Marie-Anne METRU

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abt. 1656 , France

Died

26 March 1731 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1656 in France

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Marie-Anne was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1671.
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Marie-Anne married Jacques SAMSON 26 November 1671 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jacques SAMSON was born 1 January 1647 in France. Jacques died 3 May 1699 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).

Marie-Anne METRU died 26 March 1731 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .

daughter of Claude Metru and Jeanne Crissot

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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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Marie-Anne METRU married

Jacques SAMSON
Marriage date: 26 November 1671
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Jacques SAMSON and Marie-Anne METRU

Marie-Suzanne SAMSON

Born: 16 January 1674, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 21 June 1741, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Louis GUAY 10 January 1692 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Ignace SAMSON

Born: 10 March 1676, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Charlotte LEMIEUX 5 July 1700 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jeanne SAMSON

Born: 9 October 1681, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1758, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Jean CARRIER 15 April 1705 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite SAMSON

Born: abt. 1684, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 July 1741, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Michel LEMIEUX 8 November 1700 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Etienne SAMSON

Born: 18 April 1687, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Angelique GUAY 9 June 1718 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Geneviève SAMSON

Born: 11 February 1693, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1767, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Andre GELY (GELLY) 27 June 1707 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph SAMSON

Born: 8 May 1697, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine GUAY 12 October 1722 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Louis SAMSON

Born: 27 October 1698, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 13 June 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine BOURASSA 28 November 1731 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1671 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne METRU and Jacques SAMSON 26 November 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Fille du Roi
Métru, Marie-Anne, m. 1. Samson, Jacques, Nov. 26, 1671, m. 2. Philippeau, Claude, Nov. 24, 1710
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1674 Birth of Child
Marie-Suzanne SAMSON was born 16 January 1674, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1676 Birth of Child
Ignace SAMSON was born 10 March 1676, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1681 Birth of Child
Jeanne SAMSON was born 9 October 1681, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1687 Birth of Child
Etienne SAMSON was born 18 April 1687, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1692 Marriage of Child
Marie-Suzanne SAMSON married 10 January 1692, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louis GUAY

1693 Birth of Child
Geneviève SAMSON was born 11 February 1693, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1697 Birth of Child
Joseph SAMSON was born 8 May 1697, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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

1698 Birth of Child
Louis SAMSON was born 27 October 1698, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1699 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques SAMSON died 3 May 1699, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1700 Marriage of Child
Ignace SAMSON married 5 July 1700, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Charlotte LEMIEUX

1700 Marriage of Child
Marguerite SAMSON married 8 November 1700, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Michel LEMIEUX

1705 Marriage of Child
Jeanne SAMSON married 15 April 1705, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean CARRIER

1707 Marriage of Child
Geneviève SAMSON married 27 June 1707, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Jean-Andre GELY (GELLY)

1718 Marriage of Child
Etienne SAMSON married 9 June 1718, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Angelique GUAY

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

1722 Marriage of Child
Joseph SAMSON married 12 October 1722, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Catherine GUAY

Death — 1731
26 March 1731
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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