: 6/28/2024 3:58:22 PM - Updated: 6/28/2024 3:59:59 PM

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