Marie-Geneviève RIOUX

(b. 15 March 1753 , Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1834 , Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Geneviève RIOUX was born 15 March 1753 in Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève RIOUX was the child of Nicolas-Francois RIOUX and Catherine GERBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIOUX and Louise ANCELIN (ASSELIN) (maternal) Joseph GERBERT dit JALBERT and Catherine GAGNON

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Marie-Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE 21 January 1774 in Trois-Pistoles, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE was born 30 January 1747 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Jean-Baptiste died 2 December 1811 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE and Marguerite LISSE.

Marie-Geneviève RIOUX died 22 February 1834 in Trois-Pistoles, 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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Marie-Geneviève RIOUX married

Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE-- Date: 21 January 1774 Place: Trois-Pistoles, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE and Marguerite LISSE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE and Marie-Geneviève RIOUX:

Cyrille LARRIVÉE (b.abt. 1780, Trois-Pistoles, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 March 1840, Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada )
m. Luce LEVASSEUR 27 January 1806 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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1753 Birth
15 March 1753
Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève RIOUX and Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE 21 January 1774, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

She was 20 years old.

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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Cyrille LARRIVÉE married 27 January 1806, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Luce LEVASSEUR