Françoise DUFAULT

(b. 8 March 1693 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 August 1756 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Françoise DUFAULT was born 8 March 1693 in Québec, Canada, New France

Françoise DUFAULT was the child of Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON and Françoise SIMEON

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

Françoise married Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE 26 April 1717 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE was born abt. 1676 in France. Pierre died 24 December 1740 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).

Françoise DUFAULT died 13 August 1756 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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.

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Françoise DUFAULT married

Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE-- Date: 26 April 1717 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Children of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise DUFAULT:

Marie-Catherine ROCAN (ROQUAND) (b.31 January 1718, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )

Marie-Suzanne ROCAN (ROQUAND) (b.2 January 1719, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )

Marie-Françoise ROCAN (ROQUAND) (b.16 January 1721, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )

Louis ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE (b.24 August 1722, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 14 January 1758, L'Assomption, Canada, New France )
m. Madeleine COITOU dite ST JEAN 26 January 1750 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Françoise-Louise ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE (b.10 February 1724, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 20 December 1802, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Marc-Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) 22 July 1748 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE (b.15 March 1725 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 19 May 1798, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN 18 February 1754 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 8 June 1790 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE (b.12 October 1729, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 12 November 1788, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Anne HOGUE 15 May 1752 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE (b.12 December 1730, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. abt. 1798, , Canada)
m. Marie-Françoise LENOIR dite ROLLAND 14 February 1756 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE (b.20 June 1733, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 27 November 1808, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Jean CATAFARD dit BLONDIN 30 January 1758 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Toussaint POIRIER 14 February 1774 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1693 Birth
8 March 1693
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Françoise DUFAULT and Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE 26 April 1717, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 24 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ROCAN (ROQUAND) was born 31 January 1718, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Françoise was 24 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Suzanne ROCAN (ROQUAND) was born 2 January 1719, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Françoise was 25 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise ROCAN (ROQUAND) was born 16 January 1721, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Françoise was 27 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Louis ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE was born 24 August 1722, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Françoise was 29 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Françoise-Louise ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE was born 10 February 1724, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Françoise was 30 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE was born 15 March 1725 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Françoise was 32 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE was born 12 October 1729, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Françoise was 36 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE was born 12 December 1730, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Françoise was 37 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE was born 20 June 1733, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Françoise was 40 years old.

1740 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE died 24 December 1740, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1748 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Louise ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE married 22 July 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marc-Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE)

1750 Marriage of Child
Louis ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE married 26 January 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Madeleine COITOU dite ST JEAN

1752 Marriage of Child
Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE married 15 May 1752, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne HOGUE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE married 18 February 1754 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN

1756 Death
13 August 1756
Québec, Canada, New France

She died at the age of 63.

Added: 8/20/2010 1:59:10 PM - Updated: 2/19/2018 1:20:12 PM