Geneviève BOULAY

(b. 7 January 1742 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1794 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève BOULAY was born 7 January 1742 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Geneviève BOULAY was the child of Louis BOULAY and Angélique SAMSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Françoise PAQUET (maternal) Louis-Ignace SAMSON and Marie-Madeleine HUBERT

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

Geneviève married Michel BOUCHER 19 July 1762 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel BOUCHER was born 15 June 1738 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Michel died 22 August 1820 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Michel was the child of Prisque BOUCHER and Marie-Françoise MIVILLE.

Geneviève BOULAY died 29 March 1794 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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 BOULAY married

Michel BOUCHER-- Date: 19 July 1762 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada
Michel BOUCHER was the child of Prisque BOUCHER and Marie-Françoise MIVILLE

Children of Michel BOUCHER and Geneviève BOULAY:

Louis BOUCHER (b.24 February 1769, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 April 1842, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East )
m. Josephte COUTURE 13 February 1787 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1742 Birth
7 January 1742
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève BOULAY and Michel BOUCHER 19 July 1762, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

She was 20 years old.

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.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis BOUCHER was born 24 February 1769, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Geneviève was 27 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)

1787 Marriage of Child
Louis BOUCHER married 13 February 1787 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Josephte COUTURE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)