Geneviève
DESPRÉS
Born
abt. 1639
,
Paris, France
Died
11 May 1706
,
Québec, Canada, New France
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Geneviève DESPRÉS was born abt. 1639 in Paris, France
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Geneviève was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1653. To learn more about the Filles à Marier, visit: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France
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Geneviève married Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY 29 April 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY was born 18 May 1629 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louis died abt. 1678 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louis was the child of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT.
Geneviève DESPRÉS died 11 May 1706 in Québec, Canada, New France .
daughter of Nicolas Despres and Madeleine Leblanc
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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.
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Family and Children of Geneviève DESPRÉS
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Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY-- Date: 29 April 1653 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY was the child of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT
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Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY-- Date: 29 April 1653 Place: Québec, Canada, New France See marriage record for Geneviève DESPRÉS and Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAYLouis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY was the child of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT
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Children of Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Geneviève DESPRÉS
Jeanne COUILLARD (b.3 June 1654, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1702, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Paul DUPUIS 22 October 1668 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Charles COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY (b.6 December 1655, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1656, Québec, Canada, New France )
Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD (b.2 May 1657, Québec, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1735, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Geneviève CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) 23 October 1680 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Louis COUILLARD (b.29 November 1658, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1728, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)m. Marie FORTIN 4 May 1688 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Marguerite BELANGER 7 November 1712 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
m. Marguerite FORTIN 21 June 1716 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
m. Louise NOLIN 31 January 1719 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
Geneviève COUILLARD (b.24 October 1660, Québec, Canada, New France d. 8 September 1720, Montmagny, Canada, New France )m. Pierre DENIS 27 September 1686 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jacques COUILLARD (b.5 June 1665, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 August 1737, Montmagny, Canada, New France )m. Elisabeth LEMIEUX 21 January 1691 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
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1653 Marriage / PartnerGeneviève DESPRÉS and Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY 29 April 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1654 Birth of ChildJeanne COUILLARD was born 3 June 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1655 Birth of ChildCharles COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY was born 6 December 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1657 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste COUILLARD was born 2 May 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1658 Birth of ChildLouis COUILLARD was born 29 November 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1660 Birth of ChildGeneviève COUILLARD was born 24 October 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1665 Birth of ChildJacques COUILLARD was born 5 June 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1666 Quebec
Louis Couillard Sr. de Lespinay .............34 bourgeois
Geneviefve Desprez ..........................27 sa femme
Jeanne Couillard ............................12 fille
Jean baptiste Couillard ......................8 fils
Louis Couillard ..............................7 fils
Geneviefve Couillard .........................6 fille
Jacques Couillard ............................1 fils
Et pierre Cretel ............................25 Cordonnier Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Louis Couillard Sr. de Lespinay .............34 bourgeois
Geneviefve Desprez ..........................27 sa femme
Jeanne Couillard ............................12 fille
Jean baptiste Couillard ......................8 fils
Louis Couillard ..............................7 fils
Geneviefve Couillard .........................6 fille
Jacques Couillard ............................1 fils
Et pierre Cretel ............................25 Cordonnier Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1668 Marriage of ChildJeanne COUILLARD married 22 October 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Paul DUPUIS
1680 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste COUILLARD married 23 October 1680, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Geneviève CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)
1686 Marriage of ChildGeneviève COUILLARD married 27 September 1686, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre DENIS
1688 Marriage of ChildLouis COUILLARD married 4 May 1688, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie FORTIN
1691 Marriage of ChildJacques COUILLARD married 21 January 1691, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Elisabeth LEMIEUX
1702 Death of ChildJeanne COUILLARD died 12 July 1702, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1706 Death 11 May 1706
Québec, Canada, New France
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