Marie MAJOR

Born

26 February 1637 , St-Thomas-de-Touques, Normandie, France

Died

8 December 1689 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: 26 February 1637 in St-Thomas-de-Touques, Normandie, France

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Mother: Unknown

Marie was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1668.
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Marie married Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS 11 September 1668 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 23 March 1635 in Burgundy, France. Antoine died 10 July 1684 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Antoine was the child of Olivier ROY and Anne BOUDARD.

Marie MAJOR died 8 December 1689 in Québec, Canada, New France .

Daughter of Jean Major and Marguerite Lepele.

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie MAJOR married

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS
Marriage date: 11 September 1668
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Olivier ROY and Anne BOUDARD

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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

Anotine, son of Olivier Roy and Catherine Boderge

Marie, daughter of Jean Major and Marguerite Le Pele

Children of Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie MAJOR

Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER

Born: abt. 1669, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1734, Repentigny, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne MARTIN 12 February 1691 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique AUTIN 25 November 1710 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Marie-Charlotte DELUGRE 30 October 1727 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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