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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) 18 April 1701 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY)  was born 11 May 1679 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  Marie-Françoise died 22 December 1735 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France .  Marie-Françoise was the child of Denis GENTIL (GANTY) and Marie LANGLOIS .

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) 18 April 1701 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY)  was born 11 May 1679 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  Marie-Françoise died 22 December 1735 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France .  Marie-Françoise was the child of Denis GENTIL (GANTY) and Marie LANGLOIS.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER

Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER married flag female ancestor Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY)
Marriage date: 18 April 1701
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
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Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) was the child of Denis GENTIL (GANTY) and Marie LANGLOIS

Marriage notes:
"The missionary Exupere Dethune poured the baptismal water on the forehead of the eldest Jean-Baptiste on the first of August 1672. Jean-Baptiste took Marie-Francoise Gentil as his wife on 18 April 1701, at Neuville, and became the father of 10 children. He was buried at Cap-Sante on 25 May 1738."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIX, Page 83


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Children of Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER and Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY)


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BirthBirth — 1672
29 July 1672
Québec, Canada, New France
1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de Dombour Neuville
Claude Carpentier, charpentier, 45
Marguerite Ste. Foye (de Ste. Foye ou Bonnefoy), sa femme, veuve Hachon (Jacques Achon), 33
enfants:
Anne Achon, 13
Louise Achon, 12
Jean Carpentier, 9
Elizabeth Carpentier, 8
Alexis Carpentier, 6
Benoist Carpentier, 4
Antoine Carpentier, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
marriage1701 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER and Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) 18 April 1701, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 28 years old.
1702 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise CARPENTIER was born 10 March 1702, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
1704 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique CARPENTIER was born 20 January 1704, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
1706 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine CARPENTIER was born 20 April 1706, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.
1708 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER was born 6 August 1708, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.
1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CARPENTIER was born 17 September 1710, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.
1711 Death of Child
Marie-Anne CARPENTIER died 26 December 1711, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.
1713 Birth of Child
Joseph CARPENTIER was born 29 January 1713, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CARPENTIER was born 9 November 1715, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.
1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CARPENTIER was born 15 October 1718, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.
1719 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe CARPENTIER died 19 March 1719, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.
marriage1721 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise CARPENTIER married 17 February 1721, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Alexis MATTE
1721 Birth of Child
François-Desales CARPENTIER was born 10 March 1721, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.
1722 Fire
THEIR HOUSE BURNED ON 11 JAN 1722, AND THEIR SON JOSEPH, 9 YEARS OLD, PERISHED. SOURCE: AUTHOR: RAYNALD DROUIN TITLE: 'GENEOLOGY FOR EVERYONE' PERSONAL DATABASE PUBLICATION: HTTP:/ / EPF.PLANETE.QC.CA, 10/ 28/ 2001
1722 Death of Child
Joseph CARPENTIER died 11 January 1722, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.
1722 Birth of Child
Joseph CARPENTIER was born 18 March 1722, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.
marriage1725 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique CARPENTIER married 30 November 1725, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Jean-François LAROCHE
marriage1727 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine CARPENTIER married 17 November 1727, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Pierre RICHARD
1735 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) died 22 December 1735, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
marriage1736 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CARPENTIER married 12 March 1736, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Jean-François BRIERE
marriage1736 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER married 22 October 1736, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Madeleine GIGNAC
DeathDeath — 1738
25 May 1738
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 65.
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