Françoise BOURGEOIS

(b. abt. 1646 , Paris, France d. 21 July 1704 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Françoise BOURGEOIS was born abt. 1646 in Paris, France

Françoise BOURGEOIS was the child of ? and ?

Françoise was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1670.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Françoise married Paul VIGNEAULT dit LAVERDURE 3 November 1670 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Paul VIGNEAULT dit LAVERDURE was born abt. 1641 in France. Paul died 19 February 1703 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.

Françoise BOURGEOIS died 21 July 1704 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

daughter of Antoine Bourgeois and Marie Piedmont

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Occupation

Françoise BOURGEOIS 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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Family and Children of Françoise BOURGEOIS

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Françoise BOURGEOIS married

Paul VIGNEAULT dit LAVERDURE-- Date: 3 November 1670 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Children of Paul VIGNEAULT dit LAVERDURE and Françoise BOURGEOIS:

Maurice VIGNEAULT (b.3 February 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1746, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) )
m. Marguerite COMEAU September 1701 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Antoine VIGNEAULT (b.14 April 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1727, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Madeleine PICHET 19 February 1703 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1670 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BOURGEOIS and Paul VIGNEAULT dit LAVERDURE 3 November 1670, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Fille du Roi
Bourgeois, Françoise , (out-of-wedlock child, Françoise b. 1670), m. Vignault, Paul, dit Laverdure, Nov. 3, 1670
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1674 Birth of Child
Maurice VIGNEAULT was born 3 February 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1678 Birth of Child
Antoine VIGNEAULT was born 14 April 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1701 Marriage of Child
Maurice VIGNEAULT married September 1701, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marguerite COMEAU

1703 Marriage of Child
Antoine VIGNEAULT married 19 February 1703, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Madeleine PICHET