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Michelle  married  Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) 9 October 1668 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER)  was born 18 February 1626 in Rouperroux-le-Coquet, Sarthe, Loire, France.  Masse died 27 July 1683 in Champlain, Canada, New France . 
Michelle  married  Laurent CASTEL 23 January 1684 in Champlain, Canada, New France . 
Laurent CASTEL  was born abt. 1659 in France.  Laurent died 19 March 1710 in Verchères, Canada, New France . 
Michelle  married  Louis PETIT 19 March 1710 in Varennes, Canada, New France . 
Louis PETIT  was born 4 August 1658 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .  Louis died 12 March 1728 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .  Louis was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE .

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Michelle was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1668.
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Michelle  married  Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) 9 October 1668 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER)  was born 18 February 1626 in Rouperroux-le-Coquet, Sarthe, Loire, France.  Masse died 27 July 1683 in Champlain, Canada, New France . 

Michelle  married  (2) Laurent CASTEL 23 January 1684 in Champlain, Canada, New France .  Laurent CASTEL  was born abt. 1659 in France.  Laurent died 19 March 1710 in Verchères, Canada, New France . 

Michelle  married  (3) Louis PETIT 19 March 1710 in Varennes, Canada, New France .  Louis PETIT  was born 4 August 1658 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .  Louis died 12 March 1728 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .  Louis was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE.




daughter of Jacques Charlier and Marguerite LeComte
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER)

Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) married immigrant flag male ancestor Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER)
Marriage date: 9 October 1668
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:
According to PRDH, there was a 1668 marriage contract between Masse Beignet and Michelle Charier in an undetermined place in Quebec.

Children of Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER)


Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) married immigrant flag male ancestor Laurent CASTEL
Marriage date: 23 January 1684
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France

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Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) married flag male ancestor Louis PETIT
Marriage date: 19 March 1710
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Louis PETIT was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
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1867–present
Québec, Canada

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marriage1668 Marriage / Partner
Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) and Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) 9 October 1668, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) - 1668 Marriage Title	Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes: depuis la fondation de la colonie jusquà nos jours Volume 2 of Dictionnaire
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1668 Marriage
Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes: depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours
Volume 2 of Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Publisher E. Senécal, 1886
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Sep 20, 2007
Page 189

1683 Death of Spouse/Partner
Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) died 27 July 1683, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
marriage1684 Marriage / Partner
Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) and Laurent CASTEL 23 January 1684, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
marriage1687 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne BEGNIER (BESNIER) married 9 February 1687, Champlain, Canada, New France to Leon DEGAME (DEGANNE)
marriage1697 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BEGNIER (BESNIER) married 28 January 1697, Champlain, Canada, New France to René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) married 3 September 1698, Champlain, Canada, New France to Jacqueline CHARRON
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER) married 22 October 1698, Champlain, Canada, New France to Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON
marriage1710 Marriage / Partner
Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) and Louis PETIT 19 March 1710 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1710 Death of Spouse/Partner
Laurent CASTEL died 19 March 1710, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1710 Death of Child
Marie-Anne BEGNIER (BESNIER) died 3 April 1710, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
marriage1716 Marriage of Child
Étienne BEGNIER (BESNIER) married 24 May 1716, Sorel, Canada, New France to Elisabeth GAZAILLE dite BLETTE
1716 Death of Child
Étienne BEGNIER (BESNIER) died 14 July 1716, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
marriage1719 Marriage of Child
Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) married 31 July 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France to Madeleine LESIEGE
1728 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis PETIT died 12 March 1728, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
DeathDeath — 1729
28 January 1729
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
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