Marie-Marguerite-Josephe
THAVENET (TAVENET)
(b.
abt. 1646
,
Bourges, France
d.
16 September 1708
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET) was born abt. 1646 in Bourges, France
Marie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET) was the child of ? and ?Marie-Marguerite-Josephe was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1664. To learn more about the Filles à Marier, visit: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Marguerite-Josephe married Joseph-François HERTEL DE LA FRESNIERE 2 September 1664 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Joseph-François HERTEL DE LA FRESNIERE was born 3 July 1642 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph-François died 29 May 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Joseph-François was the child of Jacques HERTEL dit LAFRESNIERE and Marie-Marguerite MARGUERIE.
Marie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET) died 16 September 1708 in Chambly, Canada, New France .
daughter of Raymond Tavenet and Elisabeth De Manselin
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Occupation
Marie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET) was a seigneur of Chambly.
Marie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET) was a seigneur of Chambly.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés
Marie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET) was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.
Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)
Family and Children of Marie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET)
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Joseph-François HERTEL DE LA FRESNIERE-- Date: 2 September 1664 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Joseph-François HERTEL DE LA FRESNIERE was the child of Jacques HERTEL dit LAFRESNIERE and Marie-Marguerite MARGUERIE
Marriage found at Notre Dame de Montreal in Drouin Collection
Joseph Hertel and Marguerite Dechavenet
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Joseph-François HERTEL DE LA FRESNIERE and Marie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET):
Zacharie-Francois HERTEL (b.abt. 1665, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 June 1752, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Jacques HERTEL (b.10 March 1667, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1748, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite-Thérèse GODEFROY 26 November 1691 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean-Baptiste HERTEL (b.26 October 1668, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1722, Port-Dauphin, Ile Royale, Acadie)
Joseph HERTEL (b.abt. 1671, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 August 1723, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
m. Catherine PHILIPPE LAFONTAINE 4 July 1698 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Louis HERTEL DE SAINT LOUIS (b.14 May 1673, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France )
Rene HERTEL (b.26 March 1675, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. abt. 1708, )
Lambert HERTEL (b.17 October 1677, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. abt. 1723, )
Marie-Francoise HERTEL (b.1 November 1679, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
Claude HERTEL (b.2 June 1682, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1747, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France )
Michel HERTEL (b.7 October 1685, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
Pierre HERTEL (b.18 March 1687, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
Marguerite-Thérèse HERTEL (b.17 October 1690, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1732, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER DE NIVERVILLE 10 February 1709/10 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Joseph-François HERTEL DE LA FRESNIERE-- Date: 2 September 1664 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Joseph-François HERTEL DE LA FRESNIERE was the child of Jacques HERTEL dit LAFRESNIERE and Marie-Marguerite MARGUERIE
Marriage found at Notre Dame de Montreal in Drouin Collection
Joseph Hertel and Marguerite Dechavenet
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Joseph-François HERTEL DE LA FRESNIERE and Marie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET):
Zacharie-Francois HERTEL (b.abt. 1665, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 June 1752, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Jacques HERTEL (b.10 March 1667, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1748, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )m. Marguerite-Thérèse GODEFROY 26 November 1691 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean-Baptiste HERTEL (b.26 October 1668, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1722, Port-Dauphin, Ile Royale, Acadie) Joseph HERTEL (b.abt. 1671, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 August 1723, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )m. Catherine PHILIPPE LAFONTAINE 4 July 1698 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Louis HERTEL DE SAINT LOUIS (b.14 May 1673, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France ) Rene HERTEL (b.26 March 1675, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. abt. 1708, ) Lambert HERTEL (b.17 October 1677, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. abt. 1723, ) Marie-Francoise HERTEL (b.1 November 1679, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , ) Claude HERTEL (b.2 June 1682, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1747, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France ) Michel HERTEL (b.7 October 1685, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , ) Pierre HERTEL (b.18 March 1687, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , ) Marguerite-Thérèse HERTEL (b.17 October 1690, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1732, Boucherville, Canada, New France )m. Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER DE NIVERVILLE 10 February 1709/10 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
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THAVENET, MARGUERITE DE, b. 1646 at Bourges, daughter of Raymond de Thavenet, captain in the Régiment de Brimon, and of Élisabeth de Mancelin; d. 1708. On 22 Sept. 1664, at Montreal, she married the Sieur Joseph-François Hertel de La Fresnière (1642–1722), king’s lieutenant, who was ennobled in 1716. Fifteen children were born of this marriage.
Marguerite de Thavenet and her sister, Marie-Françoise, probably came to Canada in one of the contingents of young “noble girls” who were sent by Louis XIV and Colbert and intended for Canadian noblemen.
In 1672 Marie-Françoise de Thavenet was engaged to Jacques de Chambly*, who had arrived in Canada in 1665 with the Carignan regiment and who was appointed governor of Grenada in 1679. As marriage freed officers and soldiers from the “service,” Jacques de Chambly’s superior officers refused him permission to marry. He died as governor of Martinique in 1687.
By a deed signed before a notary in Paris on 11 July 1679, Jacques de Chambly...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
THAVENET, MARGUERITE DE, b. 1646 at Bourges, daughter of Raymond de Thavenet, captain in the Régiment de Brimon, and of Élisabeth de Mancelin; d. 1708. On 22 Sept. 1664, at Montreal, she married the Sieur Joseph-François Hertel de La Fresnière (1642–1722), king’s lieutenant, who was ennobled in 1716. Fifteen children were born of this marriage.
Marguerite de Thavenet and her sister, Marie-Françoise, probably came to Canada in one of the contingents of young “noble girls” who were sent by Louis XIV and Colbert and intended for Canadian noblemen.
In 1672 Marie-Françoise de Thavenet was engaged to Jacques de Chambly*, who had arrived in Canada in 1665 with the Carignan regiment and who was appointed governor of Grenada in 1679. As marriage freed officers and soldiers from the “service,” Jacques de Chambly’s superior officers refused him permission to marry. He died as governor of Martinique in 1687.
By a deed signed before a notary in Paris on 11 July 1679, Jacques de Chambly...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1664 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Marguerite-Josephe THAVENET (TAVENET) and Joseph-François HERTEL DE LA FRESNIERE 2 September 1664, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1666 Les Trois Rivieres
françois hertel - 24 habitant
Marguerite Joseph tavenet - 20 sa femme
zacarie françois hertel - 8 mois fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
françois hertel - 24 habitant
Marguerite Joseph tavenet - 20 sa femme
zacarie françois hertel - 8 mois fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1667 Birth of ChildJacques HERTEL was born 10 March 1667, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1668 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste HERTEL was born 26 October 1668, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1673 Birth of ChildLouis HERTEL DE SAINT LOUIS was born 14 May 1673, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1675 Birth of ChildRene HERTEL was born 26 March 1675, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1677 Birth of ChildLambert HERTEL was born 17 October 1677, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1679 Birth of ChildMarie-Francoise HERTEL was born 1 November 1679, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1682 Birth of ChildClaude HERTEL was born 2 June 1682, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1685 Birth of ChildMichel HERTEL was born 7 October 1685, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1687 Birth of ChildPierre HERTEL was born 18 March 1687, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1690 Birth of ChildMarguerite-Thérèse HERTEL was born 17 October 1690, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1691 Marriage of ChildJacques HERTEL married 26 November 1691, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marguerite-Thérèse GODEFROY
1698 Marriage of ChildJoseph HERTEL married 4 July 1698 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Catherine PHILIPPE LAFONTAINE
1708 Death 16 September 1708
Chambly, Canada, New France
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