Joseph DRAPEAU
Born: 4 March 1712, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1714, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1714, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne
LACROIX
Born
abt. 1688
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
31 October 1741
,
Québec, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of Marie-Anne LACROIX
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Born: abt. 1688 in Québec Province, Canada
Father:
Joseph-David LACROIX
Mother:
Marie-Barthélémie MAILLOUX
Maternal grandparents:
Michel MAILLOUX
, Jeanne MERCIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Pierre DRAPEAU 10 November 1710 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Pierre DRAPEAU was born 9 August 1690 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Pierre died 20 April 1754 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Pierre was the child of Antoine DRAPEAU and Marie-Charlotte JOLY.
Marie-Anne LACROIX died 31 October 1741 in Québec, Canada, New France .
For details on this family see Laforest Volume XXIV
Marriage (left) indicates parents. Death (left) indicates approximate year of birth.
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Anne LACROIX
Marie-Anne LACROIX married 
Pierre DRAPEAU
Marriage date: 10 November 1710
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Pierre DRAPEAU was the child of Antoine DRAPEAU and Marie-Charlotte JOLY
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Pierre DRAPEAUMarriage date: 10 November 1710
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Pierre DRAPEAU was the child of Antoine DRAPEAU and Marie-Charlotte JOLY
Marriage notes:
"The youngest, Pierre became the husband of Anne Lacroix, daughter of Joseph and Bathelemie Maillou. The wedding was celebrated at Beaumont on 10 November 1710. The couple held the record for the second Drapeau generation with its 12 children. After the death of mother Lacrois, Pierre was married a second time, at Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly on 21 October 1748, to Marie-Catherine Paulet, widow of Francois Marchand. Pierre was buried at Saint-Nicolas on 20 April 1754."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVIII, Page 98
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre DRAPEAU and Marie-Anne LACROIX
Marie-Anne DRAPEAU
Born: 4 June 1714, La Durantaye, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1714, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1714, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU
Born: 26 March 1716, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 18 March 1785, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 March 1785, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Guillaume GENEST 31 July 1747 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Married: Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON 1 September 1749 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Pierre DRAPEAU
Born: 28 July 1718, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1785, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 April 1785, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Françoise-Dorothee HAINS 23 April 1742 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DRAPEAU
Born: 26 February 1727, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1814, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 15 March 1814, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Married: Marie-Rose FERLAND 31 January 1752 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jacques-Placide DRAPEAU
Born: 24 July 1729, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 17 January 1809, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 17 January 1809, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Married: Marie-Madeleine BOURASSA 25 January 1751 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DRAPEAU
Born: 24 January 1734, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 30 November 1808, Québec, Lower Canada
Died: 30 November 1808, Québec, Lower Canada
Married: Mathurin BIDEAU dit PORTUGAIS 31 January 1757 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
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- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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1710 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Anne LACROIX and Pierre DRAPEAU 10 November 1710, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
1710 Marriage Saint-Etienne-de-Beaumont, Bellechasse, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1712 Birth of ChildJoseph DRAPEAU was born 4 March 1712, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
1714 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne DRAPEAU was born 4 June 1714, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada
1714 Death of ChildJoseph DRAPEAU died 15 November 1714, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1716 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine DRAPEAU was born 26 March 1716, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
1718 Birth of ChildPierre DRAPEAU was born 28 July 1718, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
1721 Birth of ChildJoseph DRAPEAU was born 8 July 1721, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada
1724 Birth of ChildMarie-Joseph DRAPEAU was born 2 September 1724, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada
1727 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste DRAPEAU was born 26 February 1727, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
1729 Birth of ChildJacques-Placide DRAPEAU was born 24 July 1729, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
1731 Birth of ChildAntoine DRAPEAU was born 6 November 1731, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
1734 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne DRAPEAU was born 24 January 1734, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
1741 Death Hopital Hotel-Dieu de Quebec, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death — 174131 October 1741
Québec, Canada, New France
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