Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS

(b. 11 December 1671 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. abt. 1748 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS was born 11 December 1671 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS and Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Jeanne married Claude DROUET 18 March 1687 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Claude DROUET was born 17 October 1665 in France.

Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS died abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada.
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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-Jeanne DESROSIERS married

Claude DROUET-- Date: 18 March 1687 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France

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Children of Claude DROUET and Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS:

Josephte DROUET DE RICHARDVILLE (b.22 January 1691, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis-Adrien DANDONNEAU 7 December 1718 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Denis DIDIER dit DROUET (b.10 May 1693, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1736, New Orleans, Territory of Orleans)
m. Jeanne-Michelle LEMAITRE 9 October 1718 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Armand DROUET DE RICHARDVILLE (b.25 March 1695, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Catherine-Charlotte LAMY dite DEFOND 20 May 1721 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Michel-Ignace DROUET (b.14 October 1696, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )

Antoine DROUET DE LA COLONNERIE (b.5 April 1699, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe LAMY dite DEFOND 19 May 1728 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Francoise OUTELAS 3 February 1756 in Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA

Etienne DROUET (b.21 April 1705, Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste DROUET (b.23 June 1709, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 18 September 1709, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Geneviève DROUET (b.19 October 1710, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne DROUET dite RICHARDVILLE (b.abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 9 February 1740 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Claude DROUET (b.abt. 1718, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1671 Birth
11 December 1671
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1687 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS and Claude DROUET 18 March 1687, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 15 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Josephte DROUET DE RICHARDVILLE was born 22 January 1691, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Jeanne was 19 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Denis DIDIER dit DROUET was born 10 May 1693, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Jeanne was 21 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Armand DROUET DE RICHARDVILLE was born 25 March 1695, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Jeanne was 23 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Michel-Ignace DROUET was born 14 October 1696, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Jeanne was 24 years old.

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

1699 Birth of Child
Antoine DROUET DE LA COLONNERIE was born 5 April 1699, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Jeanne was 27 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Etienne DROUET was born 21 April 1705, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Jeanne was 33 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DROUET was born 23 June 1709, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Jeanne was 37 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Geneviève DROUET was born 19 October 1710, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Jeanne was 38 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage of Child
Denis DIDIER dit DROUET married 9 October 1718, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jeanne-Michelle LEMAITRE

1718 Marriage of Child
Josephte DROUET DE RICHARDVILLE married 7 December 1718 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Louis-Adrien DANDONNEAU

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

1721 Marriage of Child
Armand DROUET DE RICHARDVILLE married 20 May 1721, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Catherine-Charlotte LAMY dite DEFOND

1728 Marriage of Child
Antoine DROUET DE LA COLONNERIE married 19 May 1728 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Josephe LAMY dite DEFOND

1736 Death of Child
Denis DIDIER dit DROUET died 25 March 1736, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Marie-Jeanne was 64 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DROUET dite RICHARDVILLE married 9 February 1740 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Joseph HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

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