Marie-Françoise
DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)
Born
15 October 1678
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died
15 July 1758
,
Berthierville, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)
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Born: 15 October 1678 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Father:
François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)
Mother:
Marie BOUART
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Françoise married Pierre GENEREUX 28 September 1699 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Pierre GENEREUX was born 21 February 1650 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France. Pierre died abt. 1741 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) died 15 July 1758 in Berthierville, Canada, New France .
Baptism record unavailable at Saint-Francois-Xavier, Batiscan, Quebec in Drouin Collection
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)
Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) married 
Pierre GENEREUX
Marriage date: 28 September 1699
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Pierre GENEREUXMarriage date: 28 September 1699
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
Marriage notes:
Ct Normandin
"Francoise (1682-1758), married the soldier Pierre Genereux, a native of Limoges, in 1699."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 58
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)
Joseph GENEREUXBorn: 13 December 1700, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 22 December 1700, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 22 December 1700, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Pierre GENEREUXBorn: abt. 1702, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 31 October 1778 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 October 1778 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE 22 February 1723 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Geneviève GENEREUXBorn: abt. 1703, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1788, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 June 1788, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) 4 February 1720 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Ambroise GENEREUXBorn: 4 December 1705, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 6 March 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 March 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 20 August 1731 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Antoine GENEREUXBorn: 12 April 1708, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1781, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 November 1781, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 23 November 1733 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Francoise GENEREUXBorn: 25 July 1710, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 29 July 1710, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 29 July 1710, Sorel, Canada, New France
Madeleine GENEREUXMarried: Jean LAVALLEE 13 May 1734 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Louis GENEREUXBorn: 17 August 1713 , Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 23 July 1799, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 23 July 1799, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Married: Marie-Rose LATOUR 3 February 1739 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUXBorn: 7 February 1716 , Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 23 January 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 January 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 21 May 1740 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Joseph GENEREUXMarried: Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 9 January 1741 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Married: Marie-Angélique HENAULT 22 November 1762 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Jean-Baptiste GENEREUXBorn: abt. 1721, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 February 1783 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 February 1783 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 19 May 1742 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
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Birth — 167815 October 1678
Batiscan, Canada, New France
1699 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Pierre GENEREUX 28 September 1699, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
She was 20 years old.
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Marriage - Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation de-Champlain, Champlain, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1700 Birth of ChildJoseph GENEREUX was born 13 December 1700, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Marie-Françoise was 22 years old.
1705 Birth of ChildFrançois-Ambroise GENEREUX was born 4 December 1705, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.
1708 Birth of ChildAntoine GENEREUX was born 12 April 1708, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.
1710 Birth of ChildMarie-Francoise GENEREUX was born 25 July 1710, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.
1711 Birth of ChildMadeleine GENEREUX was born 15 July 1711 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Françoise was 32 years old.
1713 Birth of ChildLouis GENEREUX was born 17 August 1713 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Françoise was 34 years old.
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1716 Birth of ChildJeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX was born 7 February 1716 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Françoise was 37 years old.
1718 Birth of ChildJoseph GENEREUX was born 27 April 1718 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Françoise was 39 years old.
1720 Marriage of ChildGeneviève GENEREUX married 4 February 1720, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)
1723 Marriage of ChildPierre GENEREUX married 22 February 1723, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE
1731 Marriage of ChildFrançois-Ambroise GENEREUX married 20 August 1731, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE
1733 Marriage of ChildAntoine GENEREUX married 23 November 1733, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE)
1734 Marriage of ChildMadeleine GENEREUX married 13 May 1734, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean LAVALLEE
1739 Marriage of ChildLouis GENEREUX married 3 February 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Rose LATOUR
1740 Marriage of ChildJeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX married 21 May 1740, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE
1741 Marriage of ChildJoseph GENEREUX married 9 January 1741 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)
1742 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste GENEREUX married 19 May 1742, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)
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Death - Sainte-Genevieve-de-Berthier, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death — 175815 July 1758
Berthierville, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 79.
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