Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD)

Born

abt. 1642 , Paris, France

Died

11 March 1724 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Jeanne married Pierre GADOIS 20 April 1665 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Pierre GADOIS was born 17 November 1631 in France. Pierre died 18 May 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Pierre was the child of Pierre GADOIS (GADOYS) and Louise MAUGER .

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Jeanne was a Fille du Roi

daughter of Rolin Bernard and Gabrielle Vitaille

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD)

Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD) married

Pierre GADOIS
Marriage date: 20 April 1665
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre GADOIS was the child of Pierre GADOIS (GADOYS) and Louise MAUGER

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Pierre GADOIS and Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD)

Jeanne-Francoise GADOIS

Born: 7 March 1666, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Antoine HATANVILLE 18 January 1683 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis GADOIS

Born: 28 October 1667, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 14 November 1670, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GADOIS

Born: 26 July 1669, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louise GADOIS

Born: 1 October 1671, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 21 October 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France

Madeleine-Therese GADOIS

Born: 3 November 1673, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Henri Jules LEFOURNIER 16 August 1694 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Antoine GADOIS

Born: 15 April 1675, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1675, Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre GADOIS

Born: 21 October 1676, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 June 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite GADOIS

Born: 1 July 1678, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine GADOIS

Born: 24 August 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 9 November 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine GADOIS

Born: 10 November 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France

Antoine-Augustin GADOIS

Born: 8 June 1683, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Henri GADOIS

Born: 3 February 1685, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre GADOIS

Born: 22 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER

Born: 22 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine-Jacquette CHOREL 21 September 1714 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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

Fille du Roi

Bénard, Jeanne, m. Gadois, Pierre, Apr. 20, 1665

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

1665 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD) and Pierre GADOIS 20 April 1665, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Francoise GADOIS was born 7 March 1666, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1667 Birth of Child
Louis GADOIS was born 28 October 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1669 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GADOIS was born 26 July 1669, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1670 Death of Child
Louis GADOIS died 14 November 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1671 Birth of Child
Louise GADOIS was born 1 October 1671, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1673 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Therese GADOIS was born 3 November 1673, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1675 Birth of Child
Antoine GADOIS was born 15 April 1675, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1676 Birth of Child
Pierre GADOIS was born 21 October 1676, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1678 Birth of Child
Marguerite GADOIS was born 1 July 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1680 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GADOIS was born 24 August 1680, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1681 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GADOIS was born 10 November 1681, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1683 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Francoise GADOIS married 18 January 1683, Montréal, Canada, New France to Antoine HATANVILLE

1683 Birth of Child
Antoine-Augustin GADOIS was born 8 June 1683, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1685 Birth of Child
Henri GADOIS was born 3 February 1685, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1686 Death of Child
Pierre GADOIS died 4 June 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1686 Birth of Child
Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER was born 22 August 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1686 Birth of Child
Pierre GADOIS was born 22 August 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1687 Death of Child
Louise GADOIS died 21 October 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1694 Marriage of Child
Madeleine-Therese GADOIS married 16 August 1694, Montréal, Canada, New France to Henri Jules LEFOURNIER

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

1714 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GADOIS died 18 May 1714, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1714 Marriage of Child
Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER married 21 September 1714, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine-Jacquette CHOREL

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

Death — 1724
11 March 1724
Montréal, Canada, New France

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