Françoise MERY

(b. abt. 1621 , Mortagne, Perche, France d. 11 July 1671 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Françoise MERY was born abt. 1621 in Mortagne, Perche, France

Françoise MERY was the child of ? and ?

Françoise was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1642. To learn more about the Filles à Marier, visit: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France

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

Françoise married Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) 14 January 1637 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) was born abt. 1609 in Normandie, France. Antoine died abt. 1669 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Françoise MERY died 11 July 1671 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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 MERY married

Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART)-- Date: 14 January 1637 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Françoise MERY and Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART)
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

"The first known mention of the presence of Antoine Brassard on Canadian soil was at his marriage at the very beginning of 1637 in the chapel of Notre-Dame de la Recourvrance... this act mentions neither the place of origin nor the names of the couple's parents. The reason is that the original registries had been destroyed in a fire at the chapel and the rectory on 15 June 1640, so it was necessary to reconstruct from memory each of the acts..."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVII, Page 14

Children of Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) and Françoise MERY:

Antoine BRASSARD (b.10 October 1639, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1642, Québec, Canada, New France )

Jeanne BRASSARD (b.abt. 1641, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 December 1709, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE 7 February 1656 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD (b.1 June 1642, Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 September 1712, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Louis FONTAINE 29 October 1656 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Jean NORMAND 2 May 1703 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Alexandre BRASSARD (b.abt. 1644, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 January 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)

Marie-Marguerite BRASSARD (b.23 January 1646, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1709, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Jean LEMELIN dit LE TOURANGEAU 4 March 1658 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume BRASSARD (b.14 December 1647, Québec, Canada, New France d. , , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Catherine LOUVET 15 February 1672 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Antoine BRASSARD (b.13 October 1649, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1683, Québec, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD (b.18 September 1651, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1715, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jeanne QUELVÉ 26 April 1672 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis BRASSARD (b.3 August 1653, Québec, Canada, New France d. , , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Simone MAUFAY 28 January 1680 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART) (b.30 July 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1738, La-Pérade, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE 5 October 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1637 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MERY and Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) 14 January 1637, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1639 Birth of Child
Antoine BRASSARD was born 10 October 1639, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1642 Death of Child
Antoine BRASSARD died 12 April 1642, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1642 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD was born 1 June 1642, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1646 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BRASSARD was born 23 January 1646, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1647 Birth of Child
Guillaume BRASSARD was born 14 December 1647, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1649 Birth of Child
Antoine BRASSARD was born 13 October 1649, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1651 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD was born 18 September 1651, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1653 Birth of Child
Louis BRASSARD was born 3 August 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1656 Marriage of Child
Jeanne BRASSARD married 7 February 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jacques HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE

1656 Birth of Child
Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART) was born 30 July 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1656 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BRASSARD married 29 October 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louis FONTAINE

1658 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BRASSARD married 4 March 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean LEMELIN dit LE TOURANGEAU

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Quebec
Anthoine Broussard - 57 Masson habittant

Francoize Mery - 45 sa femme

Guillaume Broussard - 18 fils

Anthoine Broussard - 16 fils

Jean Baptiste Broussard - 14 fils

Louis Broussard - 12 fils

Dorotée Broussard - 9 fille
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1671 - Death
11 July 1671
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Francoise Mery, wife of Anthoine Brassard

'Francoise Mery barely survived her husband by two years. Death appeard in an unexpected manner, as authenticated by the following act taken from the registries of Notre-Dame de Quebec: 'The eleventh day of June in the year one thousand six hundred seventy one Francoise Mery widow of the late Anthoine Brassard died suddenly in the house on grand allee, her body was buried the day after in the cemetery of this parish.''

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVII, Page 22
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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