Marthe RAGAU (RAGOT)

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abt. 1629 , France

Died

22 March 1693 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1629 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Marthe was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1664.
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Marthe married Louis SAMSON 26 February 1664 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis SAMSON was born abt. 1641 in France. Louis died 23 October 1724 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy).

Marthe RAGAU (RAGOT) died 22 March 1693 in Québec, Canada, New France .

daughter of Simon Ragau and Françoise Loreau

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Recorded occupation: 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into the Life of the Average Woman in 17th Century New France

Spouse & Children of Marthe RAGAU (RAGOT)

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Marthe RAGAU (RAGOT) married

Louis SAMSON
Marriage date: 26 February 1664
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Louis SAMSON and Marthe RAGAU (RAGOT)

Antoine SAMSON

Born: 23 May 1665, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1743, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine-Angélique LARUE 21 October 1691 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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

1664 Marriage / Partner
Marthe RAGAU (RAGOT) and Louis SAMSON 26 February 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Fille du Roi
Ragot, Marthe, m. Samson, Louis, Feb. 26, 1664
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1665 Birth of Child
Antoine SAMSON was born 23 May 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1691 Marriage of Child
Antoine SAMSON married 21 October 1691, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Catherine-Angélique LARUE