Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY)

(b. 24 May 1651 , Rouen, France d. abt. 1717 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )

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Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) was born 24 May 1651 in Rouen, France

Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) was the child of ? and ?

Françoise was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1667.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Françoise married Jean GÉLINAS 17 October 1667 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean GÉLINAS was born March 1646 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Jean died 9 October 1717 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Jean was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Huguette ROBERT.

Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) died abt. 1717 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .

daughter of Robert Charles-de-Mesny (DeMesnil) and Marie Denise

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Occupation

Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) was a 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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Family and Children of Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY)

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Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) married

Jean GÉLINAS-- Date: 17 October 1667 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Jean GÉLINAS was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Huguette ROBERT

Children of Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY):

Étienne GÉLINAS (b.abt. 1668, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 September 1720, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite BENOIT 20 November 1701 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.abt. 1671, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 March 1746, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE 8 November 1700 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE (b.abt. 1673, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 May 1731, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Madeleine BOURBEAU 2 June 1704 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Marie-Anne GÉLINAS (b.12 September 1678, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre ROCHEREAU dit MORISSEAU 21 January 1702 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS (b.19 July 1683, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN 1 September 1707 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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1651 Birth
24 May 1651
Rouen, France

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage / Partner
Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) and Jean GÉLINAS 17 October 1667, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

She was 16 years old.

Fille du Roi
De Charmesnil, Françoise, m. Gélinas, Jean, contract Oct. 17, 1667
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1678 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GÉLINAS was born 12 September 1678, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Françoise was 27 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS was born 19 July 1683, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Françoise was 32 years old.

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

1700 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 8 November 1700, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

1701 Marriage of Child
Étienne GÉLINAS married 20 November 1701, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marguerite BENOIT

1702 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GÉLINAS married 21 January 1702, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Pierre ROCHEREAU dit MORISSEAU

1704 Marriage of Child
Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE married 2 June 1704, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine) to Madeleine BOURBEAU

1707 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS married 1 September 1707, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN

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