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immigrant Fille du Roi flag   Marguerite  DUSSON

Born
abt. 1656 France
Died
20 July 1731 Sorel, Canada, New France
Marguerite  married  Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE abt. 1671 in Sorel, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE  was born 26 November 1653 in Saint-Saëns, Normandy, France.  Jean ("Petit Jean") died 22 July 1692 in Montréal, Canada, New France . 
Marguerite  married  Charles VANET dit PARISIEN abt. 1694 . 
Charles VANET dit PARISIEN  was born abt. 1652 in Paris, France.  Charles died 4 February 1732 in Sorel, Canada, New France . 

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Marguerite was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1671.
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Marguerite  married  Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE abt. 1671 in Sorel, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE  was born 26 November 1653 in Saint-Saëns, Normandy, France.  Jean ("Petit Jean") died 22 July 1692 in Montréal, Canada, New France . 

Marguerite  married  (2) Charles VANET dit PARISIEN abt. 1694 .  Charles VANET dit PARISIEN  was born abt. 1652 in Paris, France.  Charles died 4 February 1732 in Sorel, Canada, New France . 
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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite DUSSON

Marguerite DUSSON married immigrant flag male ancestor Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE
Marriage date: abt. 1671
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:
Marriage not found at Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel in Drouin Collection for this date. Only baptism records appear to be available.
PRDH has no record of this marriage, however there are records of the baptisms of their children, the first one being in 1674 at Sorel.
Jean Vallee (Petit Jean) and Marguerite Dusson

Children of Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE and Marguerite DUSSON


Marguerite DUSSON married immigrant Carignan-Salières Soldier flag  Charles VANET dit PARISIEN
Marriage date: abt. 1694
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PRDH has no record of this marriage
"Marguerite Dusson, his widow, was remarried to Charles Vanet in 1694 at Sorel. She was then 39 and did not have any more children. Vanet had been a widower since the 15 of February 1694 and had six young children."
Source: www3.telus.net

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
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1867–present
Québec, Canada

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1674 Birth of Child
Jean LAVALLÉE was born 14 February 1674, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1675 Birth of Child
Françoise LAVALLEE was born 27 December 1675, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1678 Birth of Child
Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE was born 3 November 1678, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1680 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel LAVALLEE was born 5 April 1680, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1692 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE died 22 July 1692, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
marriage1696 Marriage of Child
Jeanne (Anne) LAVALLÉE married 5 July 1696, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Jean BERTRAND
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Françoise LAVALLEE married 5 December 1698, Sorel, Canada, New France to Marc-Antoine HUS MILET (MILLET)
marriage1701 Marriage of Child
Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE married 28 November 1701, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* to Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Jean LAVALLÉE married 19 November 1702, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France to Jeanne-Catherine HUS PAUL
1715 Death of Child
Jeanne (Anne) LAVALLÉE died 3 March 1715, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
1722 Death of Child
Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE died 24 February 1722, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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