Marie-Genevieve Manovely

     Marie-Genevieve was born in La Chapelle-Montligeon, Orne, Normandy, France. She was christened there on 28 April 1642 in the parish of St-Pierre.¹ Marie-Genevieve married Jean Pelletier, son of Nicolas Pelletier and Jeanne DeVoisy, on 21 August 1662 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Jean & Marie-Genevieve had one child, Jean-Francois-Xavier [7/31/1663-11/02/1692][5/07/1685 Genevieve Letendre].³ 1667, Marie-Genevieve and her husband, Jean, were listed on the Canadian Census in Ste-Foy, ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Jean Pelletier [34 years], Marie Genevieve de Manovely [24 years], Jean Francois Xavier [4 years], a domestic, Jacques Rousseau [20 years] & a servant Suzanne Nepveu [12 years].⁴ Marie-Genevieve departed this life in 1681 in Sillery, ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada.⁵