Mathurine LEROUX

Born

18 March 1635 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

1 February 1708 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Mathurine married Gabriel ROULEAU (ROULEAUX) 16 August 1652 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Gabriel ROULEAU (ROULEAUX) was born abt. 1618 in Tourouvre, St-Aubin, France. Gabriel died 22 February 1673 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

Mathurine married Martin MERCIER 5 February 1674 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Martin MERCIER was born 7 September 1646 in Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port aux Sables-d’Olonne, France. Martin died 25 July 1699 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .

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Mathurine was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1652. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mathurine LEROUX

Mathurine LEROUX married

Gabriel ROULEAU (ROULEAUX)
Marriage date: 16 August 1652
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:

PRDH indicates that Gabriel Rouleau Sansoucy and Mathurine Leroux signed a contract of marriage at an undetermined location in Quebec, Canada in 1652.

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Children of Gabriel ROULEAU (ROULEAUX) and Mathurine LEROUX

Louise ROULEAU

Born: 12 August 1653, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1656, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean ROULEAU

Born: 4 March 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1656, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean ROULEAU

Born: 22 November 1656, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1667, , Québec Province, Canada

Anne ROULEAU

Born: 13 August 1658, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre ROULEAU

Born: 5 April 1661, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Guillaume ROULEAU

Born: 27 April 1662, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 6 March 1703, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine DUFRESNE 3 February 1688 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY)

Born: 27 April 1662, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1703, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX 23 August 1678 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Catherine ROULEAU

Born: 10 April 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Gabriel ROULEAU

Born: 15 July 1665, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1730, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne DUFRESNE 25 November 1687 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine ROULOIS 6 February 1713 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marie ROULEAU

Born: 24 June 1667, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1703, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre DUSSAULT 20 November 1687 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Claude ROULEAU

Born: 14 February 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph ROULEAU

Born: 10 May 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 22 May 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Pierre ROULEAU

Born: 10 July 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 13 July 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Mathurine LEROUX married

Martin MERCIER
Marriage date: 5 February 1674
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Children of Martin MERCIER and Mathurine LEROUX

Louise MERCIER

Born: December 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie MERCIER

Born: 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jeanne MERCIER

Born: 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Martin MERCIER

Born: 31 March 1776, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 April 1776, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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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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Birth — 1635
18 March 1635
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1652 Marriage / Partner
Mathurine LEROUX and Gabriel ROULEAU (ROULEAUX) 16 August 1652, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 17 years old.

1653 Birth of Child
Louise ROULEAU was born 12 August 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Mathurine was 18 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
Jean ROULEAU was born 4 March 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Mathurine was 19 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Death of Child
Louise ROULEAU died 28 August 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Mathurine was 21 years old.

1656 Birth of Child
Jean ROULEAU was born 22 November 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Mathurine was 21 years old.

1658 Birth of Child
Anne ROULEAU was born 13 August 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Mathurine was 23 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Pierre ROULEAU was born 5 April 1661, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Mathurine was 26 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
Guillaume ROULEAU was born 27 April 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Mathurine was 27 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY) was born 27 April 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Mathurine was 27 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Catherine ROULEAU was born 10 April 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Mathurine was 29 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Gabriel ROULEAU was born 15 July 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Mathurine was 30 years old.

1666 Isle d'Orleans

gabriel Roulleaux - 48 habittant

Mathurinue Roux - 30 sa femme

Jean Roulleaux - 10 fils

guillaume et anne Roulleaux - 4 jumeaux frere Soeur fils

gabriel Roulleaux - 6 mois fils

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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Birth of Child
Marie ROULEAU was born 24 June 1667, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Mathurine was 32 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Claude ROULEAU was born 14 February 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Mathurine was 33 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Joseph ROULEAU was born 10 May 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Mathurine was 37 years old.

1673 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel ROULEAU (ROULEAUX) died 22 February 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1673 Birth of Child
Pierre ROULEAU was born 10 July 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Mathurine was 38 years old.

1674 Marriage / Partner
Mathurine LEROUX and Martin MERCIER 5 February 1674 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 38 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Louise MERCIER was born December 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Mathurine was 39 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Jeanne MERCIER was born 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Mathurine was 42 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Marie MERCIER was born 20 December 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Mathurine was 42 years old.

1678 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY) married 23 August 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX

1687 Marriage of Child
Marie ROULEAU married 20 November 1687, Québec, Canada, New France to Pierre DUSSAULT

1687 Marriage of Child
Gabriel ROULEAU married 25 November 1687, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jeanne DUFRESNE

1688 Marriage of Child
Guillaume ROULEAU married 3 February 1688 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Catherine DUFRESNE

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

1699 Death of Spouse/Partner
Martin MERCIER died 25 July 1699, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1702 Death of Child
Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY) died 15 January 1703, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Mathurine was 67 years old.

1703 Death of Child
Guillaume ROULEAU died 6 March 1703, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Mathurine was 68 years old.

1703 Death of Child
Marie ROULEAU died 7 March 1703, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Mathurine was 68 years old.

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