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flag female ancestor  Jeanne  BRASSARD

Born
abt. 1641 ,  Québec Province, Canada
Died
20 December 1709 ,  Québec, Canada, New France
Jeanne  married  Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE 7 February 1656 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE  was born abt. 1628 in Rouen, France.  Jacques died 23 August 1705 in Québec, Canada, New France . 
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Parents & Family of Jeanne BRASSARD

Parents of Jeanne BRASSARD

Father
Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART)
Mother
Françoise MERY

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Jeanne  married  Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE 7 February 1656 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE  was born abt. 1628 in Rouen, France.  Jacques died 23 August 1705 in Québec, Canada, New France . 
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jeanne BRASSARD

Jeanne BRASSARD married immigrant flag male ancestor Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE
Marriage date: 7 February 1656
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marriage notes:
Jeanne Brassard "...Married in this city on 7 February 1656 to Jacques Hedouin dit Laforge, edgetool maker (1628-1705), son of Romain and of Marguerite Bachelin, from Orval, near Rouen, in Normandy (9 sons and 5 daughters). This family lived at Petite Auvergne, near Quebec."
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Children of Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE and Jeanne BRASSARD


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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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Kings and Queens1643 - May 14 - Louis XIV becomes King of France
marriage1656 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne BRASSARD and Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE 7 February 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
1659 Birth of Child
Pierre HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE was born 28 November 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1662 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine HEDOUIN was born 8 July 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1666 Quebec
Jacques Hedouin..............................38 taillandier
Jeanne Brassard..............................22 sa femme
pierre Hedouin................................7 fils
Marie Hedouin.................................4 fille
Et Jean Baptiste Hedouin .....................1 fils
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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1667 Birth of Child
Anne HEDOUIN dite LAFORGE was born 8 February 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1669 Birth of Child
Guillaume HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE was born 22 April 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1670 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Andree HÉDOUIN was born 5 October 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1673 Birth of Child
Simon-Francois HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE was born 23 February 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1676 Birth of Child
Jacques-Charles HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE was born 24 January 1676, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1676 Birth of Child
Pierre HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE was born 24 January 1676, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1678 Birth of Child
Antoine-Pierre HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE was born 19 February 1678, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
1680 Birth of Child
Angélique-Elisabeth HEDOUIN was born 16 February 1680, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
1681 Birth of Child
Charles HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE was born 20 October 1681, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
marriage1684 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine HEDOUIN married 8 January 1684, Québec, Canada, New France to Jean SEBATIER dit MATELOT
marriage1684 Marriage of Child
Pierre HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE married 8 January 1684, Québec, Canada, New France to Madeleine-Ursule RANCIN
1684 Birth of Child
Marguerite HEDOUIN was born 22 February 1684, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
marriage1685 Marriage of Child
Anne HEDOUIN dite LAFORGE married 1 April 1685, Québec, Canada, New France to Joseph LEMIRE
1687 Death of Child
Anne HEDOUIN dite LAFORGE died 29 August 1687, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
marriage1688 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Andree HÉDOUIN married 18 January 1688, Québec, Canada, New France to Pierre DORION
marriage1689 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine HEDOUIN married 2 May 1689, Québec, Canada, New France to Jacques MASSY
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Pierre HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE married 8 April 1698, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Agnes PILOTE
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Elisabeth HEDOUIN married 11 October 1700, Québec, Canada, New France to Charles RANCIN
marriage1703 Marriage of Child
Marguerite HEDOUIN married 1 May 1703, Québec, Canada, New France to Jean LECOMPTE
marriage1704 Marriage of Child
Charles HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE married 24 November 1704, Québec, Canada, New France to Catherine LARCHEVÊQUE
1705 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE died 23 August 1705, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1708 Death of Child
Pierre HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE died 14 December 1708 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
DeathDeath — 1709
20 December 1709
Québec, Canada, New France
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