Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Born

23 March 1711 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

8 January 1770 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Alexis GAGNÉ Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER

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Born: 23 March 1711 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Alexis GAGNÉ

Mother: Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ , Louise PICARD

Maternal grandparents: René CLOUTIER , Marie-Elisabeth LEBLANC

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Marie-Geneviève married Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS 20 April 1733 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS was born abt. 1707 in France?.

Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ died 8 January 1770 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ married

Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS
Marriage date: 20 April 1733
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Children of Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS and Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY

Born: 26 June 1734, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 5 December 1807, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin TALON 1 May 1753 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

Marie-Judith DESPRÉS

Born: 4 June 1736, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 21 October 1805, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Gabriel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE 1754 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

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Birth — 1711
23 March 1711
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ and Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS 20 April 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 22 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY was born 26 June 1734, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith DESPRÉS was born 4 June 1736, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 25 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY married 1 May 1753, L'Islet, Canada, New France to Augustin TALON

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.