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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
Quebec - Did you know? In New France, boys who were married at age 20 or younger and girls who were married at age 16 or...Read MORE...
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Geneviève DESPRÉS married
Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY-- Date: 29 April 1653 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY was the son of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT
Notre-Dame
Children:
Jeanne COUILLARD (b.3 June 1654, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Paul DUPUIS 22 October 1668
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 )
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
Geneviève COUILLARD (b.24 October 1660, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
Jacques COUILLARD (b.5 June 1665, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 August 1737, Montmagny, Canada, New France )
m. Elisabeth LEMIEUX 21 January 1691
Summary:
Geneviève DESPRÉS was born abt. 1639
in Paris, France.
Geneviève DESPRÉS
was the child of
Geneviève was a Fille à Marier, arriving in New France by 1653.
She 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) . He died bef. 24 September 1678 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) . He was the son of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT.
Geneviève DESPRÉS died 11 May 1706 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Notes:
daughter of Nicolas Despres and Madeleine Leblanc
Details of the life of Geneviève appear below.
Geneviève was a Fille à Marier, arriving in New France by 1653.
She 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) . He died bef. 24 September 1678 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) . He was the son of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT.
Geneviève DESPRÉS died 11 May 1706 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Notes:
daughter of Nicolas Despres and Madeleine Leblanc
Details of the life of Geneviève appear below.
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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
Quebec - Did you know? In New France, boys who were married at age 20 or younger and girls who were married at age 16 or...Read MORE...Canada: A People"s History (www.cbc.ca/ history/)
Paris, France
Paris - Les Grands Boulevards (1900)
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Geneviève DESPRÉS married
Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY-- Date: 29 April 1653 Place: Québec, Canada, New France Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY was the son of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT
Notre-Dame
Children:
Jeanne COUILLARD (b.3 June 1654, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )m. Paul DUPUIS 22 October 1668
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 ) 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
Geneviève COUILLARD (b.24 October 1660, Québec, Canada, New France d. , ) Jacques COUILLARD (b.5 June 1665, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 August 1737, Montmagny, Canada, New France )m. Elisabeth LEMIEUX 21 January 1691
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1641 - Beginning of French and Iroquois WarsAlso known as the Beaver Wars.
Encouraged and armed by their Dutch and English trading partners, ...Read MORE...
1642 - The sieur de Maisonneuve founds Montréal (May 18).fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1643 - King Louis XIII dies, Louis XIV assumes French throne 1648-49 The Iroquois disperse the Huron nation.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
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)
1659 - François de Laval arrives in Québec as vicar general of the pope (June).fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1659 - France and Spain sign the Treaty of the Pyrenees. 1660 - Adam Dollard des Ormeaux and about sixty others withstand an attack by over 500 Iroquois at Long Sault (May). It is traditionally said that the small party fights so well that the Iroquois decide not to attack Montréal.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1660 Birth of ChildGeneviève COUILLARD was born 24 October 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1663 - Québec becomes a royal province. The first Filles du roi (Kings Daughters) arrive in New France during the summerIn 1663, the King Louis XIV took over direct control of the government of New France, making it a...Read MORE...
1665 Birth of ChildJacques COUILLARD was born 5 June 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1666 Quebec
Louis Couillard Sr. de Lespinay .............34 bourgeois
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Louis Couillard Sr. de Lespinay .............34 bourgeois
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1666 - The Carignan-Salières regiment destroys five Mohawk villages, eventually leading to peace between the Iroquois and the French.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1667 - The result of Canada's first census is 3215 non-native inhabitants.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1667 - Filles Du Roi ArriveOctober 27: One hundred and nine (109) young ladies (Filles du Roi) arrived in Quebec from Dieppe ...Read MORE...
1668 - The Carignan-Salières regiment is recalled to France, but several hundred choose to remain behind, many in return for local seigneuries.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1670 - The Hudson's Bay Company is founded by royal charter and, underwritten by a group of English merchants, is granted trade rights over Rupert's Land -- i.e., all territory draining into Hudson Bay (May 2).fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1672 - Comte de Frontenac becomes governor general of New France, later quarrelling frequently with the intendant and the bishop.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1673 - Final Group of Filles du Roi ArriveSeptember: The last shipment of Filles du Roi arrived Quebec from France, and the program ended....Read MORE...
1673 - Frontenac sends Marquette and Jolliet to explore the Missippi.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1674 - Laval becomes the first bishop of Québec.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1686 - De Troyes and D'Iberville capture three English posts on James Bay (June-July).fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1689 - Attacked by Iroquois - Lachine MassacreOn the night of August 4-5, 1689, nearly 1,500 Iroquois warriors crossed the St. Lawrence at Lake...Read MORE...
1689 - William & Mary assume English throne. Peter the Great assumes Russian throne. 1690 - Port Royal is captured by British forces led by Phipps.www.acadian-cajun.com/ acadtime.htm -
1690 - Frontenac repels Phips' (sent from Massachusetts) attack on Québec (October)fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
1701 - 40 First Nation tribes, French Colonial Government signed Great Peace of Montreal On August 4, 1701, some 40 Aboriginal nations gathered in Montreal. On that day, their...Read MORE...
1702 - Having begun in Europe in 1701, The War of the Spanish Succession spreads to North America (Queen Anne's War) in Acadia and New England.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ prehistory-to-1800.html -
Death 11 May 1706Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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