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flag female ancestor  Xainte  CLOUTIER

Born
abt. 1661 ,  Québec Province, Canada
Died
22 September 1725 ,  L'Islet, Canada, New France
Xainte  married  Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE 11 November 1681 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE  was born 3 September 1656 in Québec Province, Canada.  Charles died 22 June 1735 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .  Charles was the child of Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE .
Xainte  never married  Nicolas THIBAULT abt. 1682 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas THIBAULT  was born 30 May 1663 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  Nicolas died 30 September 1727 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France .  Nicolas was the child of Guillaume THIBAULT and Marie-Madeleine FRANCOISE .
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Parents & Family of Xainte CLOUTIER

Parents of Xainte CLOUTIER

Father
Jean CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER)
Mother
Marie-Josephe-Anne MARTIN

Grandparents of Xainte CLOUTIER

Paternal grandparents
Zacharie CLOUTIER Xainte (Sainte) DUPONT
Maternal grandparents
Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS Marguerite LANGLOIS


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

Xainte  married  Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE 11 November 1681 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE  was born 3 September 1656 in Québec Province, Canada.  Charles died 22 June 1735 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .  Charles was the child of Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE.

Xainte  never married  (2) Nicolas THIBAULT abt. 1682 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas THIBAULT  was born 30 May 1663 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  Nicolas died 30 September 1727 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France .  Nicolas was the child of Guillaume THIBAULT and Marie-Madeleine FRANCOISE.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Xainte CLOUTIER

Xainte CLOUTIER married flag male ancestor Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE
Marriage date: 11 November 1681
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was the child of Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE

Marriage notes:
groom's name: Charles Fortin
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Sainte Cloustier
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 11 Nov 1681
marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
groom's father's name: Julien Fortin
groom's mother's name: Geneviefve Gamache
bride's father's name: Jean Cloustier
bride's mother's name: Marie Martin
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 157
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Jan 2013), Charles Fortin and Sainte Cloustier, 11 Nov 1681; citing reference P 157, FHL microfilm 1018161.


So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Xainte CLOUTIER


Xainte CLOUTIER never married flag male ancestor Nicolas THIBAULT
Marriage date: abt. 1682
Marriage place:
Nicolas THIBAULT was the child of Guillaume THIBAULT and Marie-Madeleine FRANCOISE

Marriage notes:
NOTE: Couple was never married. They had a child out of wedlock (see below).
"Nicolas Thibault dit St-Louis had an out-of-wedlock child with Marie
Sainte Cloutier (daughter of Jean Cloutier and Marie Martin - b. Abt. 1661, so she was several years older than Nicolas Thibault). The baby's name was Louis Thibault dit St-Louis and he was born 17 Apr 1682, AFTER Marie Sainte Cloutier married Charles Fortin dit Bellefontaine on 11 November 1681."
Source: archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Children of Nicolas THIBAULT and Xainte CLOUTIER


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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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1666 Canadian Census - Montmorency County, Quebec
Jean Cloustier, charpentier, 47 years
Marie Martin, 31 years
Jean Cloustier, 14 years
Marie Cloustier, 12 years
Louise Cloustier, 8 years
Anne Cloustier, 7 years
Sainte Cloustier, 5 years
Joseph Cloustier, 3 years
Francois Garinet, domestique, engage, 22 years
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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1681 Beaupre, Quebec
Jean Cloutier, charpentier, habitant, 60 years
Marie Martin, 46 years
Anne Cloutier, 22 years
Sainte Cloutier, 20 years
Pierre Cloutier, 14 years
Francoise Cloutier, 12 years
Angelique Cloutier, 10 years
Agnes Cloutier, 8 years
Madeleine Cloutier, 5 years
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1681 Census - New France
The French In North America: 1500-1783
marriage1681 Marriage / Partner
Xainte CLOUTIER and Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE 11 November 1681, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1682 Birth of Child
Louis THIBAULT was born 17 April 1682, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
1684 Birth of Child
Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 15 December 1684, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
1686 Birth of Child
Geneviève FORTIN was born 28 October 1686, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
1688 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FORTIN was born 8 December 1688, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1690 Birth of Child
Louis FORTIN was born 15 December 1690, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1693 Birth of Child
Marguerite FORTIN was born 17 February 1693, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
1695 Birth of Child
Elisabeth FORTIN was born 5 April 1695, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
1697 Birth of Child
Julien FORTIN was born 30 November 1697, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
1701 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN was born 25 September 1701, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
1703 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIN was born 22 August 1703, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
marriage1705 Marriage of Child
Geneviève FORTIN married 11 February 1705 , L'Islet, Canada, New France to Louis LEMIEUX
1705 Birth of Child
Marie FORTIN was born 11 September 1705, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
marriage1709 Marriage of Child
Louis THIBAULT married 29 October 1709, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie PARADIS
marriage1711 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FORTIN married 1 June 1711 , L'Islet, Canada, New France to Joseph CARON
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married 14 November 1712, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France to Louise GUIMOND
marriage1714 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth FORTIN married 5 February 1714 , L'Islet, Canada, New France to Joseph-François GUIMOND
marriage1714 Marriage of Child
Louis FORTIN married 5 November 1714, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France to Anne BOSSE
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Louis THIBAULT married 12 August 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Françoise BISSON dite LÉPINE
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
marriage1723 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIN married 25 October 1723 , L'Islet, Canada, New France to Francoise BELANGER
marriage1724 Marriage of Child
Julien FORTIN married 23 October 1724, L'Islet, Canada, New France to Elisabeth CARON
DeathDeath — 1725
22 September 1725
L'Islet, Canada, New France
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