Marie HALAY

Born

abt. 1639 , France

Died

December 1700 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie married Bernard (Bertrand) COURTOIS dit LE BRETON 24 August 1671 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Bernard (Bertrand) COURTOIS dit LE BRETON was born abt. 1646 in Bretagne, France . Bernard (Bertrand) died abt. 1686 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .

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Marie was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1671.
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daughter of Raoul Halay and Marie Villay

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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie HALAY

Marie HALAY married

Bernard (Bertrand) COURTOIS dit LE BRETON
Marriage date: 24 August 1671
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Bernard (Bertrand) COURTOIS dit LE BRETON and Marie HALAY

Marguerite COURTOIS

Born: 4 April 1672, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 31 October 1724, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre-Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE) 19 January 1688 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Jeanne-Louise COURTOIS

Born: 15 January 1675, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 August 1748, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre-Charles LEVREAU 21 May 1694 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Simon-Marin COURTOIS

Born: 11 January 1679, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Jeanne VILLENEUVE 1 September 1704 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, 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)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

Fille du Roi

Halay, Marie, m. Courtois, Bertrand, dit Le Breton, Aug. 24, 1671

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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

1671 Marriage / Partner
Marie HALAY and Bernard (Bertrand) COURTOIS dit LE BRETON 24 August 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1672 Birth of Child
Marguerite COURTOIS was born 4 April 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1675 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Louise COURTOIS was born 15 January 1675, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1679 Birth of Child
Simon-Marin COURTOIS was born 11 January 1679, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1688 Marriage of Child
Marguerite COURTOIS married 19 January 1688, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Pierre-Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE)

1694 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Louise COURTOIS married 21 May 1694, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Pierre-Charles LEVREAU

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

Death

Name: Marie Allee
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 10 Dec 1700
Burial Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec
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Spouse's Name: Bernard Courois
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04036-0
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film Number: 1290316
Reference ID: Page 12

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch.org

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