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Ancestor is complete! immigrant Fille du Roi flag   Marguerite  COLLET (COLLETTE)

Born
abt. 1653 ,  Paris, France
Died
11 June 1730 ,  Varennes, Canada, New France

Age: 75
Marguerite  married  Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 19 November 1670 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)  was born abt. 1645 in France.  Jacques died 28 December 1723 in Varennes, Canada, New France . 
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Marguerite was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1670.
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Marguerite  married  Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 19 November 1670 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)  was born abt. 1645 in France.  Jacques died 28 December 1723 in Varennes, Canada, New France . 
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) married immigrant flag male ancestor Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
Marriage date: 19 November 1670
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:
Marriage record not available in Drouin Collection for this date at Boucherville. Page is missing. However, marriage is listed in the index for Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.


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

Children of Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
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1867–present
Québec, Canada

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Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity


marriage1670 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) and Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 19 November 1670, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1672 Birth of Child
Pierre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 6 February 1672 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1673 Birth of Child
Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 26 February 1673 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1674 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 28 July 1674 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1676 Birth of Child
Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 24 February 1676, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1678 Birth of Child
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 13 March 1678 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1680 Birth of Child
Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 3 February 1680 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie du Varene
Jacques Bissonnet, 36
Marguerite Collet, sa femme, 28
enfants:
Pierre, 9
Nicolas, 8
Louise, 6
Jean, 5
Jacques, 4
Francoise, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1681 Birth of Child
Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 15 November 1681, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1683 Birth of Child
Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 28 October 1683 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1684 Death of Child
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 18 November 1684, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1685 Birth of Child
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 23 September 1685, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 11 September 1687 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1687 Death of Child
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 26 September 1687, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1687 Death of Child
Pierre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 26 November 1687, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1689 Birth of Child
Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 5 March 1689 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1690 Birth of Child
Paul BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 1 November 1690 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
marriage1691 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 8 January 1691, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Paul PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE
1692 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 11 April 1692 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1694 Birth of Child
Joseph BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 22 March 1694 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1696 Birth of Child
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 26 March 1696 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
1698 Death of Child
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 18 March 1698, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 16 March 1700, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Catherine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE
marriage1701 Marriage of Child
Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 7 November 1701 , Varennes, Canada, New France to Andre LANGLOIS
marriage1705 Marriage of Child
Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 26 January 1705, Varennes, Canada, New France to Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU
marriage1706 Marriage of Child
Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 18 January 1706, Varennes, Canada, New France to René MESSIER
1707 Death of Child
Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 10 March 1707, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1711 Death of Child
Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 19 February 1711, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Paul BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 11 April 1712 , Varennes, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne BRODEUR
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 23 November 1712, Varennes, Canada, New France to Jacques MESSIER
marriage1713 Marriage of Child
Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 9 January 1713 , Varennes, Canada, New France to Geneviève SENECAL
1715 Death of Child
Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 17 January 1715, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1717 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 17 May 1717, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
1723 Death of Child
Paul BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 19 April 1723, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1723 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 28 December 1723, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
marriage1725 Marriage of Child
Joseph BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 11 February 1725, Varennes, Canada, New France to Marie-Josephe LALUE
Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) - 1730 Death - Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, QC, Canada
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1730 Death - Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
DeathDeath — 1730
11 June 1730
Varennes, Canada, New France
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