Robert CAVELIER

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28 October 1624 , France

Died

25 July 1699 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Born: 28 October 1624 in France

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Robert was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1654.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Robert married Adrienne DEVIVIER (DUVIVIER) 19 November 1654 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Adrienne DEVIVIER (DUVIVIER) was born 30 October 1626 in Corbeny, Aisne, France. Adrienne died 20 October 1706 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

Robert CAVELIER died 25 July 1699 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Ferdinand Cavelier and Catherine Filiastre

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Robert CAVELIER

Robert CAVELIER married

Adrienne DEVIVIER (DUVIVIER)
Marriage date: 19 November 1654
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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Children of Robert CAVELIER and Adrienne DEVIVIER (DUVIVIER)

Anne CAVELIER

Born: 18 December 1655, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 28 December 1655, Montréal, Canada, New France

Madeleine CAVELIER dite DESLAURIERS

Born: 18 December 1656, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1719, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine FORESTIER 25 November 1670 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CAVELIER dit DESLAURIERS

Born: 3 July 1659, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1729, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne THUILLIER 7 July 1704 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre CAVELIER

Born: 7 January 1662, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 29 June 1671, Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis-Michel CAVELIER (LECAVELIER)

Born: 22 June 1664, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine-Eleonore LEMIRE 11 September 1707 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Jeanne CAVELIER

Born: 19 February 1667, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 19 August 1739, Montréal, Canada, New France

Anne-Adrienne CAVELIER

Born: 1 February 1671, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 March 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1624
28 October 1624
France

1654 Marriage / Partner
Robert CAVELIER and Adrienne DEVIVIER (DUVIVIER) 19 November 1654, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 30 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
Anne CAVELIER was born 18 December 1655, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Robert was 31 years old.

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

1656 Birth of Child
Madeleine CAVELIER dite DESLAURIERS was born 18 December 1656, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Robert was 32 years old.

1659 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CAVELIER dit DESLAURIERS was born 3 July 1659, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Robert was 34 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
Pierre CAVELIER was born 7 January 1662, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Robert was 37 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Louis-Michel CAVELIER (LECAVELIER) was born 22 June 1664, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Robert was 39 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Birth of Child
Jeanne CAVELIER was born 19 February 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Robert was 42 years old.

1670 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CAVELIER dite DESLAURIERS married 25 November 1670, Montréal, Canada, New France to Antoine FORESTIER

1671 Birth of Child
Anne-Adrienne CAVELIER was born 1 February 1671, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Robert was 46 years old.

1671 Death of Child
Pierre CAVELIER died 29 June 1671, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Robert was 46 years old.

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

Death — 1699
25 July 1699
Montréal, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 74.

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