Francoise Mery
(1621 - 11 Jul 1671)
Francoise Mery (1621,
Mortagne-au-Perche, France
- 11 Jul 1671,
Québec City, Québec, Canada
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Ancestor's Life Events
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Fille a Marier  Filles a Marier 1634-1662"When the Company of 100 Associates began their settlement scheme, their plan of recruiting only families proved to be too costly, so instead they signed on single men; tradesman and labourers; who would be indentured for three years. However, this meant that more than 80% of the colonists were men, so even if they decided to stay at the end of their term, there was little hope of them starting a family, unless they chose a Canadian girl. But, since her family would never allow her, or her children, to leave their village; the company directors needed to avoid this from happening. So instead, they began recruiting "marriagable young girls", who would first sign a contract in France and then be given passage and a small dowry to become the wife of a Quebec settler. You might wonder why these young girls (many under 16), would risk the dangers and hardships, which by now most of France were well aware of; but believe it or not; for many it was the best option. At the time, marriages were arranged, so if the girl's family did not have the means to provide a sutable dowry, her only option was to become a nun, if she was Catholic; or marry beneath her station. In the case of the young Filles a Marier, though a marriage contract must be signed before departure, she had every right to refuse the union, once she met her husband-to-be. As a matter of fact, many of them did just that, and were provided safe passage home." |
 Quebec The first census of New France (1666)
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1666 Anthoine Broussard - 57 Masson habittant Francoize Mery - 45 sa femme Guillaume Broussard - 18 fils Anthoine Broussard - 16 fils Jean Baptiste Broussard - 14 fils Louis Broussard - 12 fils Dorotée Broussard - 9 fille |
 1671 - Death Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. 11 July 1671 Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada Francoise Mery, wife of Anthoine Brassard "Francoise Mery barely survived her husband by two years. Death appeard in an unexpected manner, as authenticated by the following act taken from the registries of Notre-Dame de Quebec: 'The eleventh day of June in the year one thousand six hundred seventy one Francoise Mery widow of the late Anthoine Brassard died suddenly in the house on grand allee, her body was buried the day after in the cemetery of this parish.'" Thomas J. Laforest Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVII, Page 22 |
Ancestor's Marriage(s) and Child(ren)
 married
Antoine Brassard dit Mason
-- Date: 14 Jan 1637 Place:
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada "The first known mention of the presence of Antoine Brassard on Canadian soil was at his marriage at the very beginning of 1637 in the chapel of Notre-Dame de la Recourvrance... this act mentions neither the place of origin nor the names of the couple's parents. The reason is that the original registries had been destroyed in a fire at the chapel and the rectory on 15 June 1640, so it was necessary to reconstruct from memory each of the acts..." Thomas J. Laforest Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVII, Page 14 |
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for Francoise Mery and Antoine Brassard dit Mason
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Children:
Antoine Brassard (10 Oct 1639, La Rochelle, France - 12 Apr 1642, Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Jeanne Brassard (1641, France - 20 Dec 1709, Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Marie Madeleine Brassard (1 Jun 1642, Québec City, Québec, Canada - 22 Sep 1712, QC, Canada)
Alexandre Brassard (1644, QC, Canada - 14 Jan 1688, Sainte-Famille, Québec, Canada)
Marie Marguerite Brassard (23 Jan 1646, Québec City, Québec, Canada - 25 Jul 1709, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada)
Guillaume Brassard (14 Dec 1647, Québec City, Québec, Canada - 20 Jun 1707, )
Antoine Brassard (13 Oct 1649, Québec City, Québec, Canada - 1 Sept 1683, )
Jean Baptiste Brassard (18 Sep 1651, Québec City, Québec, Canada - 21 Feb 1715, Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Louis Brassard (3 Aug 1653, QC, Canada - 1707, )
Dorothee Brassard (30 Jul 1656, Québec City, Québec, Canada - 7 Nov 1738, Saint-Augustin, Québec, Canada) |
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