Thierry
DELESTRE
(b.
May 1620
,
Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, France
d.
2 July 1684
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Thierry DELESTRE was born May 1620 in Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, France
Thierry DELESTRE was the child of ? and ?Thierry was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1656.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thierry married Marie DEPERE (PERE) 9 November 1656 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Marie DEPERE (PERE) was born abt. 1624 in Orthez, Pyrenées-Atlantique, France. Marie died 27 June 1684 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Thierry DELESTRE died 2 July 1684 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Occupation: Maitre Tailleur
Son of Jacques Delestre and Barb Honore
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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 Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Thierry was a Maitre Tailleur.
It was in the year 1588 that the occupation of tailleur d’habits, or tailor, appeared in France. The tailleur d’habits referred to a tailor who made all items of clothing for men and women. In 1675, Louis XIV decided that women could also make clothing, but that they would be called couturières, or seamstresses, have their own guild, and could only make clothes for women and girls. In a nutshell, the tailor would cut, sew, make & sell clothing.
Source: tfcq.ca
Stitching Through Time: A Tailleur's Tale in 18th Century New France
It was in the year 1588 that the occupation of tailleur d’habits, or tailor, appeared in France. The tailleur d’habits referred to a tailor who made all items of clothing for men and women. In 1675, Louis XIV decided that women could also make clothing, but that they would be called couturières, or seamstresses, have their own guild, and could only make clothes for women and girls. In a nutshell, the tailor would cut, sew, make & sell clothing.
Source: tfcq.ca
Stitching Through Time: A Tailleur's Tale in 18th Century New France
Family and Children of Thierry DELESTRE
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Marie DEPERE (PERE)-- Date: 9 November 1656 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Children of Thierry DELESTRE and Marie DEPERE (PERE):
Marie DELESTRE (b.27 November 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
Jeanne DELESTRE (b.28 December 1657, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
Louis DELESTRE (b.5 January 1659, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1659, Québec, Canada, New France )
Thierry DELESTRE (b.24 March 1660, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
Marguerite DELESTRE (b.23 March 1661, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 February 1683, Québec, Canada, New France )
Barbe DELESTRE (b.24 December 1663, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Paul AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 19 August 1680 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Joseph DELESTRE (b.17 February 1665, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1738, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne JOURDAIN 30 April 1697 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)





Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Children of Thierry DELESTRE and Marie DEPERE (PERE):












m. Paul AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 19 August 1680 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)


m. Marie-Anne JOURDAIN 30 April 1697 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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May 1620
Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, France

Thierry DELESTRE and Marie DEPERE (PERE) 9 November 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 36 years old.

Marie DELESTRE was born 27 November 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thierry was 36 years old.

Jeanne DELESTRE was born 28 December 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thierry was 37 years old.

Louis DELESTRE was born 5 January 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thierry was 38 years old.

Thierry DELESTRE was born 24 March 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thierry was 39 years old.

Marguerite DELESTRE was born 23 March 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thierry was 40 years old.

Barbe DELESTRE was born 24 December 1663, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thierry was 43 years old.

Joseph DELESTRE was born 17 February 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thierry was 44 years old.
1666 Quebec
Thierry de Lestre d. LeVallon - 35 Me. Tailleur d'habits hab.
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Thierry de Lestre d. LeVallon - 35 Me. Tailleur d'habits hab.
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Barbe DELESTRE married 19 August 1680, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Paul AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER)
1681 Canadian Census Basse Ville de Quebec
Thierry Delestre, 63
Marie Perri (Depere), sa femme, 59
enfants:
Thierry, 22
Marguerite, 20
Louise, 18
Joseph, 16
Jean, domestique, 30
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Thierry Delestre, 63
Marie Perri (Depere), sa femme, 59
enfants:
Thierry, 22
Marguerite, 20
Louise, 18
Joseph, 16
Jean, domestique, 30
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

Marguerite DELESTRE died 9 February 1683, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Thierry was 62 years old.


1684 Death - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

2 July 1684
Québec, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 64.
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