immigrant flag male ancestor  Louis  MARQUET

  (b. abt. 1668 Poitiers, France   d. 23 October 1761 Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada )  

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Louis MARQUET was born abt. 1668 in Poitiers, France

Louis MARQUET was the child of ?   and   ?

Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1698.

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Louis  married  Michelle TESSIER 3 November 1698 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michelle TESSIER  was born 19 August 1674 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal).  Michelle died 14 June 1741 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal).  Michelle was the child of Marc TESSIER and Jacquette LEDOUX.

Louis MARQUET died 23 October 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada .





son of Charles Marquet and Genevieve Rigault


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Occupation

Louis MARQUET was a Soldat.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Did You Know? 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.

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Louis MARQUET married flag female ancestor Michelle TESSIER-- Date: 3 November 1698 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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Michelle TESSIER was the child of Marc TESSIER and Jacquette LEDOUX


Name: Louis Marquet
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Spouse's Name: Michel Tessier
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Event Date: 03 Nov 1698
Event Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec
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Spouse's Father's Name: Marc Tessier
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jacquette Ladouce
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04036-0
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1290316
Reference ID: 28

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 23 April 2015), Louis Marquet and Michel Tessier, 03 Nov 1698; citing Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec, reference 28; FHL microfilm 1,290,316.


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marriage1698 Marriage / Partner
Louis MARQUET and Michelle TESSIER 3 November 1698, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
1698 Birth of Child
Geneviève MARQUET dite CLOCHER was born 26 November 1698, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
marriage1719 Marriage of Child
Geneviève MARQUET dite CLOCHER married 6 February 1719, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Pierre BOUTET dit LEBOEUF
marriage1725 Marriage of Child
Cecile MARQUET married 24 November 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Jean-Louis LENOIR
1736 Death of Child
Geneviève MARQUET dite CLOCHER died 28 October 1736, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
1741 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michelle TESSIER died 14 June 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
death1761 Death
23 October 1761
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada
Added: 4/23/2015 10:08:15 AM - Updated: 7/16/2025 1:52:00 PM

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