Geneviève PLANTE

(b. 26 December 1770 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 June 1832 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève PLANTE was born 26 December 1770 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève PLANTE was the child of Joseph PLANTE and Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PLANTE and Thérèse DÉSORCY (maternal) Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS and Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Geneviève married Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 24 October 1796 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 1 November 1770 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Michel died 10 March 1844 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Michel was the child of Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Marguerite CASAUBON dite DIDIER.

Geneviève PLANTE died 29 June 1832 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Geneviève PLANTE married

Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE)-- Date: 24 October 1796 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
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Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was the child of Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Marguerite CASAUBON dite DIDIER

La Visitation-de-la-Sainte-Vierege-de-l'Isle-Dupas

Children of Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Geneviève PLANTE:

Geneviève BRISSET (BRISSETTE) (b.22 August 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. abt. 1856, )

Jean-Baptiste BRISSET (BRISSETTE) (b.abt. 1808, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1876, )

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1770 Birth
26 December 1770
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève PLANTE and Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 24 October 1796, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 25 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Geneviève BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 22 August 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Geneviève was 26 years old.

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