Pierre
GENEREUX
(b.
21 February 1650
,
Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
d.
abt. 1741
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre GENEREUX was born 21 February 1650 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
Pierre GENEREUX was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1699.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 28 September 1699 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 15 October 1678 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Françoise died 15 July 1758 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Françoise was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie BOUART.
Pierre GENEREUX died abt. 1741 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Occupation
Pierre GENEREUX was a Soldat de la compagnie de la Groye.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Pierre GENEREUX was a Soldat de la compagnie de la Groye.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Pierre GENEREUX
[Hide/Show]Pierre GENEREUX married 
Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)-- Date: 28 September 1699 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie BOUART
Ct Normandin
"Francoise (1682-1758), married the soldier Pierre Genereux, a native of Limoges, in 1699."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 58
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX):
Joseph GENEREUX (b.13 December 1700, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1700, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
Pierre GENEREUX (b.abt. 1702, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 October 1778 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE 22 February 1723 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Geneviève GENEREUX (b.abt. 1703, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 14 June 1788, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) 4 February 1720 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Ambroise GENEREUX (b.4 December 1705, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 20 August 1731 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Antoine GENEREUX (b.12 April 1708, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1781, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 23 November 1733 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Francoise GENEREUX (b.25 July 1710, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1710, Sorel, Canada, New France )
Madeleine GENEREUX (b.15 July 1711 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1795, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean LAVALLEE 13 May 1734 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Louis GENEREUX (b.17 August 1713 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1799, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Rose LATOUR 3 February 1739 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX (b.7 February 1716 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 21 May 1740 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Joseph GENEREUX (b.27 April 1718 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 9 January 1741 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
m. Marie-Angélique HENAULT 22 November 1762 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX (b.abt. 1721, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 February 1783 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 19 May 1742 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)-- Date: 28 September 1699 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie BOUART
Ct Normandin
"Francoise (1682-1758), married the soldier Pierre Genereux, a native of Limoges, in 1699."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 58
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX):
Joseph GENEREUX (b.13 December 1700, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1700, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France ) Pierre GENEREUX (b.abt. 1702, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 October 1778 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE 22 February 1723 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Geneviève GENEREUX (b.abt. 1703, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 14 June 1788, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) 4 February 1720 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Ambroise GENEREUX (b.4 December 1705, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 20 August 1731 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Antoine GENEREUX (b.12 April 1708, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1781, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 23 November 1733 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Francoise GENEREUX (b.25 July 1710, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1710, Sorel, Canada, New France ) Madeleine GENEREUX (b.15 July 1711 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1795, Berthierville, Lower Canada )m. Jean LAVALLEE 13 May 1734 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Louis GENEREUX (b.17 August 1713 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1799, Berthierville, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Rose LATOUR 3 February 1739 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX (b.7 February 1716 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 21 May 1740 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Joseph GENEREUX (b.27 April 1718 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada )m. Josephte RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 9 January 1741 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
m. Marie-Angélique HENAULT 22 November 1762 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX (b.abt. 1721, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 February 1783 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) 19 May 1742 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
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1650 Birth 21 February 1650
Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
1699 Marriage / PartnerPierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 28 September 1699, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
He was 49 years old.
Marriage - Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation de-Champlain, Champlain, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1700 Birth of ChildJoseph GENEREUX was born 13 December 1700, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Pierre was 50 years old.
1705 Birth of ChildFrançois-Ambroise GENEREUX was born 4 December 1705, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Pierre was 55 years old.
1708 Birth of ChildAntoine GENEREUX was born 12 April 1708, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Pierre was 58 years old.
1710 Birth of ChildMarie-Francoise GENEREUX was born 25 July 1710, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Pierre was 60 years old.
1711 Birth of ChildMadeleine GENEREUX was born 15 July 1711 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Pierre was 61 years old.
1713 Birth of ChildLouis GENEREUX was born 17 August 1713 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Pierre was 63 years old.
1716 Birth of ChildJeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX was born 7 February 1716 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Pierre was 66 years old.
1718 Birth of ChildJoseph GENEREUX was born 27 April 1718 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Pierre was 68 years old.
1720 Marriage of ChildGeneviève GENEREUX married 4 February 1720, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)
1723 Marriage of ChildPierre GENEREUX married 22 February 1723, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE
1731 Marriage of ChildFrançois-Ambroise GENEREUX married 20 August 1731, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE
1733 Marriage of ChildAntoine GENEREUX married 23 November 1733, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE)
1734 Marriage of ChildMadeleine GENEREUX married 13 May 1734, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean LAVALLEE
1739 Marriage of ChildLouis GENEREUX married 3 February 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Rose LATOUR
1740 Marriage of ChildJeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX married 21 May 1740, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE
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