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Michel ROULOIS

(b. 5 January 1655 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1686 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Michel ROULOIS was born 5 January 1655 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Michel ROULOIS was the child of Michel ROULOIS and Jeanne (Anne) MALIER

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Michel married Catherine DROUIN 24 November 1676 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Catherine DROUIN was born 2 January 1660 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine died 25 March 1734 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Catherine was the child of Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER.

Michel ROULOIS died 15 February 1686 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Michel ROULOIS

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Michel ROULOIS married

Catherine DROUIN-- Date: 24 November 1676 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Catherine DROUIN was the child of Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER

Name: Michel Roulois
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Spouse's Name: Catherine Drouin
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Event Date: 24 Nov 1676
Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
Father's Name: Michel Roulois
Mother's Name: Jeanne Maliere
Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Drouin
Spouse's Mother's Name: Marie Chapellier
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID: P 152

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F2KL-5JW : accessed 21 April 2015), Michel Roulois and Catherine Drouin, 24 Nov 1676; citing Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec, reference P 152; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.

Children of Michel ROULOIS and Catherine DROUIN:

Marie-Marguerite ROULOIS (b.abt. 1676, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 August 1731, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Charles-Joseph LOIGNON 7 February 1701 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Michel ROULOIS (b.3 September 1677, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1686, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne ROULOIS (b.10 September 1679, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. , )

Noel ROULOIS (b.abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 June 1711, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Agnes BONHOMME 7 February 1708 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Catherine ROULOIS (b.abt. 1683, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1683, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

Catherine ROULOIS (b.7 February 1684, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1725, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Gabriel ROULEAU 6 February 1713 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jeanne ROULOIS (b.14 February 1686, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MARTEL 27 June 1712 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1655 Birth
5 January 1655
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Baptism
Michel Roullois
9 January 1655
Notre-Dame-de-Québec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1676 Marriage / Partner
Michel ROULOIS and Catherine DROUIN 24 November 1676, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 21 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Michel ROULOIS was born 3 September 1677, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Michel was 22 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROULOIS was born 10 September 1679, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Michel was 24 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Catherine ROULOIS was born 7 February 1684, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Michel was 29 years old.

1686 Death
15 February 1686
Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He died at the age of 31.

1686 Birth of Child
Jeanne ROULOIS was born 14 February 1686, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Michel was 31 years old.

Name: Michel Roulois
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 16 Feb 1686
Burial Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
Death Date: 15 Feb 1686
Death Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
Age: 31
Birth Date: 1655
Birthplace:
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Race: White
Marital Status: Unknown
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03757-9
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID: p 55 s 2

"Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955," index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F2PB-TJ5 : accessed 23 May 2015), Michel Roulois, 15 Feb 1686; citing Cemetery, Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec, reference p 55 s 2; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.

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Added: 3/19/2015 10:47:14 AM - Updated: 5/23/2015 4:52:25 PM