Ancestor is complete! immigrant Fille a Marier flag female ancestor  Catherine  FORESTIER (FORTIER)

  (b. 6 January 1640 La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France   d. 31 March 1694 Boucherville, Canada, New France )  

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Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER) was born 6 January 1640 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER) was the child of Jean FORESTIER (FORTIER)   and   Julienne COEFFES

Catherine was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1657. To learn more about the Filles à Marier, visit: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France





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

Catherine  married  Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE 19 November 1657 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE  was born abt. 1624 in Mervent, Poitou, France.  Jacques died 14 January 1707 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).  Jacques was the child of Jean MENARD and Anne SAVINELLE.

Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER) died 31 March 1694 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.

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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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.

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