Denise CHERFAULT

(b. abt. 1641 , Paris, France d. 2 March 1711 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Denise CHERFAULT was born abt. 1641 in Paris, France

Denise CHERFAULT was the child of ? and ?

Denise was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1665.
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Denise married Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE 16 November 1665 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE was born 23 November 1616 in France. Thomas died 2 January 1691 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).

Denise CHERFAULT died 2 March 1711 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .

daughter of Michel Cherfault and Genevieve Gaudard

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Denise CHERFAULT was a Fille du Roi.

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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Denise CHERFAULT married

Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE-- Date: 16 November 1665 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Spouse's Name: Denisse Cherfault
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Event Date: 16 Nov 1665
Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
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Race: White
Marital Status: Unknown
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID: P 138

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 April 2015), Thomas Grandrye and Denisse Cherfault, 16 Nov 1665; citing Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec, reference P 138; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.

Children of Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE and Denise CHERFAULT:

Flavien GRANDRY (b.15 September 1666, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. , )

Elisabeth GRANDRY (b.3 January 1670, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1699, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume LEBRETON dit LARDOISE (BRETON) 9 January 1687 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1665 Marriage / Partner
Denise CHERFAULT and Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE 16 November 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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Cherfault, Denise, m. Grandry, Thomas, dit Faverolle, Nov. 16, 1665
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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Flavien GRANDRY was born 15 September 1666, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1670 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GRANDRY was born 3 January 1670, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1687 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth GRANDRY married 9 January 1687, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume LEBRETON dit LARDOISE (BRETON)

1691 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE died 2 January 1691, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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

1699 Death of Child
Elisabeth GRANDRY died 22 November 1699, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1711 Death
2 March 1711
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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