Anne DELESTRE

Born

29 September 1649 , St-Aubin, Maine-et-Loire, France

Died

25 January 1685 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Anne married François CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE 25 February 1672 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
François CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE was born abt. 1647 in France. François died 15 March 1723 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .

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Anne was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1674.
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daughter of Pierre Delestre and Perrine Alusse

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Anne DELESTRE

Anne DELESTRE married

François CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE
Marriage date: 25 February 1672
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:

PRDH does not have record of this marriage, however there are records of the baptisms of their children, the first one 1n Sorel in 1675

Children of François CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE and Anne DELESTRE

Marie-Françoise CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE

Born: 4 May 1675, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 17 June 1726, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques VIGER 30 March 1695 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE

Born: 8 February 1677, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1744, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Michel BOUTIN 24 October 1703 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Pierre CARDINAL 28 December 1712 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE

Born: 8 May 1678, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1739, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) 10 November 1698 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Marie-Barbe CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE

Born: November 1679, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1758, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques LOUVOIS dit ST-AMOUR ET LALIME 28 November 1711 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE

Born: 14 December 1681, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: April 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE

Born: 14 June 1683, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE

Born: 17 January 1685, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 September 1742, Iles Bouchard, Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse COLIN (COLLIN) 14 June 1710 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France

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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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Birth — 1649
29 September 1649
St-Aubin, Maine-et-Loire, France

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1672 Marriage / Partner
Anne DELESTRE and François CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE 25 February 1672, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 22 years old.

Fille du Roi

Delestre, Anne, m. César, François, dit La Gardelette, 1673 or 1674

Source / record details
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1675 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE was born 4 May 1675, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Anne was 25 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE was born 8 February 1677, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Anne was 27 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE was born 8 May 1678, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Anne was 28 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE was born November 1679, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Anne was 30 years old.

1681 Census St Ours

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

1681 Census - St Ours, Quebec

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

1681 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE was born 14 December 1681, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Anne was 32 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Jean CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE was born 14 June 1683, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Anne was 33 years old.

1685 - Death

Death found at Saint-Famille-de-Boucherville, Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.

Anne Delestre

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Death

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

1685 Birth of Child
Pierre CESAR dit LAGARDELETTE was born 17 January 1685, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Anne was 35 years old.

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