Marie-Catherine
COTTIN D'ARRAS
Born
abt. 1645
,
France
Died
29 March 1690
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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Born: abt. 1645 in France
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Marie-Catherine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1666.
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Marie-Catherine married Pierre BRUNET 1 February 1666 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre BRUNET was born 12 February 1636 in Dieppe, France. Pierre died abt. 1684 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal).
Marie-Catherine COTTIN D'ARRAS died 29 March 1690 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .
daughter of François Cottin and Jeanne Lecain
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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Marie-Catherine COTTIN D'ARRAS
Marie-Catherine COTTIN D'ARRAS married 
Pierre BRUNET
Marriage date: 1 February 1666
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre BRUNETMarriage date: 1 February 1666
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marriage notes:
Notre-Dame
Children of Pierre BRUNET and Marie-Catherine COTTIN D'ARRAS
Jeanne BRUNETBorn: 1 July 1665, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jacques GODEFROY 30 June 1683 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jacques BRUNETBorn: 28 September 1667, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Louis BRUNETBorn: 8 April 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Thomas BRUNETBorn: 18 February 1678, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Catherine CECIRE 17 October 1701 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)
Charles BRUNETBorn: abt. 1680, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 October 1694, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 19 October 1694, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BRUNETBorn: 9 July 1682, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 9 November 1747, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 9 November 1747, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Angélique SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL 13 January 1716 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
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1665 Birth of ChildJeanne BRUNET was born 1 July 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1666 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Catherine COTTIN D'ARRAS and Pierre BRUNET 1 February 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Fille du Roi
Cottin, Marie-Catherine, dite D'Arras, (out of wedlock child, Jeanne b. 1665), m. 1: Brunet, Pierre, Feb. 1, 1666, m. 2: Mandin, Pierre, Aug. 20, 1685
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
Cottin, Marie-Catherine, dite D'Arras, (out of wedlock child, Jeanne b. 1665), m. 1: Brunet, Pierre, Feb. 1, 1666, m. 2: Mandin, Pierre, Aug. 20, 1685
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
1667 Birth of ChildJacques BRUNET was born 28 September 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1670 Birth of ChildLouis BRUNET was born 8 April 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1678 Birth of ChildThomas BRUNET was born 18 February 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1682 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste BRUNET was born 9 July 1682, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
1683 Marriage of ChildJeanne BRUNET married 30 June 1683, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Jacques GODEFROY
Death — 169029 March 1690
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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