Geneviève
LAFOREST
(b.
22 July 1797
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
d.
28 February 1865
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East
)
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Geneviève LAFOREST was born 22 July 1797 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
Geneviève LAFOREST was the child of Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST and Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS (maternal) Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Pierre GODIN 8 February 1820 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GODIN was born 1 February 1783 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre died 18 September 1845 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre was the child of Jean GODIN and Madeleine CARPENTIER.
Geneviève LAFOREST died 28 February 1865 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East .
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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 LAFOREST
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Pierre GODIN-- Date: 8 February 1820 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
Pierre GODIN was the child of Jean GODIN and Madeleine CARPENTIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre GODIN and Geneviève LAFOREST:
Edese GODIN (b.abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 January 1880, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST 5 September 1854 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Pierre GODIN-- Date: 8 February 1820 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada Pierre GODIN was the child of Jean GODIN and Madeleine CARPENTIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre GODIN and Geneviève LAFOREST:
Edese GODIN (b.abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 January 1880, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada )m. Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST 5 September 1854 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
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1797 Birth 22 July 1797
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 Marriage / PartnerGeneviève LAFOREST and Pierre GODIN 8 February 1820, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
She was 22 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1845 Death of Spouse/PartnerPierre GODIN died 18 September 1845, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
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 of ChildEdese GODIN married 5 September 1854, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1865 Death 28 February 1865
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East
She died at the age of 67.
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