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flag female ancestor  Genevieve  TOUTANT

Born
17 November 1746 Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died
23 March 1814 Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Born: 17 November 1746 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Parents of Genevieve TOUTANT

Grandparents of Genevieve TOUTANT



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

Genevieve  married  Joseph MASSÉ 8 April 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MASSÉ  was born 17 April 1744 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .  Joseph died 17 June 1800 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .  Joseph was the child of Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ and Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR.

Genevieve  married  (2) Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 5 October 1801 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .  Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX  was born 2 May 1768 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .  Pierre died 4 June 1847 in Yamachiche, Canada East .  Pierre was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine LAURE (LORD).

Genevieve TOUTANT died 23 March 1814 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Genevieve TOUTANT

Genevieve TOUTANT married flag male ancestor Joseph MASSÉ
Marriage date: 8 April 1766
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph MASSÉ was the child of Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ and Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR

Children of Joseph MASSÉ and Genevieve TOUTANT


Genevieve TOUTANT married flag male ancestor Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX
Marriage date: 5 October 1801
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine LAURE (LORD)



Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Genevieve TOUTANT

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1746
17 November 1746
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
marriage1766 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve TOUTANT and Joseph MASSÉ 8 April 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 19 years old.
1770 Birth of Child
Francoise MASSE was born 27 May 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Genevieve was 23 years old.
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
marriage1789 Marriage of Child
Francoise MASSE married 19 January 1789, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre RICARD
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph MASSÉ died 17 June 1800, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
marriage1801 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve TOUTANT and Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 5 October 1801, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 54 years old.
DeathDeath — 1814
23 March 1814
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 67.
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