Marguerite DOUCINET

Born

14 February 1641 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

14 September 1698 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite married Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE 29 December 1662 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE was born 5 June 1635 in Grisy-sur-Seine, France. Philippe died 20 January 1688 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

Parents & Family of Marguerite DOUCINET

Parents of Marguerite DOUCINET

Father

Pierre DOUCINET

Mother

Fleurence CANTEAU

Grandparents of Marguerite DOUCINET

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Marguerite was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1662. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite DOUCINET

Marguerite DOUCINET married

Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE
Marriage date: 29 December 1662
Marriage place: Québec, 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:

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

Philippe Matou, son of Jacques de Matou and Pasquette Moutier

Marguerite Doussinet, daughter of Pierre Doussinet and Fleurance Cantau

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

Children of Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE and Marguerite DOUCINET

Jeanne MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Born: 6 January 1664, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 August 1740, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Thomas CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND) 7 April 1679 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: René BRIEN 17 September 1709 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Born: 5 July 1665 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 July 1699, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean HAUDECOEUR 5 October 1682 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: René DENEAU (DENIAU) 27 October 1692 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite-Catherine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Born: 19 April 1668, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 31 August 1749, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre CARDINAL 17 September 1685 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne-Jeanne MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Born: 26 May 1670 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1744 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Thierry-Pierre LORRAIN 29 July 1686 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Catherine-Angélique MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Born: 14 May 1672 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques LANTHIER 8 February 1694 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques-Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE

Born: 2 March 1674 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE

Born: 23 January 1676 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1678, Québec, Canada, New France

Françoise-Marguerite MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Born: 26 November 1678 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 25 July 1695 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Born: 11 August 1681 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 1 August 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHAMAILLARD 7 January 1704 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHARLEBOIS 1723

Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Born: 19 April 1684, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1684 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1641
14 February 1641
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

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

1662 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DOUCINET and Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE 29 December 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 21 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Jeanne MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was born 6 January 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was born 5 July 1665 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1666 Canadian Census - Nostre Dame des Anges, La Riviere si Charles et Charlesbourg

Philipes Matou 31 habittant
Marguerite doussinet 23 sa femme
Jeanne Matou 2 fille
Et Marie Magdelaine Matou 6 mois fille

Source / record details
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite-Catherine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was born 19 April 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1670 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Jeanne MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was born 26 May 1670 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Catherine-Angélique MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was born 14 May 1672 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Jacques-Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE was born 2 March 1674 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Jean MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE was born 23 January 1676 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1678 Death of Child
Jean MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE died 15 March 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Françoise-Marguerite MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was born 26 November 1678 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1679 Marriage of Child
Jeanne MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE married 7 April 1679, Montréal, Canada, New France to Thomas CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND)

1681 Canadian Census Petite Auvergne

Philippe Matou (dit Labrie), 47
Marguerite Doussinet, sa femme, 37
enfants:
Marie-Anne, 11
Angelique, 8
Jacques, 7
Jean, 6
Philippe, 3

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

1681 Birth of Child
Marie MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was born 11 August 1681 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

1682 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE married 5 October 1682, Montréal, Canada, New France to Jean HAUDECOEUR

1684 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE was born 19 April 1684, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 43 years old.

1685 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite-Catherine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE married 17 September 1685, Montréal, Canada, New France to Pierre CARDINAL

1686 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Jeanne MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE married 29 July 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France to Thierry-Pierre LORRAIN

1688 Death of Spouse/Partner
Philippe MATOU (MATHON) dit LABRIE died 20 January 1688, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1692 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE married 27 October 1692, Boucherville, Canada, New France to René DENEAU (DENIAU)

1694 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Angélique MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE married 8 February 1694, Montréal, Canada, New France to Jacques LANTHIER

1695 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Marguerite MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE married 25 July 1695, Montréal, Canada, New France to Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES