Marthe COGNAC

Born

abt. 1610 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

29 May 1689 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1610 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Marthe was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1649.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Marthe married Barthelemi (Barthélémy) GAUDIN (GANDIN) 20 January 1647 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Barthelemi (Barthélémy) GAUDIN (GANDIN) was born 9 October 1613 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Barthelemi (Barthélémy) died 19 March 1697 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).

Marthe COGNAC died 29 May 1689 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .

daughter of Guillaume Cognac and Marie-Yves Pinsonneault

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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.

A Glimpse into the Life of the Average Woman in 17th Century New France

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Marthe COGNAC married

Barthelemi (Barthélémy) GAUDIN (GANDIN)
Marriage date: 20 January 1647
Marriage place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

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PRDH indicates baptisms for several of their children, the first one being in Quebec, QC, Canada in 1649

Barthelemy Gandin and Marthe Cognac

"... Barthelemi had contracted at La Rochelle on 5 June 1643, to come to Canada a a cooper for Guillaume Couillard. Looking back, we note that on 20 January 1647, Marthe Cognac, originally from the town of Marans, was joined in bonds of matrimony to Barthelemi Gandin at La Rochelle..."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 59

Children of Barthelemi (Barthélémy) GAUDIN (GANDIN) and Marthe COGNAC

Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN)

Born: 30 January 1649, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1726, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine BOUTIN dit LAPLANTE 3 November 1665 Place: Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Married: Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN) 18 July 1677 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean GAUDIN

Born: 5 February 1650, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1666, , Québec Province, Canada

Jeanne-Marguerite GAUDIN (GANDIN)

Born: 30 July 1651, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1717, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Robert PAGÉ dit QUERCY 8 January 1688 Place: Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

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1647 Marriage / Partner
Marthe COGNAC and Barthelemi (Barthélémy) GAUDIN (GANDIN) 20 January 1647, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1649 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) was born 30 January 1649, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1650 Birth of Child
Jean GAUDIN was born 5 February 1650, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1651 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite GAUDIN (GANDIN) was born 30 July 1651, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

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

1665 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) married 3 November 1665, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery) to Antoine BOUTIN dit LAPLANTE

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Quebec
Barthelemy Gaudin - 58 thonnellier habittant

Marthe Cognard - 60 sa femme

Jean Gaudin - 16 fils

Et Margueritte Gaudin - 14 fille
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1677 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) married 18 July 1677, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN)

1688 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite GAUDIN (GANDIN) married 8 January 1688, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery) to Robert PAGÉ dit QUERCY