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immigrant Fille du Roi flag   Geneviève  RIGAUD

Born
abt. 1643 ,  Paris, France
Died
13 May 1720 ,  Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Geneviève  married  Pierre TETU (TESTU) 11 October 1667 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre TETU (TESTU)  was born abt. 1634 in France.  Pierre died 3 May 1718 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . 
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Geneviève was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1667.
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Geneviève  married  Pierre TETU (TESTU) 11 October 1667 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre TETU (TESTU)  was born abt. 1634 in France.  Pierre died 3 May 1718 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . 




daughter of Jean Rigaud and Anne Caron
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève RIGAUD

Geneviève RIGAUD married immigrant flag male ancestor Pierre TETU (TESTU)
Marriage date: 11 October 1667
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre TETU (TESTU) and Geneviève RIGAUD


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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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Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity


marriage1667 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève RIGAUD and Pierre TETU (TESTU) 11 October 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1673 Birth of Child
Marguerite TETU (TESTU) was born 23 March 1673, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1675 Birth of Child
Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY was born 5 April 1675, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1678 Birth of Child
Geneviève TETU (TESTU) was born 17 August 1678, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
marriage1689 Marriage of Child
Marie TETU (TESTU) married 31 January 1689, Québec, Canada, New France to Jacques GROUARD
marriage1690 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TETU (TESTU) married 30 April 1690, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste GROUARD dit LAROSE
1692 Death of Child
Marguerite TETU (TESTU) died 30 May 1692, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
marriage1694 Marriage of Child
Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY married 11 October 1694, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Pierre-Paul GUYON
marriage1696 Marriage of Child
Geneviève TETU (TESTU) married 23 January 1696, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France to René BRISSON
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1699 Marriage of Child
Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY married 27 August 1699, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to François AUBERT
1702 Death of Child
Marie TETU (TESTU) died 28 December 1702, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1710 Death of Child
Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY died 6 January 1710, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1718 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre TETU (TESTU) died 3 May 1718, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
DeathDeath — 1720
13 May 1720
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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