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22 December 1735 Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise  married  Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER 18 April 1701 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER  was born 29 July 1672 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Jean-Baptiste died 25 May 1738 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France .  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Claude CARPENTIER and Marguerite BONNEFOY DE SAINTE-FOY .

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Marie-Françoise  married  Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER 18 April 1701 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER  was born 29 July 1672 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Jean-Baptiste died 25 May 1738 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France .  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Claude CARPENTIER and Marguerite BONNEFOY DE SAINTE-FOY.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY)

Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER
Marriage date: 18 April 1701
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
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Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER was the child of Claude CARPENTIER and Marguerite BONNEFOY DE SAINTE-FOY

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


So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

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


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BirthBirth — 1679
11 May 1679
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de Dombour Neuville
Denis Genty, menuisier, 40
Marie Langlois, sa femme, (veuve de Julien Contansineau), 42
enfants:
Suzanne (Contansineau), 14
Louise, 11
Anne, 9
Romaine, 5
Marie-(Francoise Gentil), 2

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

She was 21 years old.
1702 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise CARPENTIER was born 10 March 1702, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Françoise was 22 years old.
1704 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique CARPENTIER was born 20 January 1704, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.
1706 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine CARPENTIER was born 20 April 1706, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Françoise was 26 years old.
1708 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER was born 6 August 1708, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.
1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CARPENTIER was born 17 September 1710, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.
1711 Death of Child
Marie-Anne CARPENTIER died 26 December 1711, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Françoise was 32 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)

Marie-Françoise was 33 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)

Marie-Françoise was 36 years old.
1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CARPENTIER was born 15 October 1718, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Françoise was 39 years old.
1719 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe CARPENTIER died 19 March 1719, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Françoise was 39 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)

Marie-Françoise was 41 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)

Marie-Françoise was 42 years old.
1722 Birth of Child
Joseph CARPENTIER was born 18 March 1722, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Françoise was 42 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
Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) - 1735 Death - Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante, QC, Canada
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DeathDeath — 1735
22 December 1735
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 56.
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