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flag female ancestor  Marie  COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY

Born
28 February 1633 ,  Québec, Canada, New France
Died
22 June 1703 ,  Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie  married  François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE 25 October 1648 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE  was born abt. 1613 in France.  François died 26 July 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France . 
Marie  married  Jacques LELANDE DE GAYON 7 September 1675 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques LELANDE DE GAYON  was born 26 December 1648 in France. 
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Parents & Family of Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY

Parents of Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY

Father
Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY
Mother
Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT

Grandparents of Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY

Paternal grandparents
André COUILLARD Jehanne BASSET
Maternal grandparents
Louis HÉBERT Marie ROLLET


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

Marie  married  François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE 25 October 1648 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE  was born abt. 1613 in France.  François died 26 July 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France . 

Marie  married  (2) Jacques LELANDE DE GAYON 7 September 1675 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques LELANDE DE GAYON  was born 26 December 1648 in France. 
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY

Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY married immigrant flag male ancestor François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 25 October 1648
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Children of François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE and Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY


Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY married flag male ancestor Jacques LELANDE DE GAYON
Marriage date: 7 September 1675
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Children of Jacques LELANDE DE GAYON and Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY


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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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BirthBirth — 1633
28 February 1633
Québec, Canada, New France
Marie COUILLARD DE L
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1633 Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Kings and Queens1643 - May 14 - Louis XIV becomes King of France
marriage1648 Marriage / Partner
Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE 25 October 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 15 years old.
1649 Birth of Child
Jean-François BISSOT was born 6 December 1649, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 16 years old.
1651 Birth of Child
Louise BISSOT was born 15 September 1651, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 18 years old.
1653 Birth of Child
Geneviève BISSOT was born 25 May 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 20 years old.
1655 Birth of Child
Catherine BISSOT was born 6 March 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 22 years old.
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
1656 Birth of Child
Claire-Françoise BISSOT was born 13 April 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 23 years old.
1657 Birth of Child
Marie BISSOT was born 3 July 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 24 years old.
1661 Birth of Child
Guillaume BISSOT was born 16 September 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 28 years old.
1663 Death of Child
Jean-François BISSOT died 25 November 1663, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 30 years old.
1664 Birth of Child
Charles-François BISSOT was born 5 February 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 30 years old.
1666 Quebec
francois Bissot .............................53 bourgeois
Marie Couillard .............................34 sa femme
Geneviefve Bissot ...........................12 fille
guillaume Bissot .............................6 fils
francois Bissot ..............................2 fils
Leonard Musnier .............................45 Engaigé domestique
Jacques Meusnier ............................19 Aussy Engaigé
Martin Lanfillé .............................19 Engaigé
Jean Léger ..................................24 Engaigé
Et Marguerite Lucas .........................23 servante
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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1666 Birth of Child
Charlotte BISSOT was born 4 June 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 33 years old.
1668 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste BISSOT was born 19 January 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 34 years old.
marriage1668 Marriage of Child
Louise BISSOT married 12 August 1668, Québec, Canada, New France to Seraphin MARGANE
marriage1670 Marriage of Child
Catherine BISSOT married 27 November 1670, Québec, Canada, New France to Étienne CHAREST
1671 Birth of Child
Jeanne BISSOT was born 10 April 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 38 years old.
1673 Birth of Child
François-Joseph BISSOT was born 19 May 1673, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie was 40 years old.
marriage1673 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BISSOT married 12 June 1673, Québec, Canada, New France to Louis MAHEU
1673 Death of Spouse/Partner
François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE died 26 July 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
marriage1675 Marriage / Partner
Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Jacques LELANDE DE GAYON 7 September 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 42 years old.
marriage1675 Marriage of Child
Claire-Françoise BISSOT married 7 October 1675, Québec, Canada, New France to Louis JOLLIET
1677 Birth of Child
Jacques-Marie LELANDE was born 26 June 1677, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie was 44 years old.
marriage1682 Marriage of Child
Marie BISSOT married 5 December 1682, Québec, Canada, New France to Claude PORLIER
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BISSOT married 24 February 1686, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to Pierre BENAC
marriage1691 Marriage of Child
Marie BISSOT married 26 February 1691, Québec, Canada, New France to Jacques GOURDEAU
marriage1696 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste BISSOT married 19 September 1696, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Marguerite FORESTIER
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
François-Joseph BISSOT married 4 February 1698, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie LAMBERT
marriage1699 Marriage of Child
Charles-François BISSOT married 28 February 1699, Montréal, Canada, New France to Anne-Francoise FORESTIER
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