Marie-Françoise DUBOIS

Born

20 December 1678 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1754 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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François DUBOIS Anne GUILLAUME

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Born: 20 December 1678 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: François DUBOIS

Mother: Anne GUILLAUME

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Françoise married Jean HOUDE 12 February 1708 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jean HOUDE was born 14 March 1682 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean died 20 April 1759 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jean was the child of Jean-Baptiste HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY).

Marie-Françoise DUBOIS died 26 January 1754 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Françoise DUBOIS

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Marie-Françoise DUBOIS married

Jean HOUDE
Marriage date: 12 February 1708
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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Jean HOUDE was the child of Jean-Baptiste HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY)

Marriage notes:

"Francoise Dubois was also baptized by Abbot Thomas Morel, on 21 December 1698. She became the wife of Jean Houde at Saint-Nicolas on 12 February 1708. They had a half-dozen children."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 36

Children of Jean HOUDE and Marie-Françoise DUBOIS

Jeanne HOUDE

Born: abt. 1709, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 March 1777, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME 28 January 1732 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois HOUDE (HOULE)

Born: abt. 1711, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte DUBORD dite LATOURELLE 31 January 1735 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Francois HOUDE (HOULE)

Born: 25 March 1711, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 8 March 1803, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Jeanne BENOIT 25 January 1745 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph HOUDE (HOULE)

Born: abt. 1713, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 September 1793, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine HÉNAULT dite DELORME 28 April 1744 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Agathe-Marie-Rosalie DÉSORCY 3 February 1753 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Nicolas HOUDE

Born: 28 October 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1800, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte-Genevieve DELAUNAY 19 August 1754 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie HOUDE

Born: abt. 1719, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC 13 February 1741 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Thomas HOUDE (HOULE)

Born: 8 January 1721, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1801, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE 26 April 1747 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Francoise HOUDE (HOULE)

Born: abt. 1727, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 January 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine-Charles BOUCHER 1751 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1678
20 December 1678
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1708 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise DUBOIS and Jean HOUDE 12 February 1708, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 29 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois HOUDE (HOULE) was born 25 March 1711, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 32 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Nicolas HOUDE was born 28 October 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 36 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Thomas HOUDE (HOULE) was born 8 January 1721, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 42 years old.

1732 Marriage of Child
Jeanne HOUDE married 28 January 1732, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

1735 Marriage of Child
Francois HOUDE (HOULE) married 31 January 1735, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Josephte DUBORD dite LATOURELLE

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie HOUDE married 13 February 1741, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC

1744 Marriage of Child
Joseph HOUDE (HOULE) married 28 April 1744, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Madeleine HÉNAULT dite DELORME

1745 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois HOUDE (HOULE) married 25 January 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Jeanne BENOIT

1747 Marriage of Child
Thomas HOUDE (HOULE) married 26 April 1747, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage of Child
Joseph HOUDE (HOULE) married 3 February 1753, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Agathe-Marie-Rosalie DÉSORCY