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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
Details of the family tree of Geneviève appear below.

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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.
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