Marthe POINTEL

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abt. 1641 , France

Died

10 September 1674 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1641 in France

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Marthe was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1665.
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Marthe married Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST 9 November 1665 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST was born abt. 1624 in France. Abel died 4 December 1687 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.

Marthe POINTEL died 10 September 1674 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

Daughter of Claude Pointel and Marguerite Chevalier

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marthe POINTEL married

Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST
Marriage date: 9 November 1665
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame, Chateau-Richer, QC, Canada

Abel Benoist and Marthe Pouitel

groom's name: Abel Benoist

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bride's name: Marthe Pointel

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marriage date: 09 Nov 1665

marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

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groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Unknown

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bride's race: White

bride's marital status: Unknown

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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1018161

reference number: P 138

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Abel Benoist and Marthe Pointel, 09 Nov 1665; citing reference P 138, FHL microfilm 1018161.

Children of Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST and Marthe POINTEL

Jeanne BENOIST

Born: 23 October 1666, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL

Born: 17 June 1671, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1724, Deschambault, Canada, New France

Married: Marie DIONNE 9 November 1694 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1665 Marriage / Partner
Marthe POINTEL and Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST 9 November 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Fille du Roi
Pointel, Marthe, m. Benoît, Abel, dit Laforest, Nov. 9, 1665

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