Denis GENTIL (GANTY)

(b. abt. 1632 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 19 March 1701 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

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Denis GENTIL (GANTY) was born abt. 1632 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Denis GENTIL (GANTY) was the child of ? and ?

Denis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1678.

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

Denis married Marie LANGLOIS 11 August 1678 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie LANGLOIS was born abt. 1632 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Marie died 7 June 1698 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).

Denis GENTIL (GANTY) died 19 March 1701 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .

m. (1) Genevieve Bonnet

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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.

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Denis GENTIL (GANTY) married

Marie LANGLOIS-- Date: 11 August 1678 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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NOTRE-DAME-DE-QUEBEC

DENYS GENTIL, WIDOWER OF GENEVIEVE BONNET
MARIE LANGLOIS, WIDOW OF JULIEN CONSTANTINEAU

Children of Denis GENTIL (GANTY) and Marie LANGLOIS:

Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) (b.11 May 1679, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1735, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER 18 April 1701 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1678 Marriage / Partner
Denis GENTIL (GANTY) and Marie LANGLOIS 11 August 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1679 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) was born 11 May 1679, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)