Françoise HOUDE

(b. abt. 1706 , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 August 1788 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise HOUDE was born abt. 1706 in Québec Province, Canada

Françoise HOUDE was the child of Jacques HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Louise-Françoise BEAUDET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Madeleine BOUCHER (maternal) Jean BEAUDET and Marie GRANDIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Françoise married Pierre DEMERS 12 August 1726 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre DEMERS was born abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 27 May 1740 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne POUILLOT.

Françoise married (2) François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE 4 September 1741 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE was born 21 March 1719 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. François died 10 October 1764 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Jean COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne BLOUARD.

Françoise HOUDE died 29 August 1788 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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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Françoise HOUDE married

Pierre DEMERS-- Date: 12 August 1726 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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Pierre DEMERS was the child of Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne POUILLOT

Children of Pierre DEMERS and Françoise HOUDE:

Pierre DEMERS (b.28 October 1727, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise AYOTTE 22 February 1751 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie DEMERS (b.29 May 1731, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1731, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France)

Josephte DEMERS (b.17 August 1732, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1824, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-François DUSSAULT 14 February 1752 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-Joseph-François DEMERS (b.11 March 1734, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Geneviève DUSSAULT 16 January 1758 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Françoise HOUDE married

François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE-- Date: 4 September 1741 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE was the child of Jean COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne BLOUARD

Children of François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE and Françoise HOUDE:

Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE (b.20 December 1742, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1805, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada)
m. Catherine HOUDE 1 May 1764 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angelique CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE (b.8 April 1746, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1796, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre CROTEAU 4 June 1764 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Francois CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE (b.6 March 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 27 February 1794, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE 7 August 1767 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Françoise HOUDE and Pierre DEMERS 12 August 1726 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1727 Birth of Child
Pierre DEMERS was born 28 October 1727, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie DEMERS was born 29 May 1731, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1732 Birth of Child
Josephte DEMERS was born 17 August 1732, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1734 Birth of Child
Jean-Joseph-François DEMERS was born 11 March 1734, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1740 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre DEMERS died 27 May 1740, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1741 Marriage / Partner
Françoise HOUDE and François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE 4 September 1741, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1741 marriage

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

1742 Birth of Child
Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE was born 20 December 1742, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE was born 8 April 1746, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1748 Birth of Child
Francois CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE was born 6 March 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1751 Marriage of Child
Pierre DEMERS married 22 February 1751, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise AYOTTE

1752 Marriage of Child
Josephte DEMERS married 14 February 1752 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Jean-François DUSSAULT

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage of Child
Jean-Joseph-François DEMERS married 16 January 1758, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Marie-Geneviève DUSSAULT

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Marriage of Child
Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE married 1 May 1764, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Catherine HOUDE

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE married 4 June 1764, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Pierre CROTEAU

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE died 10 October 1764, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1767 Marriage of Child
Francois CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE married 7 August 1767, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.