Pierre-Louis GENEREUX

(b. abt. 1743 , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 December 1809 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Louis GENEREUX was born abt. 1743 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre-Louis GENEREUX was the child of Louis GENEREUX and Marie-Rose LATOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) (maternal) Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

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Pierre-Louis married Marie-Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS 1 February 1768 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS was born 27 January 1750 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Josephte died 3 August 1818 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph-Charles BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS and Josephte BARON dite LUPIEN.

Pierre-Louis GENEREUX died 12 December 1809 in Berthierville, 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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Pierre-Louis GENEREUX married

Marie-Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS-- Date: 1 February 1768 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS was the child of Joseph-Charles BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS and Josephte BARON dite LUPIEN

Children of Pierre-Louis GENEREUX and Marie-Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS:

Marie-Josephte GENEREUX (b.19 January 1778, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT 30 January 1797 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Louis GENEREUX and Marie-Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS 1 February 1768, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GENEREUX was born 19 January 1778, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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)

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GENEREUX married 30 January 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT

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