Marguerite TAVERNIER

(b. abt. 1627 , Randonnai, Perche, France d. 12 January 1697 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Marguerite TAVERNIER was born abt. 1627 in Randonnai, Perche, France

Marguerite TAVERNIER was the child of Eloi TAVERNIER and Marguerite GAGNON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre GAGNON (GAIGNON) and Renée-Madeleine ROGER

Marguerite was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1644.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Joseph-Mace GRAVEL dit BRINDELLIERE GRAVELLE 1 May 1644 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Joseph-Mace GRAVEL dit BRINDELLIERE GRAVELLE was born abt. 1616 in Mortagne, Perche, France (Mortagne-au-Perche). Joseph-Mace died 28 April 1686 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).

Marguerite TAVERNIER died 12 January 1697 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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Marguerite TAVERNIER married

Joseph-Mace GRAVEL dit BRINDELLIERE GRAVELLE-- Date: 1 May 1644 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Joseph-Mace Gravel dit Brindelliere --
'Joseph-Mace is a double first name resulting from a combination of inheritance, Joseph from his father and Mace from his mother Marguerite Mace... Ancestor Gavel was born about 1616.

Joseph-Mace Gravel came to Canada before 1641 under the encouragment of Giffard. He 'married Margureite Tavernier on 1 May 1644. His bride, born about 1627 (in France) was the first daughter of Eloi Tavernier and Marguerite Gagnon...'
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1644 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite TAVERNIER and Joseph-Mace GRAVEL dit BRINDELLIERE GRAVELLE 1 May 1644, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Habittans de Beaupré
Macé gravelle dit Brindilierre - 50 habittant

Margueritte Tavernier - 39 sa femme

pierre Gravelle - 19 fils

Allexis gravelle - 15 fils

Margueritte & Ellisabeth Gravelles - 13 soeurs jumelles

jean Gravelle - 12 fils

Magdelaine gravelle - 10 fille

Francois gravelle - 7 fils

Claude & Joseph Gravelles - 4 frères jumeaux

Charles gravelle - 2 fils

Et louis desmolin - 30 domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1686 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Mace GRAVEL dit BRINDELLIERE GRAVELLE died 28 April 1686, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1697 Death Chateau Richer
Death recorded in Index for La Visitation de Notre Dame, Chateau Richer, Quebec in Drouin Collection.

name: Marguerite Tavernier
gender: Female
burial date: 14 Jan 1697
burial place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
death date: 12 Jan 1697
death place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
age: 70
birth date: 1627
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marital status: Widowed
spouse's name: Joseph Gravelle
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indexing project (batch) number: B03757-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P-150 S-1

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch.org
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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