Madeleine NIEL

(b. 3 June 1652 , Rouen, France d. 15 August 1732 , Laval, Canada, New France )

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Madeleine NIEL was born 3 June 1652 in Rouen, France

Madeleine NIEL was the child of Robert NIEL and Anne LAMBERT

Madeleine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1667.
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Madeleine married Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE 24 October 1667 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was born 11 June 1643 in Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France. Étienne died 16 May 1724 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Étienne was the child of François CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Colombe REGNAULT.

Madeleine NIEL died 15 August 1732 in Laval, Canada, New France .
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Family and Children of Madeleine NIEL

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Madeleine NIEL married

Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE-- Date: 24 October 1667 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of François CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Colombe REGNAULT

Marriage found at Immaculee Conception, Trois-Rivieres in Drouin Collection.

Étienne Charles dit Lajeunesse arrived in New France June 30, 1665 as a soldier in Carignan Salières Regiment,
Monteil’s Company. He married Madeleine Niel on 24 October 1667 in Immaculée-Conception at Trois-Rivières.

Source: Peter J. Gagné, King’s Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi, 1663-1673 (Quintin Publications: Orange Park, Florida, 2008), Vol. 2, p 429; La Société des Filles du roi et Soldats du Carignan, Inc.,
Regiment (Soldiers); Thomas J. Laforest, Our French Canadian Ancestors, Vol. 3 pp 56-64, [from Ancestry.com contributor].

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Children of Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIEL:

Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (b.8 September 1669, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1709, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Louis PETIT 7 January 1686 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Clement CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE (b.28 October 1671, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1743, Terrebonne, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Madeleine DUPRÉ 4 January 1700 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Catherine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (b.1 February 1674, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 8 November 1704, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 16 March 1700 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (b.4 February 1676, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Jeanne-Anne CADIEUX 16 June 1698 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (b.12 August 1678, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1752, Longueuil, Canada, New France )
m. Michel VIAU 28 October 1698 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 23 June 1722 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE (b.30 November 1680, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1759, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Josephe ROBIN dite LAPOINTE 3 September 1702 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
m. Marie-Francoise LECLERC 27 July 1735 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Françoise CHARLES (b.19 December 1682, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1682, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

Marguerite CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE (b.23 August 1684, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1750, Terrebonne, Canada, New France )
m. François DUBOIS dit JOLICOEUR 18 January 1700 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Madeline CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE (b.2 February 1687, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 May 1756, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE
m. Henri-Pierre REGNIER 31 January 1718 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE (b.15 April 1689, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1745, Laval, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne BOURDON 29 October 1715 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Marie-Anne LAMOTHE 25 February 1729 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Anne CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (b.21 January 1691, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1753, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Cesar-Marin BOURDON 23 December 1709 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Charles SUREAU dit BLONDIN 28 February 1720 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE (b.5 April 1693, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1728, Berthierville, Canada, New France )
m. Ignace BOURDON 13 April 1711 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1652 Birth
3 June 1652
Rouen, France

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine NIEL and Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE 24 October 1667, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 15 years old.

Fille du Roi
Niel, Madeleine , m. Charles, Étienne, dit Lajeunesse, Oct. 24, 1667

La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1669 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE was born 8 September 1669, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine was 17 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Clement CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was born 28 October 1671, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine was 19 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Catherine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE was born 1 February 1674, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine was 21 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Michel CHARLES LAJEUNESSE was born 4 February 1676, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Madeleine was 23 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE was born 12 August 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 26 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was born 30 November 1680, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine was 28 years old.

1681 Longueuil
Etienne Charles, (1) 32 ans; Madeleine Niel, sa femme, 30 ans; Marie, 11 ans; Clement, 9 ans; Catherine, 7 ans; Michel, 5 ans; Etienne, 3 ans; Helene, 1 an; 1 vache; 8 arpents en valeur.

Title Histoire de Longueuil et de la famille de Longueuil
Authors Alex Jodoin, J. L. Vincent
Publisher Impr. Gebhardt-Berthiaume, 1889
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Dec 18, 2007
Length 681 pages
Page 66

1682 Birth of Child
Françoise CHARLES was born 19 December 1682, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE was born 23 August 1684, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine was 32 years old.

1686 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE married 7 January 1686, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Louis PETIT

1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeline CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE was born 2 February 1687, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was born 15 April 1689, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine was 36 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Anne CHARLES LAJEUNESSE was born 21 January 1691, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine was 38 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE was born 5 April 1693, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine was 40 years old.

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

1698 Marriage of Child
Michel CHARLES LAJEUNESSE married 16 June 1698, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Jeanne-Anne CADIEUX

1698 Marriage of Child
Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE married 28 October 1698, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Michel VIAU

1700 Marriage of Child
Clement CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE married 4 January 1700, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Madeleine DUPRÉ

1700 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE married 18 January 1700, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to François DUBOIS dit JOLICOEUR

1700 Marriage of Child
Catherine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE married 16 March 1700, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

1702 Marriage of Child
Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE married 3 September 1702, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marie-Josephe ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

1703 Death of Child
Michel CHARLES LAJEUNESSE died 13 July 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 51 years old.

1704 Death of Child
Catherine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE died 8 November 1704, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 52 years old.

1709 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE died 5 February 1709, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine was 56 years old.

1709 Marriage of Child
Anne CHARLES LAJEUNESSE married 23 December 1709 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Cesar-Marin BOURDON

1711 Marriage of Child
Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE married 13 April 1711, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Ignace BOURDON

1715 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE married 29 October 1715 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Anne BOURDON

1718 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeline CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE married 31 January 1718, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Henri-Pierre REGNIER

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage of Child
Anne CHARLES LAJEUNESSE married 28 February 1720, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Charles SUREAU dit BLONDIN

1722 Marriage of Child
Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE married 23 June 1722, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

1724 Death of Spouse/Partner
Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE died 16 May 1724, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

1728 Death of Child
Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE died 22 November 1728, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Madeleine was 76 years old.

1729 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE married 25 February 1729, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Marie-Anne LAMOTHE

1732 Death
'From the marriages of (their) children, Etienne and Madeleine Niel left 111 grandchildren to posterity...'

Around 1720, Etienne and Madeleine moved to Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Ile-Jesus, to live with their son, Etienne. 'It was there that Etienne Charles, senior, was interred on 16 May 1724... Eight years later, on the same spot, on 16 August 1732, his wife earned her well-deserved rest, and was buried beside her husband.'
Our French-Canadian Ancestors - Thomas J. Laforest

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