Madeleine DESPRÉS

Born

abt. 1655 , France

Died

18 December 1712 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1655 in France

Father: Unknown

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Madeleine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1670.
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Madeleine married Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE 15 September 1670 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 12 July 1637 in France. Nicolas died 9 December 1700 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).

Madeleine DESPRÉS died 18 December 1712 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .

daughter of Francois Despres and Madeleine LeGrand

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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

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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Madeleine DESPRÉS married

Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 15 September 1670
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Children of Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine DESPRÉS

Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 13 September 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1751, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Louise CHABOT 15 April 1697 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 22 July 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1715, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie DUMAS 3 February 1698 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 17 November 1675, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1728, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Louise GODBOUT 16 April 1708 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 18 September 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 8 November 1761, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada

Married: Jean POULIOT (POUILLOT) 11 February 1697 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: October 1680, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jeanne POULIOT (POUILLOT) 5 November 1703 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 28 August 1682, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 4 January 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Maurice CRÉPEAU 6 February 1702 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 10 April 1684, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marguerite BERNARD 3 June 1709 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 10 December 1686, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 5 July 1758, L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Married: Louis EMERY dit CODERRE 26 August 1722 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Innocent AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 16 April 1689, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 5 February 1774, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève LEMELIN 12 November 1710 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joachim AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1691, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: July 1747, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Louise-Hyacinthe ROBERGE 23 November 1716 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1670 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DESPRÉS and Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE 15 September 1670, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Fille du Roi
Després, Madeleine , m. Audet, Nicolas, dit Lapointe, Sep. 15, 1670
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
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1672 Birth of Child
Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 13 September 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1674 Birth of Child
Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 22 July 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1675 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 17 November 1675, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1677 Birth of Child
Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 18 September 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1680 Birth of Child
Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born October 1680, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1682 Birth of Child
Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 28 August 1682, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1684 Birth of Child
François AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 10 April 1684, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1686 Birth of Child
Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 10 December 1686, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1689 Birth of Child
Innocent AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 16 April 1689, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1697 Marriage of Child
Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE married 11 February 1697, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean POULIOT (POUILLOT)

1697 Marriage of Child
Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 15 April 1697, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise CHABOT

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

1698 Marriage of Child
Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 3 February 1698, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marie DUMAS

1700 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 9 December 1700, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1702 Marriage of Child
Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE married 6 February 1702, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Maurice CRÉPEAU

1703 Marriage of Child
Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 5 November 1703, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jeanne POULIOT (POUILLOT)

1708 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 16 April 1708, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise GODBOUT

1709 Marriage of Child
François AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 3 June 1709, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marguerite BERNARD

1710 Marriage of Child
Innocent AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 12 November 1710, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Geneviève LEMELIN

Death — 1712
18 December 1712
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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