Catherine
BESNARD
(b.
abt. 1629
,
France
d.
23 October 1672
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
)
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Catherine BESNARD was born abt. 1629 in France
Catherine BESNARD was the child of ? and ?Catherine was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1662.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jacques DELAUNAY 01 May 1662 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques DELAUNAY was born abt. 1600 in France. Jacques died 25 February 1670 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
Catherine married (2) Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX 31 July 1672 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX was born 30 June 1643 in La Ferté-Bernard, Sarthe, Maine, France. Pierre died 2 January 1709 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
Catherine BESNARD died 23 October 1672 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
Daughter of Guillaume Besnard and Marie Mayet
Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Catherine BESNARD
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Jacques DELAUNAY-- Date: 01 May 1662 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Children of Jacques DELAUNAY and Catherine BESNARD:
Catherine DELAUNAY (b.2 January 1665, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1715, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean LARCHEVÊQUE 7 January 1683 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Catherine BESNARD married
Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX-- Date: 31 July 1672 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Catherine BESNARD and Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX
"THERE WAS A HAPPY HOME IN THE PARISH OF THE HOLY FAMILY ON THE ISLAND OF ORLEANS, THAT OF JACQUES DE LAUNAY AND HIS WIFE, CATHERINE BESNARD, WITH THEIR TWO CHILDREN. HOWEVER, DEATH PAID A VISIT TO THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD IN FEBRUARY 1670. ON THE 16TH OF THE FOLLOWING JULY, WE FIND PIERRE LABBE SIGNING A PROMISE OF MARRIAGE WITH THE WIDOW CATHERINE. HE AGREED TO FOREGO HIS RIGHT TO HER PROPERTY IN FAVOR OF HER TWO CHILDREN, UNTIL THEY WERE FIFTEEN YEARS OLD, IN RETURN FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED A PART OF THE ALREADY PRODUCTIVE FARM - 15 ARPENTS UNDER CULTIVATION. LOUIS HOUDE AND FRANCOIS GAULIN WERE WITNESS TO THE AGREEMENT. THE MARRIAGE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SOLEMNIZED 'AS SOON AS IT WAS POSSIBLE'. HOWEVER, IT WAS DONE TWO YEARS LATER, ON 31 JULY 1672. THE REASON FOR THE DELAY HAS NEVER BEEN EXPLAINED. A FULL 84 DAYS AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE, THE BELL TOLLED IN THE LABBE HOUSEHOLD. ON 23 OCTOBER, CATHERINE DIED AT HOME AT THE AGE OF ABOUT 43 YEARS. SHE LEFT THE TWO ORPHANS, JACQUES AND CATHERINE DE LAUNAY, 10 AND 8 YEARS OLD, AND A BEREAVED HUSBAND."
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME II, PAGE 109
Children of Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX and Catherine BESNARD:
Jacques DELAUNAY-- Date: 01 May 1662 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New FranceChildren of Jacques DELAUNAY and Catherine BESNARD:
Catherine DELAUNAY (b.2 January 1665, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1715, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Jean LARCHEVÊQUE 7 January 1683 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Catherine BESNARD married
Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX-- Date: 31 July 1672 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New FranceSee marriage record for Catherine BESNARD and Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX"THERE WAS A HAPPY HOME IN THE PARISH OF THE HOLY FAMILY ON THE ISLAND OF ORLEANS, THAT OF JACQUES DE LAUNAY AND HIS WIFE, CATHERINE BESNARD, WITH THEIR TWO CHILDREN. HOWEVER, DEATH PAID A VISIT TO THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD IN FEBRUARY 1670. ON THE 16TH OF THE FOLLOWING JULY, WE FIND PIERRE LABBE SIGNING A PROMISE OF MARRIAGE WITH THE WIDOW CATHERINE. HE AGREED TO FOREGO HIS RIGHT TO HER PROPERTY IN FAVOR OF HER TWO CHILDREN, UNTIL THEY WERE FIFTEEN YEARS OLD, IN RETURN FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED A PART OF THE ALREADY PRODUCTIVE FARM - 15 ARPENTS UNDER CULTIVATION. LOUIS HOUDE AND FRANCOIS GAULIN WERE WITNESS TO THE AGREEMENT. THE MARRIAGE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SOLEMNIZED 'AS SOON AS IT WAS POSSIBLE'. HOWEVER, IT WAS DONE TWO YEARS LATER, ON 31 JULY 1672. THE REASON FOR THE DELAY HAS NEVER BEEN EXPLAINED. A FULL 84 DAYS AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE, THE BELL TOLLED IN THE LABBE HOUSEHOLD. ON 23 OCTOBER, CATHERINE DIED AT HOME AT THE AGE OF ABOUT 43 YEARS. SHE LEFT THE TWO ORPHANS, JACQUES AND CATHERINE DE LAUNAY, 10 AND 8 YEARS OLD, AND A BEREAVED HUSBAND."
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME II, PAGE 109
Children of Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX and Catherine BESNARD:
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1662 Marriage / PartnerCatherine BESNARD and Jacques DELAUNAY 01 May 1662 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1665 Birth of ChildCatherine DELAUNAY was born 2 January 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1670 Death of Spouse/PartnerJacques DELAUNAY died 25 February 1670, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1672 Marriage / PartnerCatherine BESNARD and Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX 31 July 1672, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1672 Death 23 October 1672
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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