Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE

(b. 30 April 1730 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1814 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE was born 30 April 1730 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE was the child of Etienne LESIEGE and Marie-Françoise BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LESIEGE and Marguerite DE LAPLACE (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC

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

Marie-Genevieve married Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) 21 April 1751 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 31 May 1723 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Pierre died 24 December 1806 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Louis PREVOST and Thérèse MAHEU.

Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE died 19 February 1814 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.

m. Prevost Pierre

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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-Genevieve LESIEGE married

Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST)-- Date: 21 April 1751 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) was the child of Louis PREVOST and Thérèse MAHEU

Children of Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE:

Marie-Louise PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.28 February 1752, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1824, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)

Genevieve PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.15 February 1754, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )

Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.27 March 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1836, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. François GERMAIN dit BELISLE 9 October 1780 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Judith PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.24 February 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.13 July 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1854, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)

Marguerite PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.8 March 1773, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 April 1841, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)

Joseph PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.21 May 1778, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1730 Birth
30 April 1730
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE and Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) 21 April 1751 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 28 February 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Genevieve was 21 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Genevieve PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 15 February 1754, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve was 23 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 27 March 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Genevieve was 26 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Judith PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 24 February 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Genevieve was 32 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 13 July 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Genevieve was 37 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 8 March 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Genevieve was 42 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.