Nicole SOUILLARD

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abt. 1642 , France

Died

25 March 1707 , La Durantaye, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1642 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Nicole was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1665.
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Nicole married Louis GABOURY dit LEMAJOR 16 November 1665 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis GABOURY dit LEMAJOR was born abt. 1639 in France.

Nicole SOUILLARD died 25 March 1707 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France.

daughter of Michel Souillard and Jeanne Bourdon

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Jeanne Chevalier, Fille du Roi: Her Story

CATHERINE: The Life of a Fille du Roi

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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

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Nicole SOUILLARD married

Louis GABOURY dit LEMAJOR
Marriage date: 16 November 1665
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada

Children of Louis GABOURY dit LEMAJOR and Nicole SOUILLARD

Anne GABOURY

Born: 15 July 1668, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1740, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Married: François REMILLARD 7 May 1681 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre CORRIVEAU 6 February 1702 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Jeanne GABOURY

Born: 7 February 1672, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 July 1712, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Isaac-Laurent TAREAU dit CHAMPAGNE 20 January 1692 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Henriette-Francoise GABOURY

Born: 28 December 1674, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 January 1727, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques CORRIVEAU 19 October 1693 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Joseph GABOURY

Born: 6 September 1677, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Suzanne HUPPÉ 10 October 1707 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Geneviève BOULAY 29 February 1740 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Marie-Jeanne GABOURY

Born: 14 July 1682, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1731, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE 3 November 1698 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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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

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

Fille du Roi

Souillard, Nicole, m. Gaboury, Louis, dit Lemajor, contract Nov. 16, 1665

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La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1665 Marriage / Partner
Nicole SOUILLARD and Louis GABOURY dit LEMAJOR 16 November 1665, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Birth of Child
Anne GABOURY was born 15 July 1668, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1672 Birth of Child
Jeanne GABOURY was born 7 February 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1674 Birth of Child
Henriette-Francoise GABOURY was born 28 December 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1677 Birth of Child
Joseph GABOURY was born 6 September 1677, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1681 Marriage of Child
Anne GABOURY married 7 May 1681, L'Islet, Canada, New France to François REMILLARD

1682 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne GABOURY was born 14 July 1682, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1692 Marriage of Child
Jeanne GABOURY married 20 January 1692, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to Isaac-Laurent TAREAU dit CHAMPAGNE

1693 Marriage of Child
Henriette-Francoise GABOURY married 19 October 1693, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France to Jacques CORRIVEAU

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

1698 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne GABOURY married 3 November 1698, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France to Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE

1702 Marriage of Child
Anne GABOURY married 6 February 1702, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France to Pierre CORRIVEAU