Nicole CHANDOISEAU

Born

abt. 1648 , Paris, France

Died

3 November 1711 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1648 in Paris, France

Father: Unknown

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Nicole was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1670.
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Nicole married Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE 7 October 1670 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE was born 14 January 1637 in Fontaine-Chalendray, Charente-Maritime, France. Étienne died abt. 1691 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).

Nicole married (2) Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE 8 August 1698 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE was born 25 June 1662 in Planguenoual, France. Pierre died 14 April 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada.

Nicole CHANDOISEAU died 3 November 1711 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

daughter of Louis Chandoiseau and Marguerite Chartier

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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

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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Spouse & Children of Nicole CHANDOISEAU

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Nicole CHANDOISEAU married

Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE
Marriage date: 7 October 1670
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Etienne Benoit and Nicole Chandoisraux

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE and Nicole CHANDOISEAU

Elisabeth BENOIT

Born: 20 March 1672, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1674, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie BENOIT

Born: 9 February 1674, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1674, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie BENOIT

Born: 23 August 1676, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 28 March 1725, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste HERVE dit LALIBERTÉ 21 November 1712 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Barbe BENOIT

Born: 6 April 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 21 April 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

François BENOIT

Born: 2 May 1679, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 24 November 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Geneviève BENOIT

Born: 14 January 1682, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,

Married: François JOURDAIN dit LAFRANCE 7 January 1712 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT

Born: 3 July 1684, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET 4 January 1712 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Nicolas BENOIT

Born: 21 July 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 23 March 1726, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE 9 December 1711 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Pierre BENOIT

Born: 12 October 1689, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 22 October 1689, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Joseph BENOIT

Born: 29 November 1691, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 15 May 1692, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Nicole CHANDOISEAU married

Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE
Marriage date: 8 August 1698
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

Filles du Roi
Chandoiseau, Nicole, m. 1: Benoît, Étienne, dit Lajeunesse, Oct. 7, 1670, m. 2: Gour, Pierre, dit Lavigne, Aug. 18, 1698

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

1670 Marriage / Partner
Nicole CHANDOISEAU and Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE 7 October 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1672 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BENOIT was born 20 March 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1674 Birth of Child
Marie BENOIT was born 9 February 1674, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1674 Death of Child
Elisabeth BENOIT died 15 September 1674, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1676 Birth of Child
Marie BENOIT was born 23 August 1676, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1678 Birth of Child
Barbe BENOIT was born 6 April 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1679 Birth of Child
François BENOIT was born 2 May 1679, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1681 Canadian Census Ville de Montreal
Etienne Benoist, 46
Nicolle Chantoiseau, sa femme, 33
enfants:
Marie, 5
Francois, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Birth of Child
Geneviève BENOIT was born 14 January 1682, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1684 Birth of Child
Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT was born 3 July 1684, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1687 Birth of Child
Nicolas BENOIT was born 21 July 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1687 Death of Child
François BENOIT died 24 November 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1689 Birth of Child
Pierre BENOIT was born 12 October 1689, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1691 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT was born 29 November 1691, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1692 Death of Child
Joseph BENOIT died 15 May 1692, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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

1698 Marriage / Partner
Nicole CHANDOISEAU and Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE 8 August 1698 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1711 Death
Death found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

3 Nov 1711

Nicole Chantoiseau Gours
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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