Marguerite BRETON

(b. 22 July 1631 , Paris, France d. 11 November 1698 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Marguerite BRETON was born 22 July 1631 in Paris, France

Marguerite BRETON was the child of Antoine BRETON and Sainte PAULIN

Marguerite was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1651. 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):

Marguerite married Nicolas PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) 30 October 1651 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Nicolas PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) was born abt. 1625 in Berville, Pays de caux, Normandy, France. Nicolas died 13 February 1679 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.

Marguerite BRETON died 11 November 1698 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

Born at St.Nicolas-des-Champs, Paris, France, daughter of Antoine Breton and Sainte Paulin

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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 Marguerite BRETON

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Marguerite BRETON married

Nicolas PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE)-- Date: 30 October 1651 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Nicolas PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Marguerite BRETON:

Pierre-Antoine PATENAUDE (b.21 January 1653, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1679, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)

Jean PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) (b.10 August 1654, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1699, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Françoise BRUNET 25 October 1683 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Marie-Romaine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 10 December 1686 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles PATENAUDE (b.21 May 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1724, Longueuil, Canada, New France )
m. Françoise SÉGUIN 8 February 1694 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) (b.18 July 1658, Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1715, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Catherine BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR 25 November 1685 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) (b.16 May 1660, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1699, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Claude PLANTE 7 November 1678 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louis PATENAUDE (b.15 October 1662, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1705, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Gervais PATENAUDE (b.abt. 1665, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 January 1693, Québec, Canada, New France )

Nicolas PATENAUDE (b.18 April 1666, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

Marin-Michel PATENAUDE (b.15 February 1668, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1715, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite MERCIER 11 November 1698 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite PATENAUDE (b.26 November 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1738 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre PLANTE 06 November 1691 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth PATENAUDE (b.18 September 1672, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 24 June 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Jean FERRON 27 November 1696 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1631 Birth
22 July 1631
Paris, France

1651 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BRETON and Nicolas PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) 30 October 1651, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

1653 Birth of Child
Pierre-Antoine PATENAUDE was born 21 January 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1654 Birth of Child
Jean PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) was born 10 August 1654, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

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

1656 Birth of Child
Charles PATENAUDE was born 21 May 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1658 Birth of Child
Pierre PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) was born 18 July 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1660 Birth of Child
Marie PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) was born 16 May 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
Louis PATENAUDE was born 15 October 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Isle d'Orleans
Nicolas patenostre - 40 drappier habittant

Margueritte Breton - 31 sa femme

pierre patenostre - 13 fils

Jean patenostre - 11 fils

Charles patenostre - 9 fils

pierre patenostre - 7 fils

Louis patenostre - 5 fils

Marie patenostre - 3 fille

Et gervais patenostre - 18 mois fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 Birth of Child
Nicolas PATENAUDE was born 18 April 1666, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1668 Birth of Child
Marin-Michel PATENAUDE was born 15 February 1668, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Marguerite PATENAUDE was born 26 November 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Elisabeth PATENAUDE was born 18 September 1672, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 41 years old.

1678 Marriage of Child
Marie PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) married 7 November 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Claude PLANTE

1679 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) died 13 February 1679, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1683 Marriage of Child
Jean PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) married 25 October 1683, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Françoise BRUNET

1685 Marriage of Child
Pierre PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) married 25 November 1685, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Catherine BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

1686 Marriage of Child
Jean PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) married 10 December 1686, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Romaine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

1691 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PATENAUDE married 06 November 1691 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Pierre PLANTE

1693 Death of Child
Gervais PATENAUDE died 27 January 1693, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 61 years old.

1694 Marriage of Child
Charles PATENAUDE married 8 February 1694 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Françoise SÉGUIN

1696 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth PATENAUDE married 27 November 1696, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean FERRON

1698 Death
11 November 1698
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

She died at the age of 67.

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