Marie-Françoise CATUDAL dite ST JEAN

(b. 29 June 1739 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1815 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Françoise CATUDAL dite ST JEAN was born 29 June 1739 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise CATUDAL dite ST JEAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste CATUDAL and Angélique SABOURIN dite CHAUNIERE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE and Françoise VENNE (VOYNE)

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Marie-Françoise married Pierre DROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE 25 October 1762 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Pierre DROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE was born 26 September 1737 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Pierre died 4 April 1823 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Pierre was the child of Nicolas Noel RÉAL dit DROUARD and Marie-Anne GALARNEAU.

Marie-Françoise CATUDAL dite ST JEAN died 14 March 1815 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Marie-Françoise CATUDAL dite ST JEAN

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Marie-Françoise CATUDAL dite ST JEAN married

Pierre DROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE-- Date: 25 October 1762 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Pierre DROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE was the child of Nicolas Noel RÉAL dit DROUARD and Marie-Anne GALARNEAU

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Children of Pierre DROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE and Marie-Françoise CATUDAL dite ST JEAN:

Francoise DROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE (b.6 September 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 September 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

Pierre-Girouard VILLEMAIRE (b.15 December 1764, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1847, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East )

Marie-Françoise DROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE (b.8 November 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE (b.16 May 1770, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 September 1827, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Apolline LIVERNOIS 20 February 1792 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Reine VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 October 1791, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marie-Madeleine VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) (b.27 April 1772, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) (b.1 July 1773, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Louis VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) (b.14 March 1775, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 January 1776, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Ursule VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) (b.11 May 1777, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 March 1784, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marie-Josette VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) (b.21 May 1778, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 June 1778, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) (b.7 September 1779, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 December 1781, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) (b.22 February 1781, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 February 1781, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1739 Birth
29 June 1739
Chambly, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise CATUDAL dite ST JEAN and Pierre DROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE 25 October 1762, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 23 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Birth of Child
Francoise DROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE was born 6 September 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre-Girouard VILLEMAIRE was born 15 December 1764, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise DROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE was born 8 November 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE was born 16 May 1770, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) was born 27 April 1772, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Françoise was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) was born 1 July 1773, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Françoise was 34 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) was born 14 March 1775, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Françoise was 35 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Death of Child
Joseph-Louis VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) died 16 January 1776, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Françoise was 36 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) was born 11 May 1777, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Françoise was 37 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) was born 21 May 1778, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) was born 7 September 1779, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Françoise was 40 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) was born 22 February 1781, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Françoise was 41 years old.

1781 Death of Child
Marie VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) died 8 December 1781, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Françoise was 42 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Marie-Ursule VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) died 29 March 1784, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Françoise was 44 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Death of Child
Marie-Reine VILLEMAIRE (VILMER) died 9 October 1791, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Françoise was 52 years old.

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE married 20 February 1792, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie Apolline LIVERNOIS

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Death
14 March 1815
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 75.

Added: 7/21/2026 8:30:58 PM - Updated: 7/21/2026 8:42:16 PM