Jeanne POIREAU (POIRAUD)

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8 March 1642 , France

Died

2 November 1690 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: 8 March 1642 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jeanne was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1662. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France

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Jeanne married Pierre BIRON 19 December 1662 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre BIRON was born abt. 1626 in France.

Jeanne POIREAU (POIRAUD) died 2 November 1690 in Québec, Canada, New France .

daughter of Francois Poriau and Francoise Hucheloque

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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.

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Jeanne POIREAU (POIRAUD) married

Pierre BIRON
Marriage date: 19 December 1662
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Pierre BIRON and Jeanne POIREAU (POIRAUD)

Pierre-Joseph BIRON

Born: abt. 1664, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

François BIRON

Born: 4 December 1665, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DAVAUX (DAVEAU) dite LAPLANTE 9 October 1691 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Married: Marie-Anne FOURNEL 5 July 1703 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Married: Anne-Françoise SYLVESTRE 28 February 1718 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Alexandre BIRON

Born: 26 September 1671, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne MORIN 16 August 1694 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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Birth — 1642
8 March 1642
France

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

1662 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne POIREAU (POIRAUD) and Pierre BIRON 19 December 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
François BIRON was born 4 December 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne was 23 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Quebec
pierre Biron ................................39 huissier sud. Conseil
Jeanne porreaut .............................22 sa femme
pierre Joseph Biron ..........................2 fils
Francois Biron .. .......................4 mois fils
Et pierre le and ............................22 domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1671 Birth of Child
Alexandre BIRON was born 26 September 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne was 29 years old.