Catherine
MOITIE
(b.
14 June 1649
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
21 October 1727
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
)
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Catherine MOITIE was born 14 June 1649 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Catherine MOITIE was the child of Jacques MOITIE and Françoise LANGEVINCatherine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1667.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Desir VIGER 19 September 1667 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Desir VIGER was born abt. 1647 in Rouen, France. Desir died 5 March 1688 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Catherine married (2) Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE 22 November 1688 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE was born abt. 1647 in Gourdon, Molieres, France. Jean died 18 February 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).
Catherine MOITIE died 21 October 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
Baptised at Ste Marguerite chapel in the parish Notre-Dame-de-Cougnes in La Rochelle, France.
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Family and Children of Catherine MOITIE
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Desir VIGER-- Date: 19 September 1667 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Desire Viger and Catherine Moitie
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE:
Charles VIGER (b.9 August 1668, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Françoise GUERTIN 29 June 1694 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie-Noelle VIGER (b.9 November 1670, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1751, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph LEDUC dit LESPERANCE 7 January 1687 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Jacques PERINAU dit LAMARCHE 4 October 1688 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Jacques VIGER (b.7 February 1673, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1715, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Françoise CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE 30 March 1695 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine VIGER (b.28 February 1675, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1749, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE 11 January 1694 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marie-Françoise VIGER (b.13 May 1677 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1767, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean BOUGRET dit DUFORT 4 July 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Madeleine VIGER (b.10 January 1679, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1682, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

François VIGER (b.22 June 1681, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1749, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Françoise LAMOUREUX 8 January 1702 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Madeleine VIGER (b.1 October 1683 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1756, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre LAPORTE 10 July 1712 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Louis VIGER (b.20 November 1685, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marianne GIRAUDON (GIRODON) 13 March 1722 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Maurice VIGER (b.24 November 1687, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1687, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
Catherine MOITIE married
Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE-- Date: 22 November 1688 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Jean Poirier and Catherine Moitie
Marriage record found at Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, Quebec
Children of Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine MOITIE:
Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Desire Viger and Catherine Moitie
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE:
m. Françoise GUERTIN 29 June 1694 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Joseph LEDUC dit LESPERANCE 7 January 1687 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Jacques PERINAU dit LAMARCHE 4 October 1688 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Marie-Françoise CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE 30 March 1695 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE 11 January 1694 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Jean BOUGRET dit DUFORT 4 July 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Françoise LAMOUREUX 8 January 1702 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Pierre LAPORTE 10 July 1712 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Marianne GIRAUDON (GIRODON) 13 March 1722 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Catherine MOITIE married
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Jean Poirier and Catherine Moitie
Marriage record found at Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, Quebec
Children of Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine MOITIE:
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14 June 1649
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
1663
Moitié, Catherine, m. 1. Viger, Désiré, Sep. 19, 1667, m. 2. Poirier, Jean, dit Lajeunesse, Nov. 22, 1688
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
Moitié, Catherine, m. 1. Viger, Désiré, Sep. 19, 1667, m. 2. Poirier, Jean, dit Lajeunesse, Nov. 22, 1688
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
1666 Census - Montreal, Quebec
Charles Le Moyne 42 Procureur du Roy
Catherine Primo Demoiselle 25 Son Epouse
Charles Le Moyne 9 Fils
Jacques Le Moyne 7 Fils
Pierre Le Moyne 4 Fils
(Piere sera mieux connu par le nom d'Iberville)
Paul Le Moyne 3 Fils
Joachim Brunet 20 Domestique, engage
Dezir Vigier 22 Marin, domestique engage
Simon Guillory 20 Arquebusier, domestique, engage
Adrien St-Augin 18 Domestique, engage
Catherine Moytie 16 Domestique
1666 Montreal Census
The History of Montréal: The Story of Great North American City
Charles Le Moyne 42 Procureur du Roy
Catherine Primo Demoiselle 25 Son Epouse
Charles Le Moyne 9 Fils
Jacques Le Moyne 7 Fils
Pierre Le Moyne 4 Fils
(Piere sera mieux connu par le nom d'Iberville)
Paul Le Moyne 3 Fils
Joachim Brunet 20 Domestique, engage
Dezir Vigier 22 Marin, domestique engage
Simon Guillory 20 Arquebusier, domestique, engage
Adrien St-Augin 18 Domestique, engage
Catherine Moytie 16 Domestique
1666 Montreal Census
The History of Montréal: The Story of Great North American City
Catherine MOITIE and Desir VIGER 19 September 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
She was 18 years old.
1668 Birth of ChildCharles VIGER was born 9 August 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 19 years old.
1670 Birth of ChildMarie-Noelle VIGER was born 9 November 1670, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Catherine was 21 years old.
1673 Birth of ChildJacques VIGER was born 7 February 1673, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Catherine was 23 years old.
1675 Birth of ChildCatherine VIGER was born 28 February 1675, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Catherine was 25 years old.
1677 Birth of ChildMarie-Françoise VIGER was born 13 May 1677 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Catherine was 27 years old.
1679 Birth of ChildMadeleine VIGER was born 10 January 1679, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Catherine was 29 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie du Boucherville
Desir Viger, 36
Catherine Motier, sa femme, 31
enfants:
Charles, 14
Noel, 10
Jacques, 9
Marthe, 5
Madelaine, 2
Francoise, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Desir Viger, 36
Catherine Motier, sa femme, 31
enfants:
Charles, 14
Noel, 10
Jacques, 9
Marthe, 5
Madelaine, 2
Francoise, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1681 Birth of ChildFrançois VIGER was born 22 June 1681, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Catherine was 32 years old.
Madeleine VIGER died 17 October 1682, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Catherine was 33 years old.
1683 Birth of ChildMadeleine VIGER was born 1 October 1683 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Catherine was 34 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildLouis VIGER was born 20 November 1685, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Catherine was 36 years old.
Marie-Noelle VIGER married 7 January 1687, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph LEDUC dit LESPERANCE
1687 Birth of ChildMaurice VIGER was born 24 November 1687, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Catherine was 38 years old.
Catherine MOITIE and Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE 22 November 1688, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
She was 39 years old.
Desir VIGER died 5 March 1688, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie-Noelle VIGER married 4 October 1688, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jacques PERINAU dit LAMARCHE
Catherine VIGER married 11 January 1694, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE
Charles VIGER married 29 June 1694, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Françoise GUERTIN
Jacques VIGER married 30 March 1695, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Françoise CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE
François VIGER married 8 January 1702, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Françoise LAMOUREUX
Madeleine VIGER married 10 July 1712, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre LAPORTE
Jacques VIGER died 8 January 1715, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Catherine was 65 years old.
Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE died 18 February 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Louis VIGER married 13 March 1722, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA to Marianne GIRAUDON (GIRODON)
Marie-Françoise VIGER married 4 July 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean BOUGRET dit DUFORT
1727 Death
Cath. Moque
Death record found at Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Cath. Moque
Death record found at Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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