Died: 22 December 1735, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Denis GENTIL (GANTY)
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Denis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1678.
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Marriage date: 11 August 1678
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Children of Denis GENTIL (GANTY) and Marie LANGLOIS
Died: 22 December 1735, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
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- 1763–1791
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- 1791–1867
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- Québec, Canada
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Denis GENTIL (GANTY) and Marie LANGLOIS 11 August 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1679 Birth of ChildMarie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY) was born 11 May 1679, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
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
Marie LANGLOIS died 7 June 1698, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1701 Death Saint Francois de Sales, Neuville, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
19 March 1701
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
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