flag male ancestor  Joseph  GENEREUX

  (b. 27 April 1718 Sorel, Canada, New France   d. 13 December 1797 Berthierville, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph GENEREUX was born 27 April 1718 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Joseph 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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Joseph  married  Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 9 January 1741 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)  was born 9 May 1722 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite).  Josephte died 9 December 1761 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Josephte GOULET.

Joseph  married  (2) Marie-Angélique HENAULT 22 November 1762 in Berthierville, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Angélique HENAULT  was born 31 March 1733 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Marie-Angélique died 7 November 1818 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Marie-Angélique was the child of Joseph-Pierre HÉNAULT dit DELORME and Marguerite PIETTE (PIET).

Joseph GENEREUX died 13 December 1797 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Family and Children of Joseph GENEREUX

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Joseph GENEREUX married flag female ancestor Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)-- Date: 9 January 1741  Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Josephte GOULET




Children of Joseph GENEREUX and Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE):




Joseph GENEREUX married flag female ancestor Marie-Angélique HENAULT-- Date: 22 November 1762  Place: Berthierville, Canada
Marie-Angélique HENAULT was the child of Joseph-Pierre HÉNAULT dit DELORME and Marguerite PIETTE (PIET)




Children of Joseph GENEREUX and Marie-Angélique HENAULT:



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birth1718 Birth
27 April 1718
Sorel, Canada, New France
marriage1741 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GENEREUX and Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 9 January 1741 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 22 years old.
1751 Birth of Child
Francoise-Amable GENEREUX was born 8 June 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 33 years old.
1752 Birth of Child
Genevieve GENEREUX was born 17 October 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 34 years old.
1755 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX was born 16 June 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 37 years old.
1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) died 9 December 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
marriage1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GENEREUX and Marie-Angélique HENAULT 22 November 1762 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 44 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1763 Marriage of Child
Joseph GENEREUX married 22 August 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Madeleine CHARRON dite DUCHARME
marriage1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Pelagie GENEREUX married 23 June 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
marriage1770 Marriage of Child
Francoise-Amable GENEREUX married 8 January 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre CHARRON dit DUCHARME
marriage1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GENEREUX married 7 January 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME
1771 Birth of Child
Antoine GENEREUX was born 2 February 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 52 years old.
marriage1771 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GENEREUX married 11 February 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre LEVESQUE
News1775 - 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.
1776 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX was born 13 October 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 58 years old.
marriage1778 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX married 28 February 1778, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
marriage1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GENEREUX married 20 February 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph MANDEVILLE
1790 Death of Child
Genevieve GENEREUX died 16 April 1790, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 72 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1793 Marriage of Child
Antoine GENEREUX married 6 January 1793, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne-Adelaide GENEREUX
death1797 Death
13 December 1797
Berthierville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 8/29/2010 9:20:56 AM - Updated: 6/19/2020 7:33:32 AM

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