flag female ancestor  Marie-Geneviève  DESMARAIS

  (b. 4 September 1753 Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France   d. 2 November 1776 Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Marie-Geneviève DESMARAIS was born 4 September 1753 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève DESMARAIS was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS   and   Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET and Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise LUSSIER

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Marie-Geneviève  married  Joseph GOULET 11 February 1771 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph GOULET  was born 9 October 1737 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite).  Joseph died 11 March 1805 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada.  Joseph was the child of Augustin GOULET and Marguerite BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD.

Marie-Geneviève DESMARAIS died 2 November 1776 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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.
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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birth1753 Birth
4 September 1753
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève DESMARAIS and Joseph GOULET 11 February 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Pierre GOULET was born 22 April 1775, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève was 21 years old.
News1775 - 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.
death1776 Death
2 November 1776
Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 23.
1776 Birth of Child
Cécile GOULET was born 22 October 1776, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Geneviève was 23 years old.
Added: 9/17/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 3/6/2026 2:47:25 PM

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