Marie MEUNIER

Born

9 March 1640 , St-Antoine, Compiegne, Soissons, France

Died

28 August 1698 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie married Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN 13 October 1665 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN was born 9 March 1640 in St-Ours, Loches, Tours, France. Michel died 22 December 1721 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .

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Marie was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1665.
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Daughter of Claude Meunier and Catherine Charpentier

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie MEUNIER

Marie MEUNIER married

Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN
Marriage date: 13 October 1665
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

"Seven months and a few days after having received the concession from the Jesuits, Michel Chretien believed himself to be ready for marriage. On 8 October, he was invited to the home of Sieur Jean Bourdon, the Seigneur de Saint-Jean and Saint-Francois, prosecutor general for the King in this country, to participate in the reading of his marriage contract to Marie Meunier, daughter of Claude and of Catherine Charpentier, from the parish of Saint-Antoine de Compiegne, in Picardy..."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVII, Page 31

Children of Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN and Marie MEUNIER

Marguerite CHRETIEN

Born: 26 November 1666, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Marie CHRETIEN

Born: 22 May 1668, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1702, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Michel DUPERE dit LARIVIERE 2 May 1686 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Michel CHRETIEN

Born: 1 October 1670, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 March 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite COEUR dite JOLICOEUR 12 June 1692 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Charles CHRETIEN

Born: 29 May 1673, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1722, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite ROY 22 November 1694 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Claude (Claudine) Philiberte CHRETIEN

Born: 3 November 1675, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Robert SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN) 2 August 1694 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre JOUBERT 16 July 1703 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN

Born: 11 September 1678, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine ROY 17 September 1703 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne-Thérèse DERY 15 January 1736 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Renee CHRETIEN

Born: 29 December 1682, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Louis BOYER 9 February 1699 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1640
9 March 1640
St-Antoine, Compiegne, Soissons, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

Fille du Roi

Meunier, Marie , m. Chrétien, Michel, Oct. 13, 1665

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La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1665 Marriage / Partner
Marie MEUNIER and Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN 13 October 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 25 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHRETIEN was born 26 November 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 26 years old.

1668 Birth of Child
Marie CHRETIEN was born 22 May 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 28 years old.

1670 Birth of Child
Michel CHRETIEN was born 1 October 1670, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie was 30 years old.

1673 Birth of Child
Jean-Charles CHRETIEN was born 29 May 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 33 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
Claude (Claudine) Philiberte CHRETIEN was born 3 November 1675, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie was 35 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN was born 11 September 1678, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie was 38 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Charlesbourg

Michel Chrestien, 42
Marie Munier, sa femme, 38
enfants:
Marie, 15
Michel, 11
Jean, 9
Claude, 6
Pierre, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Birth of Child
Marie-Renee CHRETIEN was born 29 December 1682, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie was 42 years old.

1686 Marriage of Child
Marie CHRETIEN married 2 May 1686, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Michel DUPERE dit LARIVIERE

1692 Marriage of Child
Michel CHRETIEN married 12 June 1692, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Marguerite COEUR dite JOLICOEUR

1694 Marriage of Child
Claude (Claudine) Philiberte CHRETIEN married 2 August 1694, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Robert SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN)

1694 Marriage of Child
Jean-Charles CHRETIEN married 22 November 1694, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Marguerite ROY

1698 Death

'...On 28 August 1698, Marie Meunier, the devoted wife of Michel, left for a better world. She was buried at Charlesbourg...'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVII, Page 37

Death

Name: Marie Meurnier
Gender: Female
burial date: 28 Aug 1698
burial Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec
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indexing project (batch) number: I04036-0
system origin: Canada-EASy
source Film Number: 1290316
reference number: 23

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Marie Meurnier, ; citing reference 23, FHL microfilm 1290316.

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