Marie-Françoise HOUDE

(b. 15 January 1713 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1788 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise HOUDE was born 15 January 1713 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise HOUDE was the child of Claude HOUDE and Marie-Madeleine LEMAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Madeleine BOUCHER (maternal) Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Michelle OUINVILLE

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

Marie-Françoise married Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE 29 July 1731 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE was born 2 May 1698 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 8 April 1756 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE and Angélique DELUGRE.

Marie-Françoise HOUDE died 30 August 1788 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada.

Baptism not found at Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly for this date. PRDH indicates children born to this couple at Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly in 1708, 1709. Records are sporadic. Need to find this info elsewhere.

Death is not completely proven. Difficult to read. Appears to be correct, but not certain.

Marriage indicates parents.

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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.

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Marie-Françoise HOUDE married

Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE-- Date: 29 July 1731 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE was the child of Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE and Angélique DELUGRE

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Children of Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Françoise HOUDE:

Marie-Françoise DUGUAY (b.25 April 1732, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1749, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)

Marie-Madeleine DUGUAY (b.10 May 1733, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1777, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Charles HOUDE 25 November 1754 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE (b.1 January 1735, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1735, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)

Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE (b.7 February 1736, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1736, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)

Joseph DUGUAY (b.27 May 1737 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT 20 October 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE (b.28 September 1738 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE 15 September 1766 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Charles-Joseph DUGUAY (b.18 March 1740, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Judith NORMAND 25 January 1773 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite-Charlotte DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE (b.20 October 1741, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Marguerite DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE (b.10 August 1743, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 13 August 1743, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)

Geneviève DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE (b.11 December 1744, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1810, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE 1775 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Francois DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE (b.27 October 1746, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1746, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)

Antoine DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE (b.13 May 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)

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1713 Birth
15 January 1713
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise HOUDE and Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE 29 July 1731, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

Marie-Françoise HOUDE - 1731 Marriage. St Antoine, Tilly, Lotbiniere, Quebec

1731 Marriage. St Antoine, Tilly, Lotbiniere, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise DUGUAY was born 25 April 1732, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 19 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUGUAY was born 10 May 1733, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 20 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE was born 1 January 1735, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 21 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE was born 7 February 1736, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 23 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Joseph DUGUAY was born 27 May 1737 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE was born 28 September 1738 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Pierre-Charles-Joseph DUGUAY was born 18 March 1740, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Charlotte DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE was born 20 October 1741, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 28 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE was born 10 August 1743, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 30 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Geneviève DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE was born 11 December 1744, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Francois DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE was born 27 October 1746, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 33 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Antoine DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE was born 13 May 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 35 years old.

1749 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise DUGUAY died 28 July 1749, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 36 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUGUAY married 25 November 1754 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Charles HOUDE

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE died 8 April 1756, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUGUAY married 20 October 1761 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT

1763 - 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE married 15 September 1766 , Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

1773 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Charles-Joseph DUGUAY married 25 January 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Judith NORMAND

1775 - 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.