Geneviève BOURASSA

(b. 29 November 1781 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 August 1832 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève BOURASSA was born 29 November 1781 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève BOURASSA was the child of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Judith JANOT dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Joachim BOURASSA and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste JANOT and Geneviève-Anne-Charlotte RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD

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

Geneviève married Charles GAUDREAU 21 November 1803 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Charles GAUDREAU was born 5 December 1771 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Charles died 1 February 1855 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Charles was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Marie-Scholastique PROULX.

Geneviève BOURASSA died 9 August 1832 in L'Acadie, 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 BOURASSA married

Charles GAUDREAU-- Date: 21 November 1803 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Charles GAUDREAU was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Marie-Scholastique PROULX

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Children of Charles GAUDREAU and Geneviève BOURASSA:

Charles GAUDREAU (b.27 August 1804, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

Joseph GAUDREAU (b.10 April 1806, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. abt. 1832, Napierville, Lower Canada )

François GAUDREAU (b.2 June 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

Julien GAUDREAU (b.17 June 1810, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 24 July 1810, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

François GAUDREAU (b.29 December 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 5 July 1814, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU (b.10 September 1813, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 21 May 1889, Dover, Kent, Ontario, Canada)

Genevieve GAUDREAU (b.13 December 1815, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

Nelson GAUDREAU (GOODROW) (b.abt. 1816, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Emilie GAUDREAU (b.3 September 1817, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

Edouard GAUDREAU (b.13 July 1819, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

Moise GAUDREAU (b.1 May 1821, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 7 September 1855, L'Acadie, Canada East )

Florence GAUDREAU (b.13 February 1823, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 24 June 1834, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

Genevieve GAUDREAU (b.6 December 1833, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 22 June 1834, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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1781 Birth
29 November 1781
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève BOURASSA and Charles GAUDREAU 21 November 1803, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

She was 21 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Charles GAUDREAU was born 27 August 1804, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 22 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUDREAU was born 10 April 1806, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 24 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
François GAUDREAU was born 2 June 1808, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 26 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Julien GAUDREAU was born 17 June 1810, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
François GAUDREAU was born 29 December 1811, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 30 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU was born 10 September 1813, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 31 years old.

1814 Death of Child
François GAUDREAU died 5 July 1814, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 32 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAUDREAU was born 13 December 1815, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 34 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Emilie GAUDREAU was born 3 September 1817, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Birth of Child
Edouard GAUDREAU was born 13 July 1819, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 37 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Moise GAUDREAU was born 1 May 1821, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 39 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Florence GAUDREAU was born 13 February 1823, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 41 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832
Death recorded at Ste Marguerite de Blairfindie
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1832 Death
9 August 1832
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 50.

1833 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAUDREAU was born 6 December 1833, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Geneviève was 52 years old.

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