Geneviève
CASAVANT
(b.
26 May 1824
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
d.
22 October 1898
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
)
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Geneviève CASAVANT was born 26 May 1824 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Geneviève CASAVANT was the child of André CASAVANT (CAZAVANT) and Marie-Geneviève RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Agathe CASAVANT (maternal) Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD and Marie-Catherine PHANEUFSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE 1 August 1854 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE was born 18 February 1804 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Jean-Baptiste was the child of François LABOSSIÈRE and Marie-Angélique GENDRON.
Geneviève CASAVANT died 22 October 1898 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Geneviève CASAVANT
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Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE-- Date: 1 August 1854 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
See marriage record for Geneviève CASAVANT and Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE
Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE was the child of François LABOSSIÈRE and Marie-Angélique GENDRON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE and Geneviève CASAVANT:
Antoine LABOSSIÈRE (b.4 May 1857, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East d. , )
Adelard LABOSSIÈRE (b.abt. 1865, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
Henri LABOSSIÈRE (b.abt. 1868, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE-- Date: 1 August 1854 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada EastSee marriage record for Geneviève CASAVANT and Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈREJean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE was the child of François LABOSSIÈRE and Marie-Angélique GENDRON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE and Geneviève CASAVANT:
Antoine LABOSSIÈRE (b.4 May 1857, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East d. , ) Adelard LABOSSIÈRE (b.abt. 1865, , Québec Province, Canada d. , ) Henri LABOSSIÈRE (b.abt. 1868, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
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1824 Birth 26 May 1824
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Marriage / PartnerGeneviève CASAVANT and Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE 1 August 1854, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
She was 30 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1857 Birth of ChildAntoine LABOSSIÈRE was born 4 May 1857, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Geneviève was 32 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1898 Death 22 October 1898
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 74.
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