Guillaume GENEST
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Born: 15 August 1725 in Acadia, Canada
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Guillaume married Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU 31 July 1747 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU was born 26 March 1716 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Madeleine died 18 March 1785 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Marie-Anne LACROIX.
Guillaume GENEST died 15 February 1749 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France.
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Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Marriage date: 31 July 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Marie-Anne LACROIX
Children of Guillaume GENEST and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU
Died: 10 December 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
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15 August 1725
Acadia, Canada
Guillaume GENEST and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU 31 July 1747 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
He was 21 years old.

1747 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1748 Birth of ChildMarie-Joseph GENEST was born 17 November 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
Guillaume was 23 years old.
15 February 1749
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 23.
Record added: 7/18/2010 8:33:28 PM
Last updated: 12/4/2021 6:23:12 PM
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