François MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Born

31 January 1821 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Died

François married Rose POIRIER 11 January 1842 in Vaudreuil, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Rose POIRIER was born 26 September 1822 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada . Rose died 21 April 1903 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada . Rose was the child of Pierre POIRIER and Angélique BRUNET .

Parents & Family of François MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Parents of François MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Father

Alexis MERLOT

Mother

Josephte LEVAC

Grandparents of François MERLEAU (MERLOT)

Paternal grandparents

François MERLOT Catherine ROUSSEL

Maternal grandparents

Joachim LEVAC Elisabeth SAUVÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François MERLEAU (MERLOT)

François MERLEAU (MERLOT) married

Rose POIRIER
Marriage date: 11 January 1842
Marriage place: Vaudreuil, Canada East
Rose POIRIER was the child of Pierre POIRIER and Angélique BRUNET

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Children of François MERLEAU (MERLOT) and Rose POIRIER

Alexandre MERLEAU

Born: abt. 1844, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph MERLEAU

Born: 15 August 1853, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 March 1920, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada

Elizabeth MERLEAU

Born: abt. 1862, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1821
31 January 1821
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

1842 Marriage / Partner
François MERLEAU (MERLOT) and Rose POIRIER 11 January 1842, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

He was 20 years old.

1853 Birth of Child
Joseph MERLEAU was born 15 August 1853, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François was 32 years old.

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