Suzanne BETFER (BEDFORD)

Born

abt. 1629 , England

Died

29 May 1694 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Suzanne married Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS 28 September 1649 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS was born 5 March 1626 in St-Andre du Mesnil-Durand, Lisieux, Normandie, Calvados, France. Mathieu died 31 October 1678 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France .

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Suzanne was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1649. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France

Daughter of Gilbert Betfer and Anne Bonne

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Suzanne BETFER (BEDFORD)

Suzanne BETFER (BEDFORD) married

Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS
Marriage date: 28 September 1649
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

Suzanne Bedford was born about 1635 in Gloucester, Angleterre, England; the daughter of Gilbert Bedford and Anne Bonne. Her parents, (or at least her mother), may have been hugenots in exile who moved back to France, allowing Suzanne to benefit from the scheme to colonize the small Quebec colony.

She married Mathieu Hubou on September 25, 1649 at Ville De Quebec and they would have nine children before his death on October 31, 1678 at Pointe Aux Trembles.

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Children of Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS and Suzanne BETFER (BEDFORD)

Athanase HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

Born: 2 November 1650 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1665, , Québec Province, Canada

Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

Born: 9 August 1652 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 January 1723, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine GOULET 29 May 1694 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Jean HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS

Born: 9 August 1654, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1699, Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite GOULET 25 November 1688 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Geneviève HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

Born: 18 April 1656 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 June 1702, Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Married: Jean DAUJEAN DE LANOZE 1674

Married: Julien GARNIER 29 October 1675 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Anne HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

Born: 7 August 1658, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1728, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: René SAUVAGEAU dit MAISONNEUVE 1678 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Married: Moise HILARET 30 July 1691 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

Born: 1 May 1660 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1676, Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Nicolas HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

Born: 19 July 1662 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 22 July 1662, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

Born: 9 September 1664, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Madeleine HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

Born: 16 January 1678 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1678, Québec, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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Suzanne Betfer or Bedford (sometimes written 'Botfaite') was born about 1629 in Gloucester, England, the daughter of Gilbert (or Richard)Bedford and Anne Bonne. She was widowed by merchant Jean Seme before coming to Canada in 1649.

Suzanne Bedford Before the King’s Daughters: The Filles `a Marier, 1634 – 1662
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1649 Marriage / Partner
Suzanne BETFER (BEDFORD) and Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS 28 September 1649, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Suzanne BETFER (BEDFORD) - 1649 marriage

1649 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1650 Birth of Child
Athanase HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) was born 2 November 1650 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1652 Birth of Child
Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) was born 9 August 1652 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1654 Birth of Child
Jean HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS was born 9 August 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Birth of Child
Geneviève HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) was born 18 April 1656 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1658 Birth of Child
Anne HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) was born 7 August 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1660 Birth of Child
Jacques HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) was born 1 May 1660 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1662 Birth of Child
Nicolas HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) was born 19 July 1662 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1664 Birth of Child
Charles HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) was born 9 September 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1675 Marriage of Child
Geneviève HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) married 29 October 1675, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* to Julien GARNIER

1676 Death of Child
Jacques HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) died 15 April 1676, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

1678 Birth of Child
Madeleine HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) was born 16 January 1678 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1678 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS died 31 October 1678 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de La Chenaye

Suzanne Bettefer, 46
enfants:
Mathieu, 28
Jean, 26
Nicolas, 18
Charles, 16

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1688 Marriage of Child
Jean HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS married 25 November 1688, Lachenaie, Canada, New France to Marguerite GOULET

1691 Marriage of Child
Anne HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) married 30 July 1691 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Moise HILARET

Death — 1694
29 May 1694
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

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