Marguerite BESNARD

Born

22 February 1626 , France

Died

20 May 1697 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marguerite married Cesar LEGER 26 August 1647 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Cesar LEGER was born abt. 1622 in France.

Marguerite married Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL 20 November 1651 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL was born abt. 1626 in France.

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Marguerite was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1647.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Daughter of Denis Benare and Marie Machelet

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite BESNARD

Marguerite BESNARD married

Cesar LEGER
Marriage date: 26 August 1647
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:

PRDH indicates that Cesar Leger and Marguerite Bernard were married in Quebec City in 1647

Children of Cesar LEGER and Marguerite BESNARD

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Marguerite BESNARD married

Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL
Marriage date: 20 November 1651
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

"ON THE FOLLOWING 5 NOVEMBER, HE HURRIED TO THE HOME OF THE NOTARY AUDOUART IN ORDER TO HAVE HIS MARRIAGE CONTRACT WITH MARGUERITE BESNARD DRAWN UP. SHE WAS THE WIDOW OF CESAR LEGER, AND THE DAUGHTER OF DENIS BESNARD AND MARIE MICHELET. ORIGINALLY FROM PARIS, THE BESNARD FAMILY (FATHER, MOTHER AND THEIR FOUR CHILDREN) LIVED A FEW YEARS IN NEW FRANCE, VERY CERTAINLY BETWEEN 1647 AND 1652. THEY WERE THERE FOR MARGUERITE'S TWO MARRIAGES. MARGUERITE AND HER SISTER MARIE, MARRIED FIRST TO PIERRE LEMIEUX AND THEN TO ANTOINE GENTIL, SEEM TO BE THE ONLY ONES OF THIS FAMILY TO HAVE DESCENDANTS IN AMERICA."

THOMAS J. LAFOREST

OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME XIII, PAGE 83

Children of Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARD

Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

Born: 21 November 1652, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 19 November 1703, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER 24 November 1679 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Born: 27 October 1654, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1717, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE 26 October 1672 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Charles BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

Born: 10 April 1656, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

Born: abt. 1658, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 March 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Antoinette CHOUART 19 December 1695 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Paul-Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

Born: 27 December 1662, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 10 August 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine BELANGER 15 February 1694 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marguerite-Ursule BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Born: 12 August 1665, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 1 October 1727, Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre-Jacques GIRARD 4 September 1690 Place: Boucherville, 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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Birth — 1626
22 February 1626
France

1647 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BESNARD and Cesar LEGER 26 August 1647, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 21 years old.

1651 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BESNARD and Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL 20 November 1651, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 25 years old.

1652 Birth of Child
Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL was born 21 November 1652, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1654 Birth of Child
Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 27 October 1654, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

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

1656 Birth of Child
Charles BOUCHARD dit DORVAL was born 10 April 1656, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
Paul-Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL was born 27 December 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Ursule BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 12 August 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1672 Marriage of Child
Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL married 26 October 1672, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE

1679 Marriage of Child
Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL married 24 November 1679, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

1690 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Ursule BOUCHARD dite DORVAL married 4 September 1690, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Pierre-Jacques GIRARD

1694 Marriage of Child
Paul-Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL married 15 February 1694, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine BELANGER

1695 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL married 19 December 1695 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Antoinette CHOUART

1697 Death

Sainte-Famille-de-L'Isle-d'Orleans, QC, Canada
Marguerite Benard

Source / record details
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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