Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

(b. abt. 1668 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1738 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Marie-Françoise BRANCHE was born abt. 1668 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise BRANCHE was the child of René BRANCHE and Marie VARIN

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

Marie-Françoise married Adrien LEGRIS 25 November 1686 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Adrien LEGRIS was born abt. 1660 in St Nicolas Chandonnet, Paris, France. Adrien died 26 March 1733 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Marie-Françoise BRANCHE died 23 September 1738 in Québec, Canada, New France .

Baptism not found in 1668 at Notre-Dame-de-Quebec in Drouin Collection. Age and names of parents are indicated in marriage record (below).

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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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Marie-Françoise BRANCHE married

Adrien LEGRIS-- Date: 25 November 1686 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Marie-Françoise BRANCHE and Adrien LEGRIS
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Adrien le Gris, age 26, son of Guillaume le Gris and Marie le Clerc
Francoise Branche, age 18, daughter of Rene Branche and Marie Varin

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Children of Adrien LEGRIS and Marie-Françoise BRANCHE:

Marie-Françoise LEGRIS (b.16 October 1687, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 November 1687, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marie-Françoise LEGRIS (b.2 February 1689, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1714, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques LAREAU 21 November 1712 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS (b.2 March 1691, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1760, Québec, Canada )
m. Etienne GAUVREAU 27 June 1712 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Claude LEGRIS (b.10 December 1693, Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1740, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Josephte MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR 28 November 1717 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS (b.6 June 1696, Québec, Canada, New France d. 10 May 1760 , Montréal, Canada )
m. François TOUPIN 21 February 1718 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Joseph LORRAIN 18 November 1748 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Marie-Anne LEGRIS (b.5 October 1699, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1766, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GUILLOT 11 September 1719 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE (b.5 October 1699, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1763, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE 5 April 1728 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph LEGRIS (b.20 March 1703, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Louise-Catherine LEGRIS (b.5 July 1705, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France )
m. Michel PRIVÉ dit LAFRAMBOISE 24 August 1733 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Angélique LEGRIS (b.18 June 1708, Québec, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1764, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 10 January 1729 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1686 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise BRANCHE and Adrien LEGRIS 25 November 1686, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1686 marriage

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1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LEGRIS was born 16 October 1687, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LEGRIS was born 2 February 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1691 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS was born 2 March 1691, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1693 Birth of Child
Claude LEGRIS was born 10 December 1693, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1696 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS was born 6 June 1696, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRIS was born 5 October 1699, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1699 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE was born 5 October 1699, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1703 Birth of Child
Joseph LEGRIS was born 20 March 1703, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1705 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Catherine LEGRIS was born 5 July 1705, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LEGRIS was born 18 June 1708, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1712 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS married 27 June 1712, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Etienne GAUVREAU

1712 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LEGRIS married 21 November 1712, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jacques LAREAU

1714 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise LEGRIS died 25 October 1714, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage of Child
Claude LEGRIS married 28 November 1717, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Josephte MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR

1718 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS married 21 February 1718, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François TOUPIN

1719 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRIS married 11 September 1719, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste GUILLOT

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

1728 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE married 5 April 1728, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE

1729 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique LEGRIS married 10 January 1729, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louis VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adrien LEGRIS died 26 March 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1733 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Catherine LEGRIS married 24 August 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Michel PRIVÉ dit LAFRAMBOISE

1738 Death
23 September 1738
Québec, Canada, New France

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