Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)

Born

6 February 1645 , St-Pierre-de-Losne, Côte d'or, Bourgogne, France

Died

5 February 1745 , Verchères, Canada, New France

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Born: 6 February 1645 in St-Pierre-de-Losne, Côte d'or, Bourgogne, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jeanne was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1673.
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Jeanne married Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE 19 September 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 17 May 1634 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Nicolas died 3 March 1703 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Jeanne married (2) François CHICOINE 12 November 1704 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . François CHICOINE was born 12 December 1676 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). François was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Madeleine CHRETIEN.

Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) died 5 February 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France .

daughter of Noel Amiot (Amyot) and Anne Vivienne Girauldon

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Recorded occupation: midwife

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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Spouse & Children of Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)

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Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) married

Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 19 September 1673
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Notre-Dame de Quebec

Nicolas Pion, son of Nicolas Pion and Catherine Bredons

Jeanne Amyot, daughter of Noel Amyot and Anne Vivienne

Children of Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)

Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 17 August 1674, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 16 May 1688, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 22 August 1676, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 25 October 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean SERRE 9 February 1694 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE 4 September 1727 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1679, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 21 October 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France

Angélique PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1679, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1687, Verchères, Canada, New France

Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 28 December 1681, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 29 July 1684, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 20 December 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE 22 January 1713 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 10 February 1687, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1689, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 28 January 1690, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) married

François CHICOINE
Marriage date: 12 November 1704
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

François CHICOINE was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Madeleine CHRETIEN

Marriage notes:

Marriage record at Sainte-Trinite-de-Contrecouer indicates that Francois Chicoine was the son of Pierre Chicoine and Magdelaine Chretien and that Jeanne Amiot was the wife of Nicholas Pion.

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Birth — 1645
6 February 1645
St-Pierre-de-Losne, Côte d'or, Bourgogne, France

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

Fille du Roi
Amiot, Jeanne, m. 1: Pion, Nicolas, dit Lafontaine, Sep. 19, 1673, m. 2: Chicoine, François, Nov. 12, 1704

La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1673 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) and Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE 19 September 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 28 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 17 August 1674, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jeanne was 29 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 August 1676, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jeanne was 31 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 28 December 1681, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jeanne was 36 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 29 July 1684, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jeanne was 39 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 10 February 1687, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jeanne was 42 years old.

1687 Death of Child
Angélique PION dite LAFONTAINE died 10 October 1687, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jeanne was 42 years old.

1687 Death of Child
Pierre PION dit LAFONTAINE died 21 October 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jeanne was 42 years old.

1688 Death of Child
Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE died 16 May 1688, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jeanne was 43 years old.

1694 Marriage of Child
Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE married 9 February 1694, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean SERRE

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

1703 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE died 3 March 1703, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1704 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) and François CHICOINE 12 November 1704, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 59 years old.

Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) - 1704 marriage Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusquà nos jours, Volume 3 Dictionnaire gé

1704 marriage
Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Volume 3
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Publisher E. Senécal, 1887
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Sep 20, 2007
Page 65

1713 Marriage of Child
Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE married 22 January 1713, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

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

1727 Marriage of Child
Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE married 4 September 1727, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE

1727 Death of Child
Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE died 20 December 1727, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jeanne was 82 years old.

Death
name: Jeanne Amiot
gender: Female
burial date: 06 Feb 1745
burial place: Vercheres, Vercheres, Quebec
death date: 05 Feb 1745
death place: Vercheres, Vercheres, Quebec
age: 107
birth date: 1638
birthplace:
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race: White
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Francois Chichoine
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indexing project (batch) number: B01284-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1288561
reference number: Image 69 p 73 bur2

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2P3-JQJ : accessed 11 Jan 2013), Jeanne Amiot, 05 Feb 1745; citing reference Image 69 p 73 bur2, FHL microfilm 128856
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