immigrant Fille a Marier flag female ancestor  Françoise  MORIN

  (b. abt. 1626 La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France   d. 24 February 1663 Québec Province, Canada )  

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Françoise MORIN was born abt. 1626 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

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Françoise was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1647. To learn more about the Filles à Marier, visit: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France





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Françoise  married  Antoine PELLETIER 19 August 1647 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Antoine PELLETIER  was born abt. 1600 in St-Pierre-de-Bresolettes, France.  Antoine died October 2, 1647 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Antoine was the child of Éloi PELLETIER and Françoise MATTE.

Françoise  married  (2) Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) 28 January 1648 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)  was born abt. 1624 in Dieppe, France.  Étienne died 5 January 1697 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). 

Françoise MORIN died 24 February 1663 in Québec Province, Canada.





daughter of Jean Morin and Jeanne Desnouets


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Did You Know? 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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Françoise MORIN married immigrant flag male ancestor Antoine PELLETIER-- Date: 19 August 1647 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Antoine PELLETIER was the child of Éloi PELLETIER and Françoise MATTE


Antoine Pelletier arrived in New France in 1641 with his older brother Guillaume. In 1644 Guillaume gave Antoine some land in the area of Les Chutes Momonrency. On August 17, 1647 Antoine married Françoise Morin. On October 3, 1647 Antoine drowned when he may have taken his canoe too close to the Falls. He was buried in Québec City on the same day. His land then reverted to Guillaume.

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Françoise MORIN married immigrant flag male ancestor Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)-- Date: 28 January 1648 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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marriage1647 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MORIN and Antoine PELLETIER 19 August 1647, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1647 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine PELLETIER died October 2, 1647, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
marriage1648 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MORIN and Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) 28 January 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1656 Birth of Child
Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 3 December 1656, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
death1663 Death
24 February 1663
Québec Province, Canada
1663 Birth of Child
François DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 10 February 1663, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
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