Françoise METHOT

Born

29 December 1675 , Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

25 November 1754 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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Abraham METHOT Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES

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Born: 29 December 1675 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Abraham METHOT

Mother: Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES

Maternal grandparents: René MEZERAY dit NOPCES , Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Françoise married Jean BOURASSA 10 November 1698 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jean BOURASSA was born 24 May 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean died 5 June 1746 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Jean was the child of Jean BOURASSA and Perrette-Marie VALLEE.

Françoise METHOT died 25 November 1754 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .
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Françoise METHOT married

Jean BOURASSA
Marriage date: 10 November 1698
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean BOURASSA was the child of Jean BOURASSA and Perrette-Marie VALLEE

Marriage notes:

"Jean, was baptized at Lauzon on 27 May 1670 married at Saint-Nicolas on 10 November 1698 (contract Chambalon, 16 October) to Francoise Methot, daughter of Abraham and of Marie-Madeleine Mezeray. They had five sons and five daughters. Jean was buried at Lauzon on 6 June 1746."

Thomas J. Laforest

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Children of Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT

Jean BOURASSA

Born: 16 May 1700, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1746, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Catherine ROUSSEAU 13 November 1724 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Married: Angélique BISSON 22 November 1728 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie BOURASSA

Born: 31 March 1702, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1735, L'Acadie, Canada, New France

Married: François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE 7 February 1729 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Pierre BOURASSA

Born: abt. 1704, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 17 November 1762, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada

Married: Louise COUTURE 26 January 1733 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Catherine BOURASSA

Born: abt. 1706, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Louis SAMSON 28 November 1731 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Louis BOURASSA

Born: 23 February 1708, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1751, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Françoise BOUCHER 28 April 1732 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth-Isabelle BOURASSA

Born: 14 February 1710, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 13 January 1772, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Philippe-Olivier COUTURE dit BELLERIVE 5 October 1733 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles BOURASSA

Born: 30 December 1711, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 3 December 1759, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Louise-Geneviève HUARD 21 August 1742 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jacques BOURASSA

Born: 26 February 1714, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1758, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise BOURASSA

Born: abt. 1716, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1768, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin COUTURE 27 April 1739 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Angélique BOURASSA

Born: abt. 1718, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 16 May 1789, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-François GUAY 3 April 1742 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1675
29 December 1675
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

1676 Baptism
Baptism found at Mission Saint Joseph de Sillery, Quebec in Drouin Collection

3 Feb 1676

Maria Francisca Metot, daughter of Abrahamo Metot and Maria Magdelena Mezeray
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de Lauzon
Abraham Metot, 37
Madelaine Mezeray, sa femme, 23
enfants:
Marie, 6
Anne, 4
Jacques 1 1/ 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

Probably listed as Marie (above)

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

1698 Marriage / Partner
Françoise METHOT and Jean BOURASSA 10 November 1698, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

Françoise METHOT - 1698 Marriage Saint-Nicolas, QC, Canada

1698 Marriage Saint-Nicolas, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1700 Birth of Child
Jean BOURASSA was born 16 May 1700, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Françoise was 24 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Marie BOURASSA was born 31 March 1702, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Françoise was 26 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Louis BOURASSA was born 23 February 1708, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Françoise was 32 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle BOURASSA was born 14 February 1710, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Françoise was 34 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Charles BOURASSA was born 30 December 1711, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Françoise was 36 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Jacques BOURASSA was born 26 February 1714, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Françoise was 38 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage of Child
Jean BOURASSA married 13 November 1724, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Catherine ROUSSEAU

1728 Marriage of Child
Jean BOURASSA married 22 November 1728, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Angélique BISSON

1729 Marriage of Child
Marie BOURASSA married 7 February 1729, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE

1731 Marriage of Child
Catherine BOURASSA married 28 November 1731, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louis SAMSON

1732 Marriage of Child
Louis BOURASSA married 28 April 1732, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise BOUCHER

1733 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOURASSA married 26 January 1733, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louise COUTURE

1733 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle BOURASSA married 5 October 1733, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Philippe-Olivier COUTURE dit BELLERIVE

1735 Death of Child
Marie BOURASSA died 15 April 1735, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Françoise was 59 years old.

1739 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BOURASSA married 27 April 1739 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Augustin COUTURE

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique BOURASSA married 3 April 1742, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Jean-François GUAY

1742 Marriage of Child
Charles BOURASSA married 21 August 1742, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louise-Geneviève HUARD

1746 Death of Child
Jean BOURASSA died 5 June 1746, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Françoise was 70 years old.

1746 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean BOURASSA died 5 June 1746, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1749 Death of Child
Catherine BOURASSA died 18 December 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Françoise was 74 years old.

1751 Death of Child
Louis BOURASSA died 27 June 1751, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 75 years old.

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

1754 Death
Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Levy, Lauzon, Levis, QC, Canada
Metot, Francoise, widow of Jean Bourassa
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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