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Claude PLANTE

(b. 26 January 1653 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1729 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Claude PLANTE was born 26 January 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France

Claude PLANTE was the child of Jean PLANTE and Françoise BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PLANTE and Isabelle (Elisabeth) CHAUVIN (maternal) Marin BOUCHER and Perrine MALLET

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

Claude married Marie PATENAUDE 7 November 1678 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children. Marie PATENAUDE was born 16 May 1660 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie died 13 June 1699 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Nicolas PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Marguerite BRETON.

Claude married (2) Catherine DUFRESNE 11 January 1705 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Catherine DUFRESNE was born 7 February 1668 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 14 January 1711 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Pierre DUFRESNE and Anne PATIN.

Claude PLANTE died 17 November 1729 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Claude PLANTE

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Claude PLANTE married

Marie PATENAUDE-- Date: 7 November 1678 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Marie PATENAUDE was the child of Nicolas PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Marguerite BRETON

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Children of Claude PLANTE and Marie PATENAUDE:

Jean-Baptiste PLANTE (b.26 August 1679 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1679, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

Charles PLANTE (b.18 December 1680, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1744, Québec, Canada, New France )

Jacques PLANTE (b.9 February 1683 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 December 1737 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Charlotte VAILLANCOURT 9 February 1711 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie PLANTE (b.30 January 1685 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1729, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste FILIAU dit DUBOIS 19 November 1713 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis PLANTE (b.24 June 1687 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)

Marie-Catherine PLANTE (b.13 February 1691 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1733, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre GERVAIS 13 November 1719 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Jean-Baptiste BIBEAU 7 July 1722 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis PLANTE (b.27 October 1692 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1722, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Angélique PATENAUDE 1719

Augustin PLANTE (b.15 December 1694, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France )
m. Geneviève CHARTIER 26 April 1718 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Thérèse PLANTE (b.1 October 1696 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1708 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)

Marie-Angélique PLANTE (b.4 July 1698 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1748, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Louis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 20 January 1721 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude PLANTE married

Catherine DUFRESNE-- Date: 11 January 1705 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Catherine DUFRESNE was the child of Pierre DUFRESNE and Anne PATIN

Children of Claude PLANTE and Catherine DUFRESNE:

Dorothee PLANTE (b.7 October 1706 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1761 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada)
m. Joseph FOURNIER 8 January 1735 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Claude PLANTE (b.abt. 1709, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1711, , Québec Province, Canada )

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1653 Birth
26 January 1653
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1653 - Baptism
Baptised 4 Feb 1653 at Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Claudius Plante, b. 26 Jan

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

Claude PLANTE - 1653 Baptism Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

1653 Baptism
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Habittans de Beaupré
Jean plante - 40 habittant

Francoise Boucher plante - 30 sa femme

Claude Boucher plante - 13 fils

Marie plante - 11 fille

Jacques plante - 9 fils

George plante - 7 fils

Jean plante - 5 fils

Et thomas plante - 2 fils
The first census of New France (1666)
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1678 Marriage / Partner
Claude PLANTE and Marie PATENAUDE 7 November 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

Claude PLANTE - 1678 Marriage Saint-Famille-de-lIsle-dOrleans, QC, Canada

1678 Marriage Saint-Famille-de-l'Isle-d'Orleans, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1679 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PLANTE was born 26 August 1679 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Claude was 26 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Charles PLANTE was born 18 December 1680, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 27 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Comte de St.-Laurent
Claude Plante, 26
Marie Patenotre, sa femme, 20
Charles, le fils, 1
Elizabeth, soeur, 8

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1683 Birth of Child
Jacques PLANTE was born 9 February 1683 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 30 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Marie PLANTE was born 30 January 1685 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 32 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Louis PLANTE was born 24 June 1687 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 34 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine PLANTE was born 13 February 1691 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 38 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Louis PLANTE was born 27 October 1692 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 39 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Augustin PLANTE was born 15 December 1694, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 41 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Thérèse PLANTE was born 1 October 1696 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 43 years old.

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

1698 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique PLANTE was born 4 July 1698 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 45 years old.

1699 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie PATENAUDE died 13 June 1699, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1705 Marriage / Partner
Claude PLANTE and Catherine DUFRESNE 11 January 1705 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 51 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Dorothee PLANTE was born 7 October 1706 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 53 years old.

1708 Death of Child
Thérèse PLANTE died 22 December 1708 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 55 years old.

1711 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine DUFRESNE died 14 January 1711, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1711 Marriage of Child
Jacques PLANTE married 9 February 1711, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte VAILLANCOURT

1713 Marriage of Child
Marie PLANTE married 19 November 1713, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste FILIAU dit DUBOIS

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage of Child
Augustin PLANTE married 26 April 1718, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Geneviève CHARTIER

1719 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine PLANTE married 13 November 1719 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre GERVAIS

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique PLANTE married 20 January 1721, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Louis TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

1722 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine PLANTE married 7 July 1722 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste BIBEAU

1722 Death of Child
Louis PLANTE died 14 November 1722, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 69 years old.

1729 Death
17 November 1729
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 76.

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