Marguerite GENTES

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8 February 1682 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

12 January 1763 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne GENTES Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

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Born: 8 February 1682 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne GENTES

Mother: Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Maternal grandparents: Michel MESSIER , Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)

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Marguerite married Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE 25 May 1700 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE was born 26 February 1668 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Recouvrance, Orleans, France. Pierre died 17 March 1738 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).

Marguerite GENTES died 12 January 1763 in Varennes, 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
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Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE
Marriage date: 25 May 1700
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France

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Children of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite GENTES

Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Born: 15 February 1701, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 6 October 1781, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 23 February 1721 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre FONTAINE

Born: 11 February 1703 , Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 6 July 1767, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise MALARD dite LAVERDURE 4 November 1732 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François FONTAINE

Born: 4 August 1704, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1729 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Angélique DANSEREAU 20 July 1728 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1706, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 December 1787, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre CHAGNON dit LAROSE 7 August 1730 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre FONTAINE

Born: 7 June 1708 , Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Françoise FONTAINE

Born: 27 July 1710 , Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 21 April 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite-Catherine FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1712, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 August 1764, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François-Marie BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 20 February 1730 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Born: 14 July 1714 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 27 December 1788 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE 1 August 1740 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph FONTAINE

Born: 14 July 1714 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Born: abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 March 1800, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN 24 July 1741 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin FONTAINE

Born: 30 July 1718, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GUILLET 28 July 1743 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis FONTAINE

Born: 8 April 1721 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 3 June 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1682
8 February 1682
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1682 Baptism
Baptism found at Saint-Famille-de-Boucherville, Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.

Marguerite Gentre
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GENTES and Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE 25 May 1700, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 18 years old.

Marguerite GENTES - 1700 Marriage Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, Varennes, QC, Canada

1700 Marriage Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, Varennes, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1701 Birth of Child
Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 15 February 1701, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite was 19 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Pierre FONTAINE was born 11 February 1703 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
François FONTAINE was born 4 August 1704, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Pierre FONTAINE was born 7 June 1708 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise FONTAINE was born 27 July 1710 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Joseph FONTAINE was born 14 July 1714 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE was born 14 July 1714 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Augustin FONTAINE was born 30 July 1718, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

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

1721 Marriage of Child
Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE married 23 February 1721, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

1721 Birth of Child
Louis FONTAINE was born 8 April 1721 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1728 Marriage of Child
François FONTAINE married 20 July 1728, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Angélique DANSEREAU

1729 Death of Child
François FONTAINE died 15 March 1729 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 47 years old.

1729 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise FONTAINE died 21 April 1729, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 47 years old.

1729 Death of Child
Louis FONTAINE died 3 June 1729, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 47 years old.

1730 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite-Catherine FONTAINE married 20 February 1730, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François-Marie BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

1730 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine FONTAINE married 7 August 1730, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Pierre CHAGNON dit LAROSE

1732 Marriage of Child
Pierre FONTAINE married 4 November 1732, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marie-Françoise MALARD dite LAVERDURE

1738 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE died 17 March 1738, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1740 Marriage of Child
Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE married 1 August 1740, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE

1741 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE married 24 July 1741, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN

1743 Marriage of Child
Augustin FONTAINE married 28 July 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise GUILLET

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

Death — 1763
12 January 1763
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 80.

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