immigrant Fille a Marier flag female ancestor  Françoise  BÉNARD

  (b. abt. 1629 France   d. 6 February 1707 Montréal, Canada, New France )  

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Françoise BÉNARD was born abt. 1629 in France

Françoise BÉNARD was the child of Pierre BENARD   and   Catherine RIVERIN

Françoise was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1655. 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





Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Françoise  married  Marin JANOT dit LACHAPELLE 30 August 1655 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marin JANOT dit LACHAPELLE  was born abt. 1630 in France.  Marin died 20 July 1664 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marin was the child of Robert JANOT and Jeanne DI PIENNES.

Françoise  married  (2) Guillaume BOUCHARD 20 July 1665 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Guillaume BOUCHARD  was born abt. 1632 in France. 

Françoise BÉNARD died 6 February 1707 in Montréal, Canada, New France .





daughter of Pierre Besnard and Catherine Riverin


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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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