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flag female ancestor  Marie-Françoise  DESMARAIS

Born
4 December 1745 Verchères, Canada, New France
Died
28 February 1815 Verchères, Lower Canada
Marie-Françoise  married  Charles TRUDEAU 31 August 1761 in Verchères, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Charles TRUDEAU  was born 2 August 1738 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .  Charles died 18 June 1814 in Verchères, Lower Canada .  Charles was the child of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Anne LUSSIER .

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Grandparents of Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS



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

Marie-Françoise  married  Charles TRUDEAU 31 August 1761 in Verchères, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Charles TRUDEAU  was born 2 August 1738 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .  Charles died 18 June 1814 in Verchères, Lower Canada .  Charles was the child of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Anne LUSSIER.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS

Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS married flag male ancestor Charles TRUDEAU
Marriage date: 31 August 1761
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada
Charles TRUDEAU was the child of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Anne LUSSIER



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

Children of Charles TRUDEAU and Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS


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Canada, New France
1760–1763
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Province of Québec
1791–1867
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1867–present
Québec, Canada

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1745 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
Name: Marie Francoise Marais
Gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 05 Dec 1745
baptism/ christening
Place: Saint-François-Xavier-de-Verchères, Verchères, Verchères, Quebec
Birth Date: 04 Dec 1745
birth
Place: Vercheres, Vercheres, Quebec
Death Date:
name note:
Race: White
father's
Name: Pierre Marais
father's birth
Place:
father's
Age:
mother's
Name: Marie Elisabeth Leduc
mother's birth
Place:
mother's
Age:
indexing project (batch) number: C00646-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source
Film Number: 1288561
reference number: Image 78 p 84 bap32
marriage1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS and Charles TRUDEAU 31 August 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 15 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1764 Birth of Child
Michel TRUDEAU was born 6 April 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 18 years old.
1766 Birth of Child
Francoise TRUDEAU was born 24 July 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 20 years old.
1770 Birth of Child
Desanges TRUDEAU was born 4 July 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TRUDEAU was born 22 December 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Toussaint TRUDEAU was born 28 October 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 28 years old.
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1778 Birth of Child
Catherine TRUDEAU was born 10 September 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 32 years old.
1780 Birth of Child
Francois TRUDEAU was born 20 June 1780, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 34 years old.
1784 Birth of Child
Elisabeth TRUDEAU was born 22 September 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.
marriage1785 Marriage of Child
Francoise TRUDEAU married 7 November 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Ambroise LEMONDE
1787 Birth of Child
Geneviève TRUDEAU was born 5 May 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 41 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Michel TRUDEAU married 7 February 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise BRODEUR
marriage1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TRUDEAU married 11 February 1793, Verchères, Lower Canada to Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Catherine TRUDEAU married 31 July 1797, Verchères, Lower Canada to Louis GUERTIN
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Desanges TRUDEAU married 5 August 1799, Verchères, Lower Canada to Joseph BISSONNETTE
marriage1801 Marriage of Child
Toussaint TRUDEAU married 2 February 1801, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada to Marie-Catherine LAJEUNESSE
marriage1804 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth TRUDEAU married 30 January 1804, Verchères, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste MARTIN
marriage1807 Marriage of Child
Geneviève TRUDEAU married 12 October 1807, Verchères, Lower Canada to André MARTIN
marriage1808 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TRUDEAU married 15 February 1808, Verchères, Lower Canada to Joseph CHAGNON
marriage1808 Marriage of Child
Francois TRUDEAU married 13 July 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Victoire MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
1812 Death of Child
Toussaint TRUDEAU died 28 February 1812, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Marie-Françoise was 66 years old.
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Francois TRUDEAU married 9 November 1812, Verchères, Lower Canada to Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN
1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles TRUDEAU died 18 June 1814, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
DeathDeath — 1815
28 February 1815
Verchères, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 69.
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