Ancestor is complete! immigrant Fille a Marier flag female ancestor  Jeanne  VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT)

  (b. abt. 1636 Brioux-sur-Boutonne, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France   d. 20 March 1700 Québec, Canada, New France )  

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Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT) was born abt. 1636 in Brioux-sur-Boutonne, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France

Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT) was the child of ?   and   ?

Jeanne was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1657. 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):

Jeanne  married  Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE 31 July 1657 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE  was born abt. 1637 in Poitiers, France.  Jacques died abt. 1678 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. 

Jeanne  married  (2) Philippe POTHIER dit FONTAINE 16 October 1679 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Philippe POTHIER dit FONTAINE  was born abt. 1642 in France.  Philippe died 15 December 1712 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). 

Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT) died 20 March 1700 in Québec, Canada, New France .





Daughter of Abel Vignault and Suzanne Bonneau


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Occupation

Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT) was a Domestique de Marie Couillard.
The term domestique, or domestic servant, whether it was used in France or in New-France, was associated with: Servants working in a home; Agricultural servants; Personal servants; Any person at the service of another, without specifics.

Domestique also included all servants, of any type, working for religious communities and hospital staff, which represented an important group in the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a Domestique: Navigating 18th Century New France
Did You Know? 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.

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