Antoine GENEREUX

(b. 12 April 1708 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1781 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine GENEREUX was born 12 April 1708 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Antoine GENEREUX was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and the grandchild of: (maternal) François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie BOUART

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Antoine married Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 23 November 1733 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was born 13 September 1716 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephe died 26 March 1792 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Marie-Josephe was the child of Alexis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Madeleine DUBORD.

Antoine GENEREUX died 12 November 1781 in Louiseville, 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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Family and Children of Antoine GENEREUX

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Antoine GENEREUX married

Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE)-- Date: 23 November 1733 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) was the child of Alexis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Madeleine DUBORD

Children of Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE):

Marie-Josephte GENEREUX (b.abt. 1736, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 May 1808, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR 5 February 1759 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Catherine GENEREUX (b.abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre AUBIN dit PARADIS 17 November 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
m. Louis ROBIN 4 February 1788 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Antoine GENEREUX (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne LEMAY 1 September 1766 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Madeleine GENEREUX (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 April 1768, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER) 7 February 1763 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre GENEREUX (b.5 July 1760, Berthierville, Canada d. 29 November 1812, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte HARNOIS 17 November 1783 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1708 Birth
12 April 1708
Sorel, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism found at Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel in Drouin Collection
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 23 November 1733, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 25 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GENEREUX married 5 February 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

1760 Birth of Child
Pierre GENEREUX was born 5 July 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine was 52 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GENEREUX married 7 February 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER)

1765 Marriage of Child
Catherine GENEREUX married 17 November 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Pierre AUBIN dit PARADIS

1766 Marriage of Child
Antoine GENEREUX married 1 September 1766, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne LEMAY

1768 Death of Child
Madeleine GENEREUX died 13 April 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Antoine was 60 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.