Françoise
DURAND
(b.
abt. 1648
,
Notre-Dame, Bracquemont, Dieppe, Normandie, France
d.
15 September 1718
,
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
)
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Françoise DURAND was born abt. 1648 in Notre-Dame, Bracquemont, Dieppe, Normandie, France
Françoise DURAND was the child of ? and ?Françoise was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1671.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Françoise married Jacques BEAUDOIN 24 March 1671 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jacques BEAUDOIN was born 29 July 1645 in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Jacques died 6 June 1708 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
Françoise DURAND died 15 September 1718 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
daughter of Pierre Durand and Noelle Asselin
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Occupation
Françoise DURAND was a Fille du Roi.
Françoise DURAND was a Fille du Roi.
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 DURAND
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Jacques BEAUDOIN-- Date: 24 March 1671 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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PRDH indicates that Jacques Baudouin and Francoise Durand signed a contract of marriage in 1671 at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada.
24 March 1671
Contrat Notaire Vachon, Québec
Canada
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Jacques BEAUDOIN and Françoise DURAND:
Jacques BEAUDOIN (b.25 July 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1758, Berthierville, Canada, New France )
m. Catherine MORIN 6 July 1699 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
Joseph BEAUDOIN (b.3 April 1674 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1699 , Québec, Canada, New France )


Françoise BEAUDOIN (b.2 June 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre BLAIS 9 November 1695 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Louis BEAUDOIN (b.22 December 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. October 1723, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France )
m. Angélique ROY 16 November 1705 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Claude BEAUDOIN (b.4 June 1683, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
Pierre BEAUDOIN (b.28 February 1684 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 February 1684, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
Marc-Antoine BEAUDOIN (b.22 February 1685, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1748, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Elisabeth LEPAGE 13 April 1711 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
François BEAUDOIN (b.31 March 1686, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1686, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
Pierre BEAUDOIN (b.31 March 1686, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
Antoine BEAUDOIN (b.10 May 1688 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1714, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
Marie BEAUDOIN (b.28 October 1690, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
PRDH indicates that Jacques Baudouin and Francoise Durand signed a contract of marriage in 1671 at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada.
24 March 1671
Contrat Notaire Vachon, Québec
Canada
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Jacques BEAUDOIN and Françoise DURAND:
m. Catherine MORIN 6 July 1699 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
m. Pierre BLAIS 9 November 1695 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
m. Angélique ROY 16 November 1705 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Elisabeth LEPAGE 13 April 1711 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
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Fille du Roi
Durand, Françoise, m. Beaudouin, Jacques, contract Mar. 24, 1671
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
Durand, Françoise, m. Beaudouin, Jacques, contract Mar. 24, 1671
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
Françoise DURAND and Jacques BEAUDOIN 24 March 1671, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1672 Birth of ChildJacques BEAUDOIN was born 25 July 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1674 Birth of ChildJoseph BEAUDOIN was born 3 April 1674 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1676 Birth of ChildFrançoise BEAUDOIN was born 2 June 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1678 Birth of ChildLouis BEAUDOIN was born 22 December 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1681 Canadian Census Comte de St.-Laurent
Jacques Baudouin, 37
Francoise Durand, sa femme
enfants:
Jacques, 10
Joseph, 8
Francoise, 5
Lous, 3
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Jacques Baudouin, 37
Francoise Durand, sa femme
enfants:
Jacques, 10
Joseph, 8
Francoise, 5
Lous, 3
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1683 Birth of ChildClaude BEAUDOIN was born 4 June 1683, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1684 Birth of ChildPierre BEAUDOIN was born 28 February 1684 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1685 Birth of ChildMarc-Antoine BEAUDOIN was born 22 February 1685, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1686 Birth of ChildFrançois BEAUDOIN was born 31 March 1686, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1686 Birth of ChildPierre BEAUDOIN was born 31 March 1686, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1688 Birth of ChildAntoine BEAUDOIN was born 10 May 1688 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1690 Birth of ChildMarie BEAUDOIN was born 28 October 1690, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Françoise BEAUDOIN married 9 November 1695, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Pierre BLAIS
Joseph BEAUDOIN died 8 April 1699 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jacques BEAUDOIN married 6 July 1699, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Catherine MORIN
Louis BEAUDOIN married 16 November 1705, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Angélique ROY
Jacques BEAUDOIN died 6 June 1708, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Marc-Antoine BEAUDOIN married 13 April 1711, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth LEPAGE
Antoine BEAUDOIN died 29 June 1714, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
15 September 1718
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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