Michelle
DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE)
Born
abt. 1650
,
Rouen, France
Died
28 February 1723
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
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Born: abt. 1650 in Rouen, France
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Michelle was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1670.
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Michelle married Etienne POTHIER dit LAVERDURE 9 September 1670 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Etienne POTHIER dit LAVERDURE was born abt. 1648 in Paris, France. Etienne died 8 January 1688 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Michelle married (2) Etienne LAIR 5 May 1690 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Etienne LAIR was born 25 August 1629 in Villaines-sous-Malicorne, Sarthe, France. Etienne died abt. 1699 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Michelle DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE) died 28 February 1723 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
daughter of Francois Lahaie and Nicole Lepron
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michelle DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE)
Michelle DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE) married 
Etienne POTHIER dit LAVERDURE
Marriage date: 9 September 1670
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Etienne POTHIER dit LAVERDUREMarriage date: 9 September 1670
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Michelle DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE) and Etienne POTHIER dit LAVERDUREChildren of Etienne POTHIER dit LAVERDURE and Michelle DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE)
Toussaint POTHIER
Born: abt. 1677, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marguerite THUNAY 1 December 1703 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Michelle DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE) married Etienne LAIR
Marriage date: 5 May 1690
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Etienne LAIRMarriage date: 5 May 1690
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Children of Etienne LAIR and Michelle DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE)
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Fille du Roi
De Lahaye, Michelle , m. 1. Pothier, Étienne, Sep. 9, 1670, m. 2. Lair, Étienne, May 5, 1690
1670 Marriage / PartnerMichelle DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE) and Etienne POTHIER dit LAVERDURE 9 September 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1671 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste POTHIER was born 7 September 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1673 Birth of ChildMarie POTHIER was born 31 October 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1688 Death of Spouse/PartnerEtienne POTHIER dit LAVERDURE died 8 January 1688, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1690 Marriage / PartnerMichelle DE LAHAYE (LAHAIE) and Etienne LAIR 5 May 1690, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1696 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste POTHIER married 24 September 1696, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie MASSÉ
1703 Death of ChildMarie POTHIER died 19 March 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1703 Marriage of ChildToussaint POTHIER married 1 December 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marguerite THUNAY
Death — 172328 February 1723
Montréal, Canada, New France
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