François ROUANNAIS

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15 August 1628 , La Flèche, Sarthe, France

Died

11 January 1688 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Born: 15 August 1628 in La Flèche, Sarthe, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1658.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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François married Jeanne-Perrine MEUNIER (LEMEUNIER) 17 September 1658 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne-Perrine MEUNIER (LEMEUNIER) was born abt. 1621 in Clisson, Nantes, Bretagne, France. Jeanne-Perrine died 27 March 1694 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).

François ROUANNAIS died 11 January 1688 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Roanes and Julienne Lamarguese

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

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François ROUANNAIS married

Jeanne-Perrine MEUNIER (LEMEUNIER)
Marriage date: 17 September 1658
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Marriage record found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Francois Royne and Perinne Lemeunier

Children of François ROUANNAIS and Jeanne-Perrine MEUNIER (LEMEUNIER)

Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY)

Born: 4 January 1661 , Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ 1675 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jeanne ROUANNAIS

Born: 3 October 1662, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1738, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Étienne BISAILLON 26 November 1685 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: François DEMERS (DUMAIS) 1700 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1628
15 August 1628
La Flèche, Sarthe, France

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

1658 Marriage / Partner
François ROUANNAIS and Jeanne-Perrine MEUNIER (LEMEUNIER) 17 September 1658, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 30 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY) was born 4 January 1661 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 32 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
Jeanne ROUANNAIS was born 3 October 1662, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 34 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Montreal
françois Roisnet (Royné) - 35 habitant

perrine munier - 45 sa femme

Catherine Roisnet - 12 fille

Marie Roisnet - 5 fille

& Jeanne Roisnet - 3 fille
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1681 Canadian Census Prairie de la Magdelaine
Francois Roanes (Royne), 50
Perine Monier (Lemeunier), sa femme, 50
Jeanne, leur fille, 18

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1685 Marriage of Child
Jeanne ROUANNAIS married 26 November 1685, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Étienne BISAILLON