Adrien LEGRIS

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abt. 1660 , St Nicolas Chandonnet, Paris, France

Died

26 March 1733 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1660 in St Nicolas Chandonnet, Paris, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Adrien was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1686.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Adrien married Marie-Françoise BRANCHE 25 November 1686 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Françoise BRANCHE was born abt. 1668 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Françoise died 23 September 1738 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Françoise was the child of René BRANCHE and Marie VARIN.

Adrien LEGRIS died 26 March 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Guillaume Legris and Marie Leclerc

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Recorded occupation: Charretier

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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Adrien LEGRIS married

Marie-Françoise BRANCHE
Marriage date: 25 November 1686
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Françoise BRANCHE was the child of René BRANCHE and Marie VARIN

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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

Adrien le Gris, age 26, son of Guillaume le Gris and Marie le Clerc

Francoise Branche, age 18, daughter of Rene Branche and Marie Varin

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

Children of Adrien LEGRIS and Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

Marie-Françoise LEGRIS

Born: 16 October 1687, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 November 1687, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise LEGRIS

Born: 2 February 1689, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 25 October 1714, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques LAREAU 21 November 1712 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

Born: 2 March 1691, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 January 1760, Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne GAUVREAU 27 June 1712 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Claude LEGRIS

Born: 10 December 1693, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1740, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Josephte MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR 28 November 1717 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS

Born: 6 June 1696, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 May 1760 , Montréal, Canada

Married: François TOUPIN 21 February 1718 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: Joseph LORRAIN 18 November 1748 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Marie-Anne LEGRIS

Born: 5 October 1699, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 March 1766, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GUILLOT 11 September 1719 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE

Born: 5 October 1699, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 December 1763, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE 5 April 1728 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph LEGRIS

Born: 20 March 1703, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Louise-Catherine LEGRIS

Born: 5 July 1705, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France

Married: Michel PRIVÉ dit LAFRAMBOISE 24 August 1733 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Angélique LEGRIS

Born: 18 June 1708, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 July 1764, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 10 January 1729 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1686 Marriage / Partner
Adrien LEGRIS and Marie-Françoise BRANCHE 25 November 1686, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1686 marriage

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1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LEGRIS was born 16 October 1687, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LEGRIS was born 2 February 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1691 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS was born 2 March 1691, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1693 Birth of Child
Claude LEGRIS was born 10 December 1693, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1696 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS was born 6 June 1696, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1699 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRIS was born 5 October 1699, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1699 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE was born 5 October 1699, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1703 Birth of Child
Joseph LEGRIS was born 20 March 1703, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1705 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Catherine LEGRIS was born 5 July 1705, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LEGRIS was born 18 June 1708, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1712 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS married 27 June 1712, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Etienne GAUVREAU

1712 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LEGRIS married 21 November 1712, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jacques LAREAU

1714 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise LEGRIS died 25 October 1714, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1717 Marriage of Child
Claude LEGRIS married 28 November 1717, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Josephte MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR

1718 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS married 21 February 1718, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François TOUPIN

1719 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRIS married 11 September 1719, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste GUILLOT

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

1728 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE married 5 April 1728, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE

1729 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique LEGRIS married 10 January 1729, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louis VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Death — 1733
26 March 1733
Québec, Canada, New France

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