Joseph GENEREUX

Born

27 April 1718 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

13 December 1797 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph GENEREUX

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Born: 27 April 1718 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph GENEREUX

Father

Pierre GENEREUX

Mother

Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Grandparents of Joseph GENEREUX

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) Marie BOUART

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

Joseph married Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 9 January 1741 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 9 May 1722 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Josephte died 9 December 1761 in Berthierville, Canada . Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Josephte GOULET.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Angélique HENAULT 22 November 1762 in Berthierville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Angélique HENAULT was born 31 March 1733 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique died 7 November 1818 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique was the child of Joseph-Pierre HÉNAULT dit DELORME and Marguerite PIETTE (PIET).

Joseph GENEREUX died 13 December 1797 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GENEREUX

Joseph GENEREUX married

Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)
Marriage date: 9 January 1741
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Josephte GOULET

Children of Joseph GENEREUX and Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Joseph GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Madeleine CHARRON dite DUCHARME 22 August 1763 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 August 1830, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME 7 January 1771 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise-Pelagie GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1748, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 23 June 1766 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Francoise-Amable GENEREUX

Born: 8 June 1751, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1839, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CHARRON dit DUCHARME 8 January 1770 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Genevieve GENEREUX

Born: 17 October 1752, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1790, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre LEVESQUE 11 February 1771 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX

Born: 16 June 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 28 February 1778 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph GENEREUX married

Marie-Angélique HENAULT
Marriage date: 22 November 1762
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada
Marie-Angélique HENAULT was the child of Joseph-Pierre HÉNAULT dit DELORME and Marguerite PIETTE (PIET)

Children of Joseph GENEREUX and Marie-Angélique HENAULT

Marie-Josephe GENEREUX

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph MANDEVILLE 20 February 1786 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine GENEREUX

Born: 2 February 1771, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 December 1834, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Adelaide GENEREUX 6 January 1793 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX

Born: 13 October 1776, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Geneviève COTE 20 November 1800 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1718
27 April 1718
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GENEREUX and Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 9 January 1741 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Francoise-Amable GENEREUX was born 8 June 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Genevieve GENEREUX was born 17 October 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX was born 16 June 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) died 9 December 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GENEREUX and Marie-Angélique HENAULT 22 November 1762 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 44 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 Marriage of Child
Joseph GENEREUX married 22 August 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine CHARRON dite DUCHARME

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Pelagie GENEREUX married 23 June 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

1770 Marriage of Child
Francoise-Amable GENEREUX married 8 January 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre CHARRON dit DUCHARME

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GENEREUX married 7 January 1771, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME

1771 Birth of Child
Antoine GENEREUX was born 2 February 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 52 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GENEREUX married 11 February 1771, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre LEVESQUE

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX was born 13 October 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 58 years old.

1778 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX married 28 February 1778, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GENEREUX married 20 February 1786, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph MANDEVILLE

1790 Death of Child
Genevieve GENEREUX died 16 April 1790, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 72 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Antoine GENEREUX married 6 January 1793, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne-Adelaide GENEREUX

Death — 1797
13 December 1797
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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