Jean VENNE (VOYENE)

Born

9 April 1621 , Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France

Died

2 December 1687 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Jean married Marie-Françoise MANSEAU 30 July 1646 in Oradour, St-Antoine, Charente, France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Françoise MANSEAU was born 4 February 1625 in Niort, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Marie-Françoise died 21 December 1681 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

Parents & Family of Jean VENNE (VOYENE)

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Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1677.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean VENNE (VOYENE)

Jean VENNE (VOYENE) married

Marie-Françoise MANSEAU
Marriage date: 30 July 1646
Marriage place: Oradour, St-Antoine, Charente, France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:

First mention of this couple in PRDH is the marriage of one of their children in Montreal in 1677.

Jean Venne and Francoise Manseau

Children of Jean VENNE (VOYENE) and Marie-Françoise MANSEAU

Jacques VENNE

Born: 29 November 1645, St-Antoine, Agouleme, France
Died: 29 November 1700, Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Marguerite PROVOST 1671 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Jean VENNE

Born: 22 July 1647, St-Antoine, Oradour, Charente, France
Died: 8 October 1647, St-Antoine, Oradour, Charente, France

Françoise VENNE

Born: 3 April 1650, St-Antoine, Oradour, Charente, France
Died: ,

Jean-Francois-Baptiste VENNE (VOYNE)

Born: 20 February 1656, Oradour, Charente, France
Died: 10 April 1736, L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite BEAUJAN 15 November 1677 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Françoise BEACHAMP 25 June 1685 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, 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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Birth — 1621
9 April 1621
Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France

1645 Birth of Child
Jacques VENNE was born 29 November 1645, St-Antoine, Agouleme, France

Jean was 24 years old.

1646 Marriage / Partner
Jean VENNE (VOYENE) and Marie-Françoise MANSEAU 30 July 1646, Oradour, St-Antoine, Charente, France

He was 25 years old.

1647 Birth of Child
Jean VENNE was born 22 July 1647, St-Antoine, Oradour, Charente, France

Jean was 26 years old.

1650 Birth of Child
Françoise VENNE was born 3 April 1650, St-Antoine, Oradour, Charente, France

Jean was 29 years old.

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

1656 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois-Baptiste VENNE (VOYNE) was born 20 February 1656, Oradour, Charente, France

Jean was 34 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1677 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois-Baptiste VENNE (VOYNE) married 15 November 1677, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marguerite BEAUJAN

1681 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise MANSEAU died 21 December 1681, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1685 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois-Baptiste VENNE (VOYNE) married 25 June 1685, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* to Françoise BEACHAMP

1687 Death

Death record found at L'Enfant Jesus de la Pointe aux Trembles, Point aux Trembles, Quebec in Drouin Collection

2 Dec 1687

Jean Voine

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

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