Gertrude Senet

     Gertrude was born on Thursday, 24 January 1697 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was christened there on 25 January 1697 in the church of St-Enfant-Jesus.¹ Gertrude married Antoine Basinet, son of Antoine Basinet dit Tourblanc and Francoise Janot, on 8 July 1720 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal at the church of St-Enfant-Jesus.² Antoine and Gertrude had children: Marie Anne Cecile [4/02/1721-8/28/1795][m. 2/10/1755 Richard Dulong], Marie Francoise [10/20/1722-10/17/1779][m. 3/01/1745 Francois Joseph Debled], Joseph [10/04/1724-4/12/1791][m. 1/14/1754 Marie Marguerite Loiselle], Marie Anne [2/27/1726-10/13/1726], Antoine [6/01/1727-3/08/1797][m. 2/11//1760 Marie Marguerite Beique dit Lafleur], Jean Baptiste [9/15/1729-7/08/1747], Maurice [10/17/1731-11/18/1766][m. 2/21/1757 Marie Agathe Millet], Marie Anne Amable [5/04/1734-6/14/1794][m. 2/23/1756 Fracois Bricault dit LaMarche], Claude [6/012/1736-11/26/1759] & Marie Dorothee [9/30/1738-1/12/1824][m. 7/27/1761 Joseph Millet]. Gertrude's husband, Antoine, died on 18 November 1760 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal, leaving her a widow. Gertrude departed this life on Wednesday, 2 August 1780 in Montreal at age 83 years, 6 months and 9 days. She was buried at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the cemetery of Notre Dame.³