Marie-Madeleine MARTIN

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13 September 1640 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

22 February 1688 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

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Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS Marguerite LANGLOIS

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Born: 13 September 1640 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS

Mother: Marguerite LANGLOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean MARTIN , Isabelle COTE

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume-Jean LANGLOIS , Jeanne MILLET

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Marie-Madeleine married Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS 6 February 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS was born abt. 1620 in Alençon, Normandie, France. Nicolas died 6 April 1680 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite).

Marie-Madeleine married (2) Jean-Baptiste FONTENEAU dit ST-JEAN 1 February 1681 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste FONTENEAU dit ST-JEAN was born 6 January 1647 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. Jean-Baptiste died abt. 1688 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie).

Marie-Madeleine MARTIN died 22 February 1688 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France .
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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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Madeleine MARTIN

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Marie-Madeleine MARTIN married

Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS
Marriage date: 6 February 1653
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Children of Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Madeleine MARTIN

Michel FORGET

Born: 18 June 1656, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1656, Montréal, Canada, New France

Gabriel FORGET

Born: 9 June 1659, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 9 June 1659, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques FORGET

Born: 29 July 1662, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1728, Deschambault, Canada, New France

Marguerite FORGET

Born: 8 April 1666, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 26 July 1704, Laval, Canada, New France

Married: Jean MULOUIN December 1679 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Married: Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL 7 November 1694 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Louis FORGET dit DESPATITS

Born: 14 August 1668, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1740, Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Married: Elisabeth-Isabelle ÉTHIER 2 March 1688 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean FORGET dit DESPATITS

Born: 11 April 1671, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada

Guillaume FORGET

Born: 8 August 1674, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1713, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Barbe BEAUCHAMP 24 November 1698 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS

Born: 14 February 1679, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 12 August 1733, Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 22 November 1700 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Madeleine MARTIN married

Jean-Baptiste FONTENEAU dit ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 1 February 1681
Marriage place: Lachenaie, 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 Jean-Baptiste FONTENEAU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MARTIN

Madeleine FONTENEAU

Born: 14 February 1682 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1640
13 September 1640
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Magdeleine Martin
18 September 1640
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

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1640 Baptism

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

1643 - May 14 - Louis XIV becomes King of France

1653 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine MARTIN and Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS 6 February 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 12 years old.

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

1656 Birth of Child
Michel FORGET was born 18 June 1656, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Madeleine was 15 years old.

1659 Birth of Child
Gabriel FORGET was born 9 June 1659, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Madeleine was 18 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
Jacques FORGET was born 29 July 1662, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Madeleine was 21 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666
Nicolas Forget, dit Despatits 44 Habitant

Magdelaine Martin 25 Epouse

Jacques Forget 4 Fils

1666 Montreal Census
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1666 Birth of Child
Marguerite FORGET was born 8 April 1666, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Madeleine was 25 years old.

1668 Birth of Child
Louis FORGET dit DESPATITS was born 14 August 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Madeleine was 27 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Jean FORGET dit DESPATITS was born 11 April 1671, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Madeleine was 30 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Guillaume FORGET was born 8 August 1674, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Madeleine was 33 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS was born 14 February 1679, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Madeleine was 38 years old.

1679 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FORGET married December 1679, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Jean MULOUIN

1680 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS died 6 April 1680, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1681 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine MARTIN and Jean-Baptiste FONTENEAU dit ST-JEAN 1 February 1681, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 40 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de La Chenaye
Jean Baptiste Fonteneau, menuisier, 30
Madeleine Martin, sa femme, 40
enfants:
Jacques, 19
Louis, 11
Jean, 9
Guillaume, 7
Jean Baptiste, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

Marie-Madeleine MARTIN - 1681 Marriage - Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie

1681 Marriage - Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie

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

1682 Birth of Child
Madeleine FONTENEAU was born 14 February 1682 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Madeleine was 41 years old.