Geneviève CHEVALIER

(b. 16 March 1714 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1769 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève CHEVALIER was born 16 March 1714 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Geneviève CHEVALIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER and Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CHEVALIER and Francoise-Marthe BARTON (maternal) Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE and Marguerite DUSSON

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

Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste FORCIER 5 February 1742 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 10 September 1715 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph-Antoine FORCIER and Gertrude JOYAL.

Geneviève CHEVALIER died 4 April 1769 in Sorel, 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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Geneviève CHEVALIER married

Jean-Baptiste FORCIER-- Date: 5 February 1742 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FORCIER was the child of Joseph-Antoine FORCIER and Gertrude JOYAL

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORCIER and Geneviève CHEVALIER:

Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER (b.9 December 1742, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1816, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 14 January 1765 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève FORCIER (b.29 November 1744, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre BIBEAU 6 October 1760 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine FORCIER (b.14 June 1751, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1832, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Ignace HUS PAUL 18 September 1769 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1714 Birth
16 March 1714
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève CHEVALIER and Jean-Baptiste FORCIER 5 February 1742, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 27 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER was born 9 December 1742, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Geneviève FORCIER was born 29 November 1744, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 30 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Catherine FORCIER was born 14 June 1751, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 37 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage of Child
Geneviève FORCIER married 6 October 1760, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre BIBEAU

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER married 14 January 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA