Jacques DAVID

Born

10 May 1685 , France

Died

17 October 1726 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques married Marie-Louise NORMANDIN 17 September 1715 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise NORMANDIN was born 30 June 1696 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 27 June 1743 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise was the child of Laurent NORMANDIN and Marie-Anne RENAUD .

Parents & Family of Jacques DAVID

Parents of Jacques DAVID

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Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1715.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Paul David and Marie Moutet

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: merchant, court clerk, and royal notary

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques DAVID

Jacques DAVID married

Marie-Louise NORMANDIN
Marriage date: 17 September 1715
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise NORMANDIN was the child of Laurent NORMANDIN and Marie-Anne RENAUD

Children of Jacques DAVID and Marie-Louise NORMANDIN

Marie-Louise DAVID

Born: 3 February 1721, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 May 1799, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Rene DEMERS 27 July 1745 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Françoise DAVID

Born: 11 September 1724, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 10 May 1760, Boucherville, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE 13 January 1755 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Biography

DAVID, JACQUES, merchant, court clerk, and royal notary; b. c. 1684 at Notre-Dame-de-la-Platée, in the diocese of Castres (province of Languedoc); son of Paul David and Marie Montet; buried 17 Oct. 1726 at Montreal.

The truth of the matter is that we know very little about Jacques David. The earliest evidence of his presence in Canada is his marriage contract, which was received 12 Sept. 1715 by Florent de La Cetière. Five days later, at Quebec, he married Marie-Louise Normandin, who was about 19. She was the daughter of the inn-keeper, Laurent Normandin, dit Le Sauvage, and a niece of the notary, Daniel Normandin. At the time of the Quebec census in 1716 the couple was living on Rue Sous-le-Fort, probably with Marie-Louise’s parents. David declared himself to be a merchant and gave his age as 28, his wife’s as 20.

We know nothing of the circumstances in which David moved to Montreal, where the first of his five children was baptized 9 Oct. 1717. In the summer of 1718 he was

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Source / record details
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003

Birth — 1685
10 May 1685
France

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

1715 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DAVID and Marie-Louise NORMANDIN 17 September 1715, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 30 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DAVID was born 3 February 1721, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 35 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Françoise DAVID was born 11 September 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jacques was 39 years old.