Jeanne FAUCHEUX

Born

10 June 1655 , St-Pierre-es-Liens de Huisseau-sur-Mauves, Orléans, France

Died

20 November 1721 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Jeanne married Antoine LEDUC abt. 1671 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Antoine LEDUC was born abt. 1645 in France. Antoine died 29 February 1688 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .

Jeanne married Pierre VAILLANT 29 February 1688 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre VAILLANT was born 16 April 1663 in Mauprévoir, Vienne, France. Pierre died 12 September 1735 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .

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Jeanne was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1671.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jeanne FAUCHEUX

Jeanne FAUCHEUX married

Antoine LEDUC
Marriage date: abt. 1671
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:

Second marriage indicates that Jeanne Fauche was the wife of Antoine Leduc

Drouin Collection records for Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade begin in 1681

PRDH does not have record of this marriage, however there are records of the baptisms of their children, the first one in Quebec City in 1675

Antoine Leduc and Jeanne Faucher

Children of Antoine LEDUC and Jeanne FAUCHEUX

Marie-Françoise LEDUC

Born: 2 October 1675 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Born: abt. 1678, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Angelique GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIERE 9 November 1705 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre-Charles LEDUC

Born: 28 January 1680, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 3 February 1762, Verchères, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS 22 June 1710 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France

Jeanne FAUCHEUX married

Pierre VAILLANT
Marriage date: 29 February 1688
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Children of Pierre VAILLANT and Jeanne FAUCHEUX

Pierre-René VAILLANT

Born: 24 May 1689, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1751, L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 23 May 1717 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine VAILLANT

Born: abt. 1692, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne VAILLANT

Born: 30 August 1692, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 27 October 1769, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Claude BIGUET dit NOBERT 7 January 1722 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Louis VAILLANT

Born: 15 March 1696, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1760, L'Assomption, 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 — 1655
10 June 1655
St-Pierre-es-Liens de Huisseau-sur-Mauves, Orléans, France

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

Fille du Roi

Faucheux, Jeanne, m. 1. Leduc, Antoine, bef. 1671, m. 2. Vaillant, Pierre, Feb. 29, 1688

Source / record details
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1675 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LEDUC was born 2 October 1675 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne was 20 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Pierre-Charles LEDUC was born 28 January 1680, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Jeanne was 24 years old.

1688 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne FAUCHEUX and Pierre VAILLANT 29 February 1688, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 32 years old.

Jeanne FAUCHEUX - Marriage - Saint-Francois-Xavier, Batiscan, QC, Canada

Marriage - Saint-Francois-Xavier, Batiscan, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1688 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine LEDUC died 29 February 1688, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

1689 Birth of Child
Pierre-René VAILLANT was born 24 May 1689, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jeanne was 33 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VAILLANT was born 30 August 1692, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Jeanne was 37 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Louis VAILLANT was born 15 March 1696, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Jeanne was 40 years old.

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

1705 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC married 9 November 1705, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Angelique GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIERE

1710 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Charles LEDUC married 22 June 1710, Batiscan, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

1717 Marriage of Child
Pierre-René VAILLANT married 23 May 1717, Varennes, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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

Death — 1721
20 November 1721
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 66.

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