Geneviève CARREAU dite LAFRAICHEUR

(b. 14 December 1700 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1724 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Geneviève CARREAU dite LAFRAICHEUR was born 14 December 1700 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Geneviève CARREAU dite LAFRAICHEUR was the child of Joseph CARREAU and Barbe LETARTRE (LETARTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CARREAU dit LAFRAICHEUR and Jeanne LEROUGE (maternal) Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Marie MAHEU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Geneviève married Louis-Toussaint GIROUX 16 October 1719 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Toussaint GIROUX was born 13 September 1697 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louis-Toussaint died 7 October 1775 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louis-Toussaint was the child of Toussaint GIROUX and Thérèse DAUPHIN.

Geneviève CARREAU dite LAFRAICHEUR died 16 December 1724 in Beauport, 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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Family and Children of Geneviève CARREAU dite LAFRAICHEUR

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Geneviève CARREAU dite LAFRAICHEUR married

Louis-Toussaint GIROUX-- Date: 16 October 1719 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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Louis-Toussaint GIROUX was the child of Toussaint GIROUX and Thérèse DAUPHIN

Name: Louis Girou
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Spouse's Name: Genevieve Careau
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Event Date: 16 Oct 1719
Event Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
Father's Name: Toussaint Girou
Mother's Name: Marie Therese Dauphin
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Careau
Spouse's Mother's Name: Barbe Letartre
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01809-6
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018044
Reference ID: P25 M2

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch : accessed 4 June 2015), Louis Girou and Genevieve Careau, 16 Oct 1719; citing L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec, reference P25 M2; FHL microfilm 1,018,044.

Children of Louis-Toussaint GIROUX and Geneviève CARREAU dite LAFRAICHEUR:

Madeleine GIROUX (b.5 April 1722, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1790, Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis BINET 16 February 1756 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Vincent GIROUX (b.9 April 1724, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1788, Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BRUNEAU 24 January 1752 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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Birth and Baptism
Name: Geneviefve Carreau
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 19 Dec 1700
Christening Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1700
Birthplace: L'ange Gardien, Montmorency I, Quebec
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Father's Name: Joseph Carreau
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Mother's Name: Barbe Letarte
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03013-7
System Origin: Quebec-ODM
GS Film number: 1018044
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'Québec, naissances et baptêmes, 1662-1898,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XL51-V31 : accessed 14 May 2015), Geneviefve Carreau, 14 Dec 1700; citing L'ange Gardien, Montmorency I, Quebec; FHL microfilm 1,018,044.
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1719 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève CARREAU dite LAFRAICHEUR and Louis-Toussaint GIROUX 16 October 1719, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Madeleine GIROUX was born 5 April 1722, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Geneviève was 21 years old.

1724 Death
16 December 1724
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

She died at the age of 24.

1724 Birth of Child
Vincent GIROUX was born 9 April 1724, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Geneviève was 23 years old.

Added: 5/14/2015 3:45:12 PM - Updated: 6/10/2025 10:35:46 AM