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Jeanne
DEVOISY (ROUSSI)
(b.
27 April 1612
,
St-Pierre-et-St-Paul, Gallardon, Chartres, Beauce, France
d.
12 December 1689
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
)
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Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI) was born 27 April 1612 in St-Pierre-et-St-Paul, Gallardon, Chartres, Beauce, France. Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI) was the child of ? and ?
Jeanne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1636.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jeanne married Nicolas PELLETIER abt. 1631 in France . The couple had (at least) 8 children. Nicolas PELLETIER was born 4 June 1596 in St-Pierre-St-Paul, Gallardon, Chartres, Beauce, France. Nicolas died 9 November 1674 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery).
Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI) died 12 December 1689 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
daughter of Barthelemy De Voisy and Jeanne Gardony
Details of the family tree of Jeanne appear below.

From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI)
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Nicolas PELLETIER-- Date: abt. 1631 Place: , France
"In 1632, Nicolas marries Jeanne de Voissy (de Vouzy) (de Roussy), age 18, at Saint-Pierre Church in Gallardon (Galardon). Gallardon is located in the Beauce region of France, southwest of Paris between Chartres and the forest of Orléans"
Source: pellgene.tripod.com/ nicholas_pelletier.htm
Children of Nicolas PELLETIER and Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI):
Jean PELLETIER (b.abt. 1633, , France d. 2 November 1692, Sorel, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Geneviève MANOVELY DE RÉVILLE 21 August 1662 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA (b.abt. 1635, , France d. 14 May 1690, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Dorothee UNKNOWN April 1660 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada
m. Marguerite-Madeleine MORISSEAU 26 September 1661 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie PELLETIER (b.3 April 1637, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1711, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Nicolas GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE 17 October 1650 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Denis JEAN dit DENIS 30 August 1655 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Louise PELLETIER (b.10 May 1640, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1713, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean HAYOT (AYOTTE) 17 November 1653 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Françoise PELLETIER (b.13 April 1642, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 July 1707, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean BERIAULT 17 August 1654 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Sébastien LIÉNARD dit DURBOIS 11 October 1655 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne PELLETIER (b.19 March 1644, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )
m. Noel JEREMIE SIEUR DE LA MONTAGNE 29 January 1659 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Geneviève PELLETIER (b.6 April 1646, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1717, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Vincent VERDON 5 November 1663 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Thomas LEFEBVRE 8 September 1669 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
Nicolas PELLETIER dit MAROLLES (b.30 April 1649, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1729, Chicoutimi, Canada, New France )
m. Madeleine TEGOUSSI 1675
m. Françoise OUECHIPICHINOKOUE 3 June 1677 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada
m. Marie OUTCHIOUANICH 5 August 1715 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)



"In 1632, Nicolas marries Jeanne de Voissy (de Vouzy) (de Roussy), age 18, at Saint-Pierre Church in Gallardon (Galardon). Gallardon is located in the Beauce region of France, southwest of Paris between Chartres and the forest of Orléans"
Source: pellgene.tripod.com/ nicholas_pelletier.htm
Children of Nicolas PELLETIER and Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI):



m. Marie-Geneviève MANOVELY DE RÉVILLE 21 August 1662 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)



m. Dorothee UNKNOWN April 1660 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada
m. Marguerite-Madeleine MORISSEAU 26 September 1661 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)


m. Nicolas GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE 17 October 1650 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Denis JEAN dit DENIS 30 August 1655 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)


m. Jean HAYOT (AYOTTE) 17 November 1653 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)


m. Jean BERIAULT 17 August 1654 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Sébastien LIÉNARD dit DURBOIS 11 October 1655 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)




m. Noel JEREMIE SIEUR DE LA MONTAGNE 29 January 1659 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)


m. Vincent VERDON 5 November 1663 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Thomas LEFEBVRE 8 September 1669 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)


m. Madeleine TEGOUSSI 1675
m. Françoise OUECHIPICHINOKOUE 3 June 1677 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada
m. Marie OUTCHIOUANICH 5 August 1715 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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1612 Birth
27 April 1612
St-Pierre-et-St-Paul, Gallardon, Chartres, Beauce, France
1637 Birth of Child
Marie PELLETIER was born 3 April 1637, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1640 Birth of Child
Louise PELLETIER was born 10 May 1640, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1642 Birth of Child
Françoise PELLETIER was born 13 April 1642, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1644 Birth of Child
Jeanne PELLETIER was born 19 March 1644, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1646 Birth of Child
Geneviève PELLETIER was born 6 April 1646, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1649 Birth of Child
Nicolas PELLETIER dit MAROLLES was born 30 April 1649, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
1674 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas PELLETIER died 9 November 1674, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
1689 Death
12 December 1689
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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27 April 1612
St-Pierre-et-St-Paul, Gallardon, Chartres, Beauce, France
Jeanne Devoisy
Very interesting comments -- source archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ th/ read/ QUEBEC-RESEARCH/ 2004-07/ 1090248858 (see below):
'In a message dated 7/ 19/ 2004 9:50:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, ecarla@rogers.com writes:
On this site (below), Nicolas Pelletier and his wife Jeanne Roussy were
mentioned and refered to Jeanne as 'sauvagesse', and then refer to their
children, grandchildren, etc. as 'Metis' thereafter. As this couple is
part of my husband's ancestry, I am wondering if Jeanne Roussy was born
native and where to find that information. Other sites suggest that she
was born in France and is the sister of the first wife. Is there anywhere on the web to verify a person's Metis heritage? Before I put any of this info in my database, I want to make sure the info is accurate...I especially don't want to list children as Metis when they aren't. Also, I was wondering.....how far down the line can one consider themselves 'Metis' from the original 'white' father and 'native'...Read MORE...
Very interesting comments -- source archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ th/ read/ QUEBEC-RESEARCH/ 2004-07/ 1090248858 (see below):
'In a message dated 7/ 19/ 2004 9:50:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, ecarla@rogers.com writes:
On this site (below), Nicolas Pelletier and his wife Jeanne Roussy were
mentioned and refered to Jeanne as 'sauvagesse', and then refer to their
children, grandchildren, etc. as 'Metis' thereafter. As this couple is
part of my husband's ancestry, I am wondering if Jeanne Roussy was born
native and where to find that information. Other sites suggest that she
was born in France and is the sister of the first wife. Is there anywhere on the web to verify a person's Metis heritage? Before I put any of this info in my database, I want to make sure the info is accurate...I especially don't want to list children as Metis when they aren't. Also, I was wondering.....how far down the line can one consider themselves 'Metis' from the original 'white' father and 'native'...Read MORE...

Marie PELLETIER was born 3 April 1637, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louise PELLETIER was born 10 May 1640, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Françoise PELLETIER was born 13 April 1642, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne PELLETIER was born 19 March 1644, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève PELLETIER was born 6 April 1646, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Nicolas PELLETIER dit MAROLLES was born 30 April 1649, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
1667 Census - Ste. Foy, Quebec
Nicolas Pelletier, 77 years, married
Jeanne Devourtais, 53 years, married
Nicolas Pelletier, 18 years
Pierre Quartier, domestique, 18 years
Nicolas Pelletier, 77 years, married
Jeanne Devourtais, 53 years, married
Nicolas Pelletier, 18 years
Pierre Quartier, domestique, 18 years

Nicolas PELLETIER died 9 November 1674, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

12 December 1689
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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