Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE

Born

27 February 1672 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

12 July 1709 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT)

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Born: 27 February 1672 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT)

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Jeanne-Geneviève married Charles GALARNEAU 13 January 1689 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Charles GALARNEAU was born 26 May 1668 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charles died 3 September 1700 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charles was the child of Jacques GALARNEAU and Jacqueline-Marie HERON.

Jeanne-Geneviève married (2) Jean LOUVOIS 4 June 1703 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jean LOUVOIS was born abt. 1672 in France. Jean died 12 December 1730 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE died 12 July 1709 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE married

Charles GALARNEAU
Marriage date: 13 January 1689
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Charles GALARNEAU was the child of Jacques GALARNEAU and Jacqueline-Marie HERON

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Notre-Dame de Quebec

Charles Gallernaud, son of Jacques Gallernaud and Jacqueline Heron

Genevieve Greslon, daughter of Jacques Greslon and Jeanne Vignaud

Children of Charles GALARNEAU and Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE

Marie-Louise GALARNEAU

Born: 1 February 1690 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1774, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD 26 April 1706 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Philippe-Joseph GALARNEAU

Born: 15 January 1693, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 8 November 1771 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Madeleine PINEL 5 February 1720 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU

Born: 6 September 1695, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 30 October 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL 14 August 1721 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX 5 June 1736 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Charles GALARNEAU

Born: 5 November 1697, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 1 February 1767, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Jeanne DRAPEAU 7 January 1721 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Jeanne-Geneviève GALARNEAU

Born: 30 January 1700, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1703, Québec, Canada, New France

Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE married

Jean LOUVOIS
Marriage date: 4 June 1703
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Jean LOUVOIS and Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE

Jean-Baptiste DE LOUVOIS

Born: 12 October 1704, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 23 June 1708, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Angélique LOUVOIS

Born: 7 November 1705 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 22 January 1758, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: André CAMPAGNA 10 July 1730 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louise-Angelique DE LOUVOIS

Born: 4 March 1707, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1710, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte DE LOUVOIS

Born: 8 May 1708, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 May 1708, Québec, Canada, New France

Geneviève DE LOUVOIS

Born: 8 May 1708, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Louise LOUVOIS

Born: 6 July 1709 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1768, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre GENDRON 31 July 1731 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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1672 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Jeanne Geneviefve Greslon
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 29 Feb 1672
baptism/ christening place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
birth date: 27 Feb 1672
birthplace: L'ange Gardien, Montmorency I, Quebec
death date:
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race: White
father's name: Jaque Greslon
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father's age:
mother's name: Jeanne Vignaud
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C03013-7
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018044
reference number: B-3
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1672 Baptism
L'Ange Gardien, Quebec

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1681 Census - Quebec, Quebec
Philippe Pottier, 39 years
Jeanne Vignault, widow of Greslon, 41 years
Pierre Greslon, 20 years
Anne Greslon, 15 years
Genevieve Greslon, 9 years
Pierre Greslon, 7 years
Angelique Greslon, 5 years
1681 Census - New France
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1689 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE and Charles GALARNEAU 13 January 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 16 years old.

1690 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GALARNEAU was born 1 February 1690 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 17 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Philippe-Joseph GALARNEAU was born 15 January 1693, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 20 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU was born 6 September 1695, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 23 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Charles GALARNEAU was born 5 November 1697, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 25 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Geneviève GALARNEAU was born 30 January 1700, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 27 years old.

1700 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles GALARNEAU died 3 September 1700, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1703 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE and Jean LOUVOIS 4 June 1703 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 31 years old.

1703 Death of Child
Jeanne-Geneviève GALARNEAU died 21 March 1703, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 31 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DE LOUVOIS was born 12 October 1704, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 32 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Angélique LOUVOIS was born 7 November 1705 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 33 years old.

1706 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GALARNEAU married 26 April 1706, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

1707 Birth of Child
Louise-Angelique DE LOUVOIS was born 4 March 1707, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 35 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Geneviève DE LOUVOIS was born 8 May 1708, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 36 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte DE LOUVOIS was born 8 May 1708, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 36 years old.

1708 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste DE LOUVOIS died 23 June 1708, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 36 years old.

Death — 1709
12 July 1709
Québec, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 37.

1709 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LOUVOIS was born 6 July 1709 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne-Geneviève was 37 years old.

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