Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE

Born

17 August 1688 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

23 January 1759 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Mathurin VILLENEUVE Marguerite LEMARCHE

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Born: 17 August 1688 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Mathurin VILLENEUVE

Mother: Marguerite LEMARCHE

Maternal grandparents: Jean LEMARCHE dit LAROCHE , Catherine HURAULT dite TRELLE

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Marie-Anne married Claude THOMAS 15 November 1706 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Claude THOMAS was born abt. 1677 in Dover, New Hampshire, USA. Claude died 22 November 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Claude was the child of Jean THOMAS and Anne LEGA (LEZA).

Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE died 23 January 1759 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .
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Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE married

Claude THOMAS
Marriage date: 15 November 1706
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Claude THOMAS was the child of Jean THOMAS and Anne LEGA (LEZA)

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Name: Claude Thomas

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Spouse's Name: Marie Anne Villeneuve

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Event Date: 15 Nov 1706

Event Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec

Father's Name: Jean Thomas

Mother's Name: Anne Loza

Spouse's Father's Name: Mathurin Villeneuve

Spouse's Mother's Name: Margueritte Lemarche

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04036-0

System Origin: Canada-EASy

GS Film number: 1290316

Reference ID: Page 32

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 May 2015), Claude Thomas and Marie Anne Villeneuve, 15 Nov 1706; citing Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec, reference Page 32; FHL microfilm 1,290,316.

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Children of Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE

Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Born: 4 June 1709, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1744, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST 12 August 1726 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Marguerite THOMAS

Born: March 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: July 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Born: 17 February 1713, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 16 December 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Thérèse PEPIN 4 October 1734 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne THOMAS

Born: 19 August 1714, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 31 August 1714, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne THOMAS

Born: 14 October 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 October 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Helaine THOMAS

Born: 25 June 1717, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: August 1717, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph THOMAS

Born: June 1719, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: July 1719, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne THOMAS

Born: October 1720, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: October 1720, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Born: 15 December 1721, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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Married: Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER 13 November 1741 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Françoise THOMAS

Born: 24 November 1723, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 22 May 1752, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph BEDARD 15 February 1740 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne THOMAS

Born: November 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: November 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Jeanne-Elisabeth THOMAS

Born: 18 April 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: May 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph THOMAS

Born: March 1729, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: March 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte THOMAS

Born: December 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: June 1733, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1688
17 August 1688
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1706 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE and Claude THOMAS 15 November 1706, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 18 years old.

1706 marriage

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1709 Birth of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 4 June 1709, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 20 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite THOMAS was born March 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 22 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 17 February 1713, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne THOMAS was born 19 August 1714, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne THOMAS was born 14 October 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Helaine THOMAS was born 25 June 1717, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Joseph THOMAS was born June 1719, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne THOMAS was born October 1720, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1721 Birth of Child
Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 15 December 1721, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Françoise THOMAS was born 24 November 1723, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne THOMAS was born November 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 37 years old.

1726 Marriage of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 12 August 1726, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Elisabeth THOMAS was born 18 April 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 38 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Joseph THOMAS was born March 1729, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 40 years old.

1731 Death of Child
Joseph THOMAS died March 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 42 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte THOMAS was born December 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 43 years old.

1733 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte THOMAS died June 1733, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 44 years old.

1734 Marriage of Child
Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 4 October 1734, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Thérèse PEPIN

1740 Marriage of Child
Françoise THOMAS married 15 February 1740, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Joseph BEDARD

1741 Marriage of Child
Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 13 November 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER

1743 Death of Child
Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 16 December 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 55 years old.

1744 Death of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 5 January 1744, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne was 55 years old.

1752 Death of Child
Françoise THOMAS died 22 May 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne was 63 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)