Louis GENEREUX

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17 August 1713 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

23 July 1799 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Pierre GENEREUX Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

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Born: 17 August 1713 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GENEREUX

Mother: Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Maternal grandparents: François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) , Marie BOUART

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Louis married Marie-Rose LATOUR 3 February 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Rose LATOUR was born 3 April 1719 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Rose died 24 November 1806 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Rose was the child of Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE.

Louis GENEREUX died 23 July 1799 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Rose LATOUR
Marriage date: 3 February 1739
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Rose LATOUR was the child of Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

Children of Louis GENEREUX and Marie-Rose LATOUR

Marie-Rose GÉNÉREUX

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 November 1817, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Martin BIDAGUIN dit ST-MARTIN 7 January 1761 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre-Louis GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 December 1809, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS 1 February 1768 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Josephte GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 May 1812 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph HETU 9 January 1764 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Anne GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 March 1780, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 12 January 1765 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Genevieve GENEREUX

Born: 23 March 1751, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX

Born: 7 September 1753, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Angélique RIVAL dite BELLEROSE 12 May 1783 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Geneviève GENEREUX

Born: 1 April 1756, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 19 December 1825, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 21 June 1773 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1713
17 August 1713
Berthierville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Louis GENEREUX and Marie-Rose LATOUR 3 February 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve GENEREUX was born 23 March 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 37 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX was born 7 September 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 40 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Geneviève GENEREUX was born 1 April 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 42 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose GÉNÉREUX married 7 January 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Martin BIDAGUIN dit ST-MARTIN

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GENEREUX married 9 January 1764 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph HETU

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GENEREUX married 12 January 1765, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Louis GENEREUX married 1 February 1768, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marie-Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS

1773 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GENEREUX married 21 June 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Antoine BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

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.

1780 Death of Child
Marie-Anne GENEREUX died 4 March 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 66 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX married 12 May 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Angélique RIVAL dite BELLEROSE

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)

Death — 1799
23 July 1799
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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