immigrant Fille a Marier flag female ancestor  Geneviève  DESPRÉS

  (b. abt. 1639 Paris, France   d. 11 May 1706 Québec, Canada, New France )  

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Geneviève DESPRÉS was born abt. 1639 in Paris, France

Geneviève DESPRÉS was the child of ?   and   ?

Geneviève was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1653. To learn more about the Filles à Marier, visit: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France





Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Geneviève  married  Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY 29 April 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY  was born 18 May 1629 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Louis died abt. 1678 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire).  Louis was the child of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT.

Geneviève DESPRÉS died 11 May 1706 in Québec, Canada, New France .





daughter of Nicolas Despres and Madeleine Leblanc


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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.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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