Marguerite
GIRARD
Born
1 January 1643
,
Boulogne Sur Mer, Picardie, France
Died
February 1716
,
Québec Province, Canada
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Born: 1 January 1643 in Boulogne Sur Mer, Picardie, France
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Marguerite was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1674.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Pierre FORCIER abt. 1674 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Pierre FORCIER was born abt. 1648 in St Aubin Parish, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France. Pierre died 18 May 1690 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada.
Marguerite married (2) René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS 30 November 1690 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 23 November 1645 in La Charrière, Deux-Sèvres, France.
Marguerite GIRARD died February 1716 in Québec Province, Canada.
daughter of Nicolas Girard and Renee Francoise Roche
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Spouse & Children of Marguerite GIRARD
Marguerite GIRARD married 
Pierre FORCIER
Marriage date: abt. 1674
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Pierre FORCIERMarriage date: abt. 1674
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marriage notes:
St-Pierre de Sorel
Marriage not found at Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel in Drouin Collection for this date. Only baptism records appear to be available.
PRDH has no record of this marriage, however there are records of the baptisms of their children, the first one being in 1675 at Sorel.
Pierre Forcier and Marguerite Girard
Children of Pierre FORCIER and Marguerite GIRARD
Marthe FORCIERBorn: 10 February 1675 , Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France
Married: Pierre BILLERON dit LAFATIGUE 8 October 1692 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Joseph-Antoine FORCIERBorn: 20 January 1677 , Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1741, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1741, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Married: Gertrude JOYAL 19 February 1703 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Anne CHAPDELAINE 9 August 1734 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Rene FORCIER 
Pierre FORCIER
Jacques FORCIERMarried: Marie-Jeanne HAREL 10 October 1706 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Marguerite FORCIERMarried: René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU 28 January 1705 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean-Baptiste FORCIERBorn: 9 February 1687, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Charlotte FORCIERBorn: 1 April 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marguerite GIRARD married René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 30 November 1690
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAISMarriage date: 30 November 1690
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Children of René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marguerite GIRARD
Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAISBorn: 10 May 1691, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1765, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 April 1765, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Josephe JOYAL 28 November 1711 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAISBorn: abt. 1696, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 January 1780, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 January 1780, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Catherine PERINAU 19 February 1716 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Married: Marie-Françoise DANIS 16 November 1722 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Married: Marie-Jeanne PARENT 3 February 1735 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Married: Marie-Jeanne HAY 12 January 1750 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 16431 January 1643
Boulogne Sur Mer, Picardie, France
Fille du Roi
Girard, Marguerite, m. 1. Forcier, Pierre, m. 2. Abraham, René, dit Desmarais, Nov. 30, 1690
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
Girard, Marguerite, m. 1. Forcier, Pierre, m. 2. Abraham, René, dit Desmarais, Nov. 30, 1690
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
1675 Birth of ChildMarthe FORCIER was born 10 February 1675 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marguerite was 32 years old.
1677 Birth of ChildJoseph-Antoine FORCIER was born 20 January 1677 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marguerite was 34 years old.
1680 Birth of ChildPierre FORCIER was born 25 April 1680, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marguerite was 37 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de St.-Francois
Pierre Forcier, 33
Marguerite Girard, sa femme, 32
enfants:
Joseph, 5
Marie, 3
Pierre, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Pierre Forcier, 33
Marguerite Girard, sa femme, 32
enfants:
Joseph, 5
Marie, 3
Pierre, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1682 Birth of ChildJacques FORCIER was born 10 February 1682, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marguerite was 39 years old.
1684 Birth of ChildMarguerite FORCIER was born 6 April 1684 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marguerite was 41 years old.
1687 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste FORCIER was born 9 February 1687, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marguerite was 44 years old.
1689 Death of ChildJean-Baptiste FORCIER died 9 January 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Marguerite was 46 years old.
1689 Birth of ChildCharlotte FORCIER was born 1 April 1689, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Marguerite was 46 years old.
1689 Death of ChildPierre FORCIER died 25 July 1689, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marguerite was 46 years old.
1690 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite GIRARD and René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS 30 November 1690 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
She was 47 years old.
1690 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1690 Death of Spouse/PartnerPierre FORCIER died 18 May 1690, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
1691 Birth of ChildPierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 10 May 1691, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Marguerite was 48 years old.
1692 Marriage of ChildMarthe FORCIER married 8 October 1692, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Pierre BILLERON dit LAFATIGUE
1703 Marriage of ChildJoseph-Antoine FORCIER married 19 February 1703, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Gertrude JOYAL
1703 Death of ChildMarthe FORCIER died 25 February 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marguerite was 60 years old.
1703 Death of ChildRene FORCIER died 11 August 1703, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Marguerite was 60 years old.
1705 Marriage of ChildMarguerite FORCIER married 28 January 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU
1706 Marriage of ChildJacques FORCIER married 10 October 1706, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Jeanne HAREL
1711 Marriage of ChildPierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS married 28 November 1711, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe JOYAL
Death — 1716February 1716
Québec Province, Canada
She died at the age of 73.
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