Genevieve COURTOIS

(b. 8 May 1723 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1807 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve COURTOIS was born 8 May 1723 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Genevieve COURTOIS was the child of Gabriel COURTOIS and Elisabeth MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles COURTOIS and Marguerite BERGER (maternal) Louis MOREAU and Elisabeth GAGNON

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Genevieve married Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY 30 January 1746 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY was born 27 October 1718 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Joseph died 11 March 1805 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Joseph was the child of Jean BARIL dit DUCHENAY and Jeanne-Judith BLANCHET.

Genevieve COURTOIS died 19 November 1807 in La-Pérade, Lower 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 Genevieve COURTOIS

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Genevieve COURTOIS married

Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY-- Date: 30 January 1746 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY was the child of Jean BARIL dit DUCHENAY and Jeanne-Judith BLANCHET

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Children of Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY and Genevieve COURTOIS:

Marie-Josephe DUCHENY dite BARIL (b.22 October 1746, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1797, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

Elisabeth DUCHENY dite BARIL (b.2 November 1747, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1795, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

Therese DUCHENY dite BARIL (b.20 April 1749, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph DUCHENY dit BARIL (b.6 December 1750, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre-Joseph DUCHENY dit BARIL (b.26 March 1752, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )

Francoise DUCHENY dite BARIL (b.12 October 1753, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1844, Maskinongé, Canada East )
m. Pierre-Charles DUPUIS 15 November 1779 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joachim DUCHENY dit BARIL (b.9 October 1755, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1839, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Euphrosine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 5 February 1816 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Charles DUCHENY dit BARIL (b.29 June 1757, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )

Louise DUCHENY dite BARIL (b.15 December 1759, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1819, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

Gabriel DUCHENY dit BARIL (b.31 December 1761, La-Pérade, Canada d. , )

Genevieve DUCHENY dite BARIL (b.26 October 1763, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 March 1847, Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East)

Francois DUCHENY dit BARIL (b.15 December 1765, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1723 Birth
8 May 1723
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve COURTOIS and Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY 30 January 1746 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DUCHENY dite BARIL was born 22 October 1746, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DUCHENY dite BARIL was born 2 November 1747, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Therese DUCHENY dite BARIL was born 20 April 1749, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph DUCHENY dit BARIL was born 6 December 1750, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph DUCHENY dit BARIL was born 26 March 1752, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Francoise DUCHENY dite BARIL was born 12 October 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 30 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Joachim DUCHENY dit BARIL was born 9 October 1755, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 32 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Charles DUCHENY dit BARIL was born 29 June 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 34 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Louise DUCHENY dite BARIL was born 15 December 1759, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 36 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Gabriel DUCHENY dit BARIL was born 31 December 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 38 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 Birth of Child
Genevieve DUCHENY dite BARIL was born 26 October 1763, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 40 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Francois DUCHENY dit BARIL was born 15 December 1765, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 42 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Francoise DUCHENY dite BARIL married 15 November 1779, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Pierre-Charles DUPUIS

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Death of Child
Elisabeth DUCHENY dite BARIL died 10 July 1795, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 72 years old.

1797 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe DUCHENY dite BARIL died 4 May 1797, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Genevieve was 74 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY died 11 March 1805, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

1807 Death
19 November 1807
La-Pérade, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 84.

Added: 3/1/2019 10:25:24 AM - Updated: 3/1/2019 10:29:29 AM