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flag female ancestor  Marie-Madeleine  BELANGER

Born
15 February 1643 Québec, Canada, New France
Died
Marie-Madeleine  married  Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) 7 August 1656 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE)  was born 20 February 1622 in Yffiniac, St-Brieuc, Bretagne, France.  Bertrand died 16 January 1683 in Québec, Canada, New France . 

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Marie-Madeleine  married  Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) 7 August 1656 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE)  was born 20 February 1622 in Yffiniac, St-Brieuc, Bretagne, France.  Bertrand died 16 January 1683 in Québec, Canada, New France . 
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Madeleine BELANGER

Marie-Madeleine BELANGER married immigrant flag male ancestor Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE)
Marriage date: 7 August 1656
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
"Marie-Madeleine (1643-1670), married Seigneur Bertrand Chesnay de la Garenne in 1656. They had two boys."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VI, Page 27
"On 7 August 1656, a Monday, Bertrand Chenay left the residence of his father-in-law Belanger with his thirteen-year old bride on his arm. Marie-Madeleine Belanger was the daughter of Francois and of Marie Guyon, second child of a family which counted twelve children."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 88

Children of Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER


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BirthBirth — 1643
15 February 1643
Québec, Canada, New France
marriage1656 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine BELANGER and Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) 7 August 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 13 years old.
1658 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE was born 20 August 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 15 years old.
1660 Birth of Child
Anne CHENAY was born 13 November 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 17 years old.
1661 Birth of Child
Jean CHENAY was born 11 November 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 18 years old.
1664 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CHENAY (CHAINE) was born 7 October 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 21 years old.
1666 Quebec
Bertrand Chesnay Sr. de la garenne...........40 marchant
Marie Magdelaine Bellanger ..................24 sa femme
Marie Chesnay ................................8 fille
Anne Chesnay ...........................18 mois fille
Jean Chesnay..................................4 fils
Robert Tourneroche...........................20 tailleur d'habits engagé
Et Anne Gaigneur.............................13 servante
1667 Birth of Child
Joseph CHENAY (CHAINE) was born 19 April 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Madeleine was 24 years old.
1669 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHENAY was born 15 January 1669, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Madeleine was 25 years old.
'All was going too well! After the death of her last child in 1670, Marie-Madeleine Belanger died at the manor house.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 92
1670 Birth of Child
Nicolas CHENAY was born 6 January 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.
DeathDeath — 1671
21 January 1671
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 27.
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