Geneviève RUEL

(b. 30 September 1685 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 February 1768 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève RUEL was born 30 September 1685 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Geneviève RUEL was the child of Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERC and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LECLERC and Marie BLANQUET dite LA FOUGERE

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Geneviève married Guillaume DUFRESNE 13 November 1702 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Guillaume DUFRESNE was born 1 October 1676 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Guillaume died 26 December 1745 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Guillaume was the child of Pierre DUFRESNE and Anne PATIN.

Geneviève RUEL died 29 February 1768 in Montmagny, 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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Geneviève RUEL married

Guillaume DUFRESNE-- Date: 13 November 1702 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Guillaume DUFRESNE was the child of Pierre DUFRESNE and Anne PATIN

Children of Guillaume DUFRESNE and Geneviève RUEL:

Marie DUFRESNE (b.12 September 1706, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 7 June 1780, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis PROULX 23 October 1730 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève DUFRESNE (b.5 November 1708, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1781, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Amand GAUMOND 14 November 1735 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Thérèse DUFRESNE (b.9 May 1712, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1789, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Charles MATHIEU 18 April 1735 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph DUFRESNE (b.1 June 1722, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte LECLERC 1 May 1753 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1685 Birth
30 September 1685
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1702 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève RUEL and Guillaume DUFRESNE 13 November 1702, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Marie DUFRESNE was born 12 September 1706, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 20 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Geneviève DUFRESNE was born 5 November 1708, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 23 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Thérèse DUFRESNE was born 9 May 1712, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 26 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFRESNE was born 1 June 1722, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 36 years old.

1730 Marriage of Child
Marie DUFRESNE married 23 October 1730, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Louis PROULX

1735 Marriage of Child
Thérèse DUFRESNE married 18 April 1735, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Charles MATHIEU

1735 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DUFRESNE married 14 November 1735, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Amand GAUMOND

1745 Death of Spouse/Partner
Guillaume DUFRESNE died 26 December 1745, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUFRESNE married 1 May 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte LECLERC

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.

1768 Death
29 February 1768
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 82.

Added: 3/18/2015 10:40:28 AM - Updated: 2/18/2024 1:35:36 PM