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Geneviève TOURNOIS

(b. 8 May 1702 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1782 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève TOURNOIS was born 8 May 1702 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Geneviève TOURNOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS and Marguerite BENOIT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET

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Geneviève married Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT 31 August 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 16 children. Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT was born 21 February 1702 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Pierre-François died 27 November 1776 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre-François was the child of François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie NIQUET.

Geneviève TOURNOIS died 26 June 1782 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Geneviève TOURNOIS married

Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT-- Date: 31 August 1722 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT was the child of François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie NIQUET

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Children of Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Geneviève TOURNOIS:

Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite CREDY (b.4 February 1725, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1725, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Antoine PELOQUIN dit CREDY (b.17 January 1727, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 19 January 1727, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Anonyme PELOQUIN dit CREDY (b.2 February 1728, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1728, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Marie-Francois PELOQUIN dite CREDY (b.17 February 1730, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1730, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Marie-Josephte PÉLOQUIN (b.7 August 1731, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1798, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) dit GRAVELINE 25 January 1751 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT (b.1 June 1733, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1782, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Agathe OSSANT (AUSSANT) 1 March 1756 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS 6 February 1758 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Catherine GAUTHIER DELISLE 7 January 1762 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph PELOQUIN dit CREDY (b.17 August 1735, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1735, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Anonyme PELOQUIN dit CREDY (b.9 October 1736, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 9 October 1736, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Genevieve PELOQUIN dite CREDY (b.19 September 1737, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1737, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Francois PELOQUIN dit CREDY (b.1 October 1738, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1738, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Antoine PELOQUIN dit CREDY (b.9 December 1739, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1739, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit CREDY (b.25 February 1741, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1741, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit CREDY (b.3 March 1742, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1742, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Josephe PELOQUIN dite CREDY (b.19 September 1743, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 21 September 1743, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite CREDY (b.21 June 1745, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 22 June 1745, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Marie-Madeleine PELOQUIN dite CREDY (b.27 November 1746, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 1 December 1746, Sorel, Canada, New France )

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1702 Birth
8 May 1702
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève TOURNOIS and Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT 31 August 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 20 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite CREDY was born 4 February 1725, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 22 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Antoine PELOQUIN dit CREDY was born 17 January 1727, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 24 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Anonyme PELOQUIN dit CREDY was born 2 February 1728, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 25 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Francois PELOQUIN dite CREDY was born 17 February 1730, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 27 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PÉLOQUIN was born 7 August 1731, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 29 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT was born 1 June 1733, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 31 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN dit CREDY was born 17 August 1735, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 33 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Anonyme PELOQUIN dit CREDY was born 9 October 1736, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 34 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Genevieve PELOQUIN dite CREDY was born 19 September 1737, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Francois PELOQUIN dit CREDY was born 1 October 1738, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 36 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Antoine PELOQUIN dit CREDY was born 9 December 1739, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 37 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit CREDY was born 25 February 1741, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 38 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit CREDY was born 3 March 1742, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 39 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Josephe PELOQUIN dite CREDY was born 19 September 1743, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 41 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite CREDY was born 21 June 1745, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 43 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine PELOQUIN dite CREDY was born 27 November 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 44 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PÉLOQUIN married 25 January 1751, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) dit GRAVELINE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage of Child
Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT married 1 March 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Agathe OSSANT (AUSSANT)

1758 Marriage of Child
Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT married 6 February 1758, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS

1762 Marriage of Child
Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT married 7 January 1762, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Catherine GAUTHIER DELISLE

1763 - 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.

1775 - 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.