Esther RAMAGE

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abt. 1622 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

16 February 1678 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1622 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Esther was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Esther married Elie GODIN 22 March 1639 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Elie GODIN was born 6 April 1617 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Elie died 5 January 1672 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).

Esther RAMAGE died 16 February 1678 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .

daughter of Daniel Ramage and Esther Dentelle (Dortelle)

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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.

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Esther RAMAGE married

Elie GODIN
Marriage date: 22 March 1639
Marriage place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:

PRDH records show a baptism in 1655 in Quebec, QC, Canada of a child of Esther ? and Elie Godin. There is also a marriage of a child of Esther Ramage and Elie Godin in Quebec, QC, Canada in 1656. In 1666 and 1667, they are living in Montmorency County.

"Elie Godin died at Beaupre and was buried on 5 January 1672. His widow, Esther Ramage, made another marriage commitment to Mathruin Roy on 12 October 1676 but failed to go through with it. She died about 1695 after twelve years of ill health."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume II, Page 119

"Elie Godin (Gaudin) was born about 1612 in the diocese of Saintes, province of Saintonge. he was a sailor who met his wife, Marie Esther Ramage, in her home town, the port of La Rochelle in Aunis. They were married on 22 March 1639 in the Calvinist temple at La Rochelle where she was 24 years old. Their first two children were born in France."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 128

Children of Elie GODIN and Esther RAMAGE

Anne GODIN (GAUDIN)

Born: 16 October 1639, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Died: 26 February 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Married: René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) 19 April 1656 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles GODIN (GAUDIN)

Born: 10 August 1641, St Laurent de Beaumenil, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Died: 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Jeanne GODIN

Born: 9 October 1643 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Died: 22 November 1651, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Helene GODIN

Born: 3 September 1645 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Died: 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Marie GODIN

Born: 10 June 1647 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Died: 14 January 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Pierre GODIN

Born: 21 May 1650 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Died: 22 January 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte GODIN

Born: 24 August 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 8 August 1712, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre FRECHET (FRICHET) 9 November 1671 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Married: Pierre LAFOREST 27 July 1679 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jacques GODIN

Born: abt. 1656, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 22 January 1734, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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1639 Marriage / Partner
Esther RAMAGE and Elie GODIN 22 March 1639, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1639 Birth of Child
Anne GODIN (GAUDIN) was born 16 October 1639, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1641 Birth of Child
Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) was born 10 August 1641, St Laurent de Beaumenil, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France

1643 Birth of Child
Jeanne GODIN was born 9 October 1643 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1645 Birth of Child
Helene GODIN was born 3 September 1645 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1647 Birth of Child
Marie GODIN was born 10 June 1647 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1650 Birth of Child
Pierre GODIN was born 21 May 1650 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1651 Death of Child
Jeanne GODIN died 22 November 1651, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1652 Death of Child
Marie GODIN died 14 January 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1652 Death of Child
Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) died 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1652 Death of Child
Helene GODIN died 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1655 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GODIN was born 24 August 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1656 Marriage of Child
Anne GODIN (GAUDIN) married 19 April 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1671 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte GODIN married 9 November 1671, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Pierre FRECHET (FRICHET)

1672 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elie GODIN died 5 January 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1674 Death of Child
Pierre GODIN died 22 January 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Death — 1678
16 February 1678
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

'Elie Godin died at Beaupre and was buried on 5 January 1672. Subsequently, his widow, Esther Ramage made another marriage commitment to Mathurin Roy but canceled it. She died about 1695 after 12 years of ill health.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 129

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