Geneviève ROUSSEAU

(b. 23 September 1708 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1782 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève ROUSSEAU was born 23 September 1708 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Geneviève ROUSSEAU was the child of Jean ROUSSEAU and Marie DESTROISMAISONS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS and Martine CROSNIER

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

Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET 14 September 1727 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET was born 9 May 1685 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-Baptiste died 27 July 1769 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER.

Geneviève married (2) Jean-Baptiste BOUTIN 21 January 1773 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste BOUTIN was born 23 April 1693 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 11 April 1787 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUTIN and Jeanne AUDEBOUT.

Geneviève ROUSSEAU died 12 March 1782 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, 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 ROUSSEAU married

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET-- Date: 14 September 1727 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET was the child of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU:

Alexandre BLANCHET (b.abt. 1728, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 January 1812, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE 11 January 1751 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Augustin BLANCHET (b.abt. 1729, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1800, )
m. Angélique JALBERT 15 January 1753 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Genevieve BLANCHET (b.abt. 1730, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 October 1810, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )
m. Louis THIBAULT 28 July 1761 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Charles BLANCHET (b.abt. 1732, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 May 1806, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite BILODEAU 4 February 1754 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Claire BLANCHET (b.abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME 7 February 1763 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Reine BLANCHET (b.11 July 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie LESSARD 7 April 1761 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) 7 November 1791 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André BLANCHET (b.14 April 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1793, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) 11 September 1769 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Geneviève ROUSSEAU married

Jean-Baptiste BOUTIN-- Date: 21 January 1773 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BOUTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUTIN and Jeanne AUDEBOUT

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1708 Birth
23 September 1708
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève ROUSSEAU and Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET 14 September 1727, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 18 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Reine BLANCHET was born 11 July 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
André BLANCHET was born 14 April 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 33 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Alexandre BLANCHET married 11 January 1751 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Augustin BLANCHET married 15 January 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Angélique JALBERT

1754 Marriage of Child
Charles BLANCHET married 4 February 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marguerite BILODEAU

1761 Marriage of Child
Reine BLANCHET married 7 April 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie LESSARD

1761 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BLANCHET married 28 July 1761, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Louis THIBAULT

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Claire BLANCHET married 7 February 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Michel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET died 27 July 1769, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1769 Marriage of Child
André BLANCHET married 11 September 1769, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU)

1773 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève ROUSSEAU and Jean-Baptiste BOUTIN 21 January 1773, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 64 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.