Nicolas FAVREAU
Married: Catherine PICARD 18 October 1694 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Barbe MEUNIER 20 April 1700 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie
BENOIT
Born
abt. 1653
,
France
Died
11 December 1733
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
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Marie was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1668.
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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie BENOIT
Marie BENOIT married 
Pierre FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS
Marriage date: abt. 1668
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Pierre FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERSMarriage date: abt. 1668
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie BENOIT
Marie-Anne FAVREAU
Married: Antoine EMERY dit CODERRE 5 June 1688 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Married: Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL 10 February 1716 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Antoine FAVREAU
Born: 26 February 1675, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 6 November 1709, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 6 November 1709, Montréal, Canada, New France
Married: Anne MEUNIER 11 January 1700 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Mathurin FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS
Born: 16 March 1677, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 27 March 1752, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 March 1752, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Madeleine EMERY dite CODERRE 11 January 1700 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Charles FAVREAU
Born: 13 February 1685, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 31 October 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 October 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Angélique BENARD 11 November 1720 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Geneviève FAVREAU
Born: 4 October 1686, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Gabriel GIARD 21 July 1710 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Pierre FAVREAU
Born: 21 March 1693, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Anne PERRAULT 28 June 1716 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
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Québec Place Names Through History
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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
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Filles du Roi
Benoît, Marie, m. Favreau, Pierre, dit Deslauriers, before 1668
1675 Birth of ChildAntoine FAVREAU was born 26 February 1675, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1677 Birth of ChildMathurin FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS was born 16 March 1677, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1685 Birth of ChildCharles FAVREAU was born 13 February 1685, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1686 Birth of ChildGeneviève FAVREAU was born 4 October 1686, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1688 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne FAVREAU married 5 June 1688, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Antoine EMERY dit CODERRE
1693 Birth of ChildPierre FAVREAU was born 21 March 1693, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1694 Marriage of ChildMarie FAVREAU married 18 October 1694, Boucherville, Canada, New France to François PICARD
1694 Marriage of ChildNicolas FAVREAU married 18 October 1694 , Boucherville, Canada, New France to Catherine PICARD
1700 Marriage of ChildAntoine FAVREAU married 11 January 1700, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Anne MEUNIER
1700 Marriage of ChildMathurin FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS married 11 January 1700, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine EMERY dite CODERRE
1700 Marriage of ChildNicolas FAVREAU married 20 April 1700, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Marie-Barbe MEUNIER
1702 Marriage of ChildJean FAVREAU married 23 January 1702, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Jeanne MEUNIER
1703 Death of ChildMarie FAVREAU died 1 May 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1708 Death of Spouse/PartnerPierre FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS died 26 May 1708, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1709 Death of ChildAntoine FAVREAU died 6 November 1709, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1710 Marriage of ChildGeneviève FAVREAU married 21 July 1710, Contrecœur, Canada, New France to Gabriel GIARD
1716 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne FAVREAU married 10 February 1716, Contrecœur, Canada, New France to Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL
1716 Marriage of ChildPierre FAVREAU married 28 June 1716, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne PERRAULT
1720 Marriage of ChildCharles FAVREAU married 11 November 1720, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Marie-Angélique BENARD
1731 Death of ChildNicolas FAVREAU died 11 January 1731, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Death — 173311 December 1733
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
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