Catherine FOURRIER
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Born: 31 December 1651 in Faubourg Saint-Germain, Paris, Ville-de-Paris, Île-de-France, France
Catherine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1670.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Mathurin MERCADIER October 1670 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mathurin MERCADIER was born 22 June 1645 in St-Pierre, Buxeuil, Vienne, France. Mathurin died 7 May 1672 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Catherine married (2) Jean BOUSQUET 11 May 1672 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jean BOUSQUET was born abt. 1646 in France. Jean died abt. 1696 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean was the child of Jean BOUSQUET and Isabelle HILAIRET.
Catherine married (3) François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN 20 November 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France . François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN was born abt. 1661 in La Flèche St-Thomas, Sarthe, Pays de La Loire, France. François died 19 March 1720 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine).
Catherine FOURRIER died 21 October 1726 in Repentigny, Canada, New France .
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Spouse & Children of Catherine FOURRIER
Marriage date: October 1670
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Children of Mathurin MERCADIER and Catherine FOURRIER
Died: 27 September 1671, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 3 September 1699, Sainte-Thérèse, Canada, New France
Marriage date: 11 May 1672
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Jean BOUSQUET was the child of Jean BOUSQUET and Isabelle HILAIRET
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Children of Jean BOUSQUET and Catherine FOURRIER
Died: 1 August 1754, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1703, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1684, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 20 March 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 8 November 1684, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 14 May 1740, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 21 July 1767, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 April 1716, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 August 1700, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 July 1729, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 23 November 1722, Varennes, Canada, New France
Marriage date: 20 November 1712
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Children of François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN and Catherine FOURRIER
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31 December 1651
Faubourg Saint-Germain, Paris, Ville-de-Paris, Île-de-France, France
Fourrier, Catherine, m. 1. Mercadier, Mathurin, Oct. 14, 1670, m. 2. Bousquet, Jean, May 11, 1672, m. 3. Martin, François, dit Langevin, Nov. 20, 1712
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
Catherine FOURRIER and Mathurin MERCADIER October 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
She was 18 years old.

1670 marriage
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The French In North America: 1500-1783
1671 Birth of ChildElisabeth MERCADIER was born 16 September 1671 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 19 years old.
Catherine FOURRIER and Jean BOUSQUET 11 May 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
She was 20 years old.

1672 marriage
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The French In North America: 1500-1783
Mathurin MERCADIER died 7 May 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1672 Birth of ChildGeneviève MERCADIER was born 9 December 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 20 years old.
1674 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste BOUSQUET was born 3 September 1674, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 22 years old.
1676 Birth of ChildCatherine BOUSQUET was born 13 February 1676, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 24 years old.
1677 Birth of ChildDaniel BOUSQUET was born 3 October 1677, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 25 years old.
1679 Birth of ChildPierre BOUSQUET was born 22 January 1679, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 27 years old.
1680 Birth of ChildClaude BOUSQUET was born 28 November 1680, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Catherine was 28 years old.
Jean Bousquet, arquebusier, 35
Catherine Fourier, sa femme, 30
enfants:
Genevieve, 9
Jean, 7
Catherine, 6
Daniel, 4
Pierre, 3
Claude, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1682 Birth of ChildMarie BOUSQUET was born 27 September 1682, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Catherine was 30 years old.
1684 Birth of ChildBarbe BOUSQUET was born 7 February 1684 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Catherine was 32 years old.
Daniel BOUSQUET died 5 June 1684, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Catherine was 32 years old.
Claude BOUSQUET died 8 November 1684, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Catherine was 32 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildJeanne BOUSQUET was born 17 October 1685, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Catherine was 33 years old.
1687 Birth of ChildToussaint BOUSQUET was born 15 June 1687, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Catherine was 35 years old.
1690 Birth of ChildFrançoise BOUSQUET was born 20 April 1690, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Catherine was 38 years old.
1695 Birth of ChildAnne-Catherine BOUSQUET was born 13 May 1695, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Catherine was 43 years old.
Catherine BOUSQUET married 24 November 1698, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean VENNE (VOYNE)
Geneviève MERCADIER married 24 November 1698, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to René CHOLET dit ST-PAUL
Geneviève MERCADIER died 3 September 1699, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)
Catherine was 47 years old.
Toussaint BOUSQUET died 7 August 1700, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 48 years old.
Pierre BOUSQUET married 16 January 1702, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE (BONELISSE)
Catherine BOUSQUET died 26 May 1703, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Catherine was 51 years old.
Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET married 21 November 1703, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Louise LUSSIER
Marie BOUSQUET married 12 May 1704, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Mayeul (Maïole) OUDIN (AUDIN)
Barbe BOUSQUET married 1 August 1707, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre LAVAL
Barbe BOUSQUET married 17 November 1709 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE
Jeanne BOUSQUET married 24 November 1710, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Albert BAUNE (BEAULNE)
Catherine FOURRIER and François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN 20 November 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
She was 60 years old.

1712 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Françoise BOUSQUET married 21 January 1715 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Joseph CUSSON
Anne-Catherine BOUSQUET married 27 January 1716, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Nicolas LEDOUX
Jeanne BOUSQUET died 19 April 1716, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 64 years old.
François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN died 19 March 1720, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)
Anne-Catherine BOUSQUET died 23 November 1722, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Catherine was 70 years old.

Death - La Purification-de-Repentigny, Repentigny, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
21 October 1726
Repentigny, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 74.
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