Renee BIRET

Born

abt. 1646 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

14 March 1715 , La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Renee married Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE 9 June 1672 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE was born abt. 1646 in France. Pierre died 29 September 1687 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France. Pierre was the child of Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Perrine COURIER .

Renee married Jean BRIAS dit LATREILLE abt. 1688 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France .
Jean BRIAS dit LATREILLE was born abt. 1663 in France. Jean died 30 November 1706 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France.

Renee married François LAVERGNE dit DELAVERGUE 15 April 1709 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France .
François LAVERGNE dit DELAVERGUE was born abt. 1648 in France. François died 27 June 1714 in Beaumont, Canada, New France .

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Renee was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1672.
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daughter of Jean Biret and Simone Perrine

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Renee BIRET

Renee BIRET married

Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE
Marriage date: 9 June 1672
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE was the child of Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Perrine COURIER

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Children of Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Renee BIRET

Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE

Born: 2 February 1673, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 11 December 1749, La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 27 February 1691 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Noel GROMELIN dit LAFORME 7 February 1701 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE

Born: 13 December 1674, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1758, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne MAILLOUX 16 November 1699 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN 17 February 1716 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Etienne BALAN dit LACOMBE

Born: abt. 1676, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 November 1746, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD 7 October 1710 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Henriette BALAN dite LACOMBE

Born: 1 February 1677, La Durantaye, Canada, New France
Died: 20 July 1715, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Yves BECHET dit SANSOUCY 13 February 1697 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE

Born: 28 January 1678, La Durantaye, Canada, New France
Died: 19 October 1758, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Mathieu GUAY 17 August 1695 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE

Born: 1 January 1683, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1749, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Elisabeth CHARTIER 17 January 1708 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Elisabeth PEPIN dite LACHANCE 29 October 1715 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jeanne BALAN dite LACOMBE

Born: abt. 1688, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean COULOMBE 27 April 1706 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France

Renee BIRET married

Jean BRIAS dit LATREILLE
Marriage date: abt. 1688
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Jean BRIAS dit LATREILLE and Renee BIRET

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Renee BIRET married

François LAVERGNE dit DELAVERGUE
Marriage date: 15 April 1709
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Children of François LAVERGNE dit DELAVERGUE and Renee BIRET

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

Fille du Roi

Biret, Renée, m. 1: Balan, Pierre, dit Lacombe, Jun. 9, 1672, m. 2: Brias, Jean, dit Latreille, before 1688, m. 3: Lavergne, François, Apr. 15, 1709

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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

1672 Marriage / Partner
Renee BIRET and Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE 9 June 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1673 Birth of Child
Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 2 February 1673, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1674 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE was born 13 December 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1677 Birth of Child
Henriette BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 1 February 1677, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

1678 Birth of Child
Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 28 January 1678, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

1683 Birth of Child
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE was born 1 January 1683, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1687 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE died 29 September 1687, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

1691 Marriage of Child
Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE married 27 February 1691, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to Pierre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

1695 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE married 17 August 1695, Québec, Canada, New France to Mathieu GUAY

1697 Marriage of Child
Henriette BALAN dite LACOMBE married 13 February 1697, Beaumont, Canada, New France to Yves BECHET dit SANSOUCY

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

1699 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE married 16 November 1699, Beaumont, Canada, New France to Jeanne MAILLOUX

1701 Marriage of Child
Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE married 7 February 1701, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France to Noel GROMELIN dit LAFORME

1706 Marriage of Child
Jeanne BALAN dite LACOMBE married 27 April 1706, Montmagny, Canada, New France to Jean COULOMBE

1706 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean BRIAS dit LATREILLE died 30 November 1706, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1708 Marriage of Child
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE married 17 January 1708 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Elisabeth CHARTIER

1709 Marriage / Partner
Renee BIRET and François LAVERGNE dit DELAVERGUE 15 April 1709, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1710 Marriage of Child
Etienne BALAN dit LACOMBE married 7 October 1710, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD

1714 Death of Spouse/Partner
François LAVERGNE dit DELAVERGUE died 27 June 1714, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Death — 1715
14 March 1715
La Durantaye, Canada, New France

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