Françoise FAVREAU

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8 January 1642 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

August 1723 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France

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Born: 8 January 1642 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Françoise was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1671.
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Françoise married Pierre JEAN 8 July 1668 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre JEAN was born 19 February 1645 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Pierre was the child of Vivien JEAN and Suzanne HERAULT.

Françoise FAVREAU died August 1723 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France.
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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

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.

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Spouse & Children of Françoise FAVREAU

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Françoise FAVREAU married

Pierre JEAN
Marriage date: 8 July 1668
Marriage place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Pierre JEAN was the child of Vivien JEAN and Suzanne HERAULT

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Children of Pierre JEAN and Françoise FAVREAU

Vivien JEAN

Born: 10 December 1672, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre JEAN

Born: 11 March 1676, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) 1 June 1700 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louise JEAN

Born: 18 May 1678, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 1 January 1750, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques CHOUINARD 02 June 1692 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Antoine JEAN

Born: 7 June 1681, La Canardière,Québec Canada
Died: December 1705, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1642
8 January 1642
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

Fille du Roi
Fauvreau, Françoise, m. Jean, Pierre, 1671 or 1672

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1668 Marriage / Partner
Françoise FAVREAU and Pierre JEAN 8 July 1668 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

She was 26 years old.

Fille du Roi
Fauvreau, Françoise, m. Jean, Pierre, 1671 or 1672
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1672 Birth of Child
Vivien JEAN was born 10 December 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Françoise was 30 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Pierre JEAN was born 11 March 1676, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Françoise was 34 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Louise JEAN was born 18 May 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Françoise was 36 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Antoine JEAN was born 7 June 1681, La Canardière,Québec Canada

Françoise was 39 years old.

1692 Marriage of Child
Louise JEAN married 02 June 1692, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jacques CHOUINARD

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Marriage of Child
Pierre JEAN married 1 June 1700, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

1705 Death of Child
Antoine JEAN died December 1705, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Françoise was 63 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

Death — 1723
August 1723
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 81.

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Last updated: 11/26/2018 7:45:27 PM

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