Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS

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abt. 1661 , France

Died

22 February 1740 , Sorel, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1661 in France

Father: Unknown

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite BENOIT 21 January 1686 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite BENOIT was born 27 December 1669 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 30 September 1718 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET.

Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS died 22 February 1740 in Sorel, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Tournois and Francoise Fougert

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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
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Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS married

Marguerite BENOIT
Marriage date: 21 January 1686
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
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Marguerite BENOIT was the child of Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET

Marriage notes:

groom's name: Jean Tournois

groom's birth date: 1662

groom's birthplace:

groom's age: 24

bride's name: Margueritte Benoist

bride's birth date: 1668

bride's birthplace:

bride's age: 18

marriage date: 21 Jan 1686

marriage place: St. Antoine De Longueuil, Chambly, Quebec

groom's father's name: Jean Tournois

groom's mother's name: Francoise Fougert

bride's father's name: Paul Benoist

bride's mother's name: Isabelle Gobinet

groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Single

groom's previous wife's name:

bride's race: White

bride's marital status: Single

bride's previous husband's name:

indexing project (batch) number: M01663-9

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1031703

reference number: P-32 M-3

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Jean Tournois and Margueritte Benoist, 21 Jan 1686; citing reference P-32 M-3, FHL microfilm 1031703.

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Children of Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS and Marguerite BENOIT

Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS

Born: 17 November 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Marthe TOURNOIS

Born: 21 September 1689, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Catherine TOURNOIS

Born: 26 April 1691, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1765, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: André GAUTHIER 11 August 1712 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Married: Joseph DAVID 9 January 1733 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite TOURNOIS

Born: 6 November 1692, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Françoise TOURNOIS

Born: 31 March 1694, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 1 September 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste MENARD dit BELLEROSE 5 January 1722 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS

Born: 13 May 1696, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph TOURNOIS

Born: 18 June 1697, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1728, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne MAISONNEUVE 30 July 1725 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie TOURNOIS

Born: 21 October 1699, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 22 March 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-François MAISONNEUVE 8 November 1723 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Geneviève TOURNOIS

Born: 8 May 1702, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1782, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT 31 August 1722 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine TOURNOIS

Born: 17 October 1704, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Michel LIMOGES dit AMAND 17 February 1727 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jeanne TOURNOIS

Born: 16 June 1709, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 1 September 1761, Boucherville, Canada

Married: Charles MAISONNEUVE 20 August 1731 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Married: Michel-Daniel DELAUNAY 1 September 1749 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1686 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS and Marguerite BENOIT 21 January 1686, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1686 marriage

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1687 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS was born 17 November 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe TOURNOIS was born 21 September 1689, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1691 Birth of Child
Catherine TOURNOIS was born 26 April 1691, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1692 Birth of Child
Marguerite TOURNOIS was born 6 November 1692, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1694 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise TOURNOIS was born 31 March 1694, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1696 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS was born 13 May 1696, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1697 Birth of Child
Joseph TOURNOIS was born 18 June 1697, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

1699 Birth of Child
Marie TOURNOIS was born 21 October 1699, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1702 Birth of Child
Geneviève TOURNOIS was born 8 May 1702, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1704 Birth of Child
Madeleine TOURNOIS was born 17 October 1704, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1709 Birth of Child
Jeanne TOURNOIS was born 16 June 1709, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1712 Marriage of Child
Catherine TOURNOIS married 11 August 1712, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to André GAUTHIER

1718 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite BENOIT died 30 September 1718, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise TOURNOIS married 5 January 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean-Baptiste MENARD dit BELLEROSE

1722 Marriage of Child
Geneviève TOURNOIS married 31 August 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT

1723 Marriage of Child
Marie TOURNOIS married 8 November 1723 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Jean-François MAISONNEUVE

1725 Marriage of Child
Joseph TOURNOIS married 30 July 1725 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Marie-Anne MAISONNEUVE

1727 Marriage of Child
Madeleine TOURNOIS married 17 February 1727 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Michel LIMOGES dit AMAND

1728 Death of Child
Joseph TOURNOIS died 5 January 1728, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1731 Marriage of Child
Jeanne TOURNOIS married 20 August 1731, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Charles MAISONNEUVE

1733 Marriage of Child
Catherine TOURNOIS married 9 January 1733, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph DAVID

Death — 1740
22 February 1740
Sorel, Canada, New France

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