Marie DANCOSSE
Born: abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean RABY 18 February 1697 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Pierre
DANCOSSE
Born
abt. 1641
,
France
Died
13 August 1697
,
Québec, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of Pierre DANCOSSE
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Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1679.
Died at Hotel Dieu, Quebec, Canada
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre DANCOSSE
Pierre DANCOSSE married Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD
Marriage date: abt. 1679
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD was the child of Michel BOUCHARD and Marie TROTTINE (TROTIN)
Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARDMarriage date: abt. 1679
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD was the child of Michel BOUCHARD and Marie TROTTINE (TROTIN)
Marriage notes:
NOTE: Marie Madeleine Bouchard's marriage record in marriage to Jean Gauvin indicates that she was the wife of Pierre Dancosse
Children of Pierre DANCOSSE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD
Madeleine DANCOSSE
Born: 24 June 1680, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 March 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 March 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Pierre BOUCHER 4 February 1697 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Married: Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE 21 March 1716 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Anne DANCOSSE
Born: 7 November 1681 , L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 29 February 1712, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 February 1712, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Michel DUPERE dit LARIVIERE 7 August 1703 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine DANCOSSE
Born: abt. 1684, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Married: Jean BRISSON 20 June 1707 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Pierre DANCOSSE
Born: abt. 1686, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 November 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 2 November 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Françoise DUVAL 10 July 1719 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Geneviève DANCOSSE
Born: 26 December 1687, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 5 February 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 5 February 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Married: Pierre BERUBE 8 January 1706 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Françoise DANCOSSE
Born: 26 May 1691, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1741, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1741, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Married: Joseph LIZOTTE 24 November 1710 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
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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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Pierre DANCOSSE — (ca 1645 - 1697)
Pioneer Pierre Dancosse (Dancause) passed away on August 13th, 1697, at Québec. He's said to be one of the French-Canadian 'improvised soldiers' led by Father Pierre de Francheville who repulsed an attack by Admiral Phipps at Rivière-Ouelle in 1690.
With wife Madeleine Bouchard he had nine children, all girls except for son Pierre. The couple have a great number of notable descendants including Ryan Gosling, Ricky Gervais, Angelina Jolie and the late Alex Trebek.
[Sources: PRDH; 'Pierre Dancause', Our French-Canadian Ancestors (vol.14, pp.66-77), Gérard Lebel (Thomas J. Laforest (tr.)), Édouard Sénécal illustrator, Palm Harbor, Florida, 1992]
Pioneer Pierre Dancosse (Dancause) passed away on August 13th, 1697, at Québec. He's said to be one of the French-Canadian 'improvised soldiers' led by Father Pierre de Francheville who repulsed an attack by Admiral Phipps at Rivière-Ouelle in 1690.
With wife Madeleine Bouchard he had nine children, all girls except for son Pierre. The couple have a great number of notable descendants including Ryan Gosling, Ricky Gervais, Angelina Jolie and the late Alex Trebek.
[Sources: PRDH; 'Pierre Dancause', Our French-Canadian Ancestors (vol.14, pp.66-77), Gérard Lebel (Thomas J. Laforest (tr.)), Édouard Sénécal illustrator, Palm Harbor, Florida, 1992]
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1680 Birth of ChildMadeleine DANCOSSE was born 24 June 1680, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1681 Birth of ChildAnne DANCOSSE was born 7 November 1681 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
1687 Birth of ChildGeneviève DANCOSSE was born 26 December 1687, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
1691 Birth of ChildFrançoise DANCOSSE was born 26 May 1691, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
Death — 169713 August 1697
Québec, Canada, New France
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