Marguerite-Françoise POYER

(b. 27 September 1708 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1770 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite-Françoise POYER was born 27 September 1708 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Marguerite-Françoise POYER was the child of Jacques POYER dit LAPINTADE and Marguerite DUBOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Antoine DUBOIS and Marie-Marthe MORAL

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Marguerite-Françoise married Antoine GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE 12 January 1728 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoine GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE was born abt. 1700 in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France. Antoine died 17 December 1781 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).

Marguerite-Françoise POYER died 24 December 1770 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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.

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Marguerite-Françoise POYER married

Antoine GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE-- Date: 12 January 1728 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France

Children of Antoine GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE and Marguerite-Françoise POYER:

Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE (b.21 December 1729, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1762, Chambly, Canada )
m. François BOUDIER (BOUTIER) 12 February 1748 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Geneviève-Amable GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE (b.8 August 1735, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France )
m. François AUBERTIN 28 January 1754 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE (b.19 March 1737, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1814, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Andre MAILLOT 27 August 1754 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph-Antoine-Marie GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE (b.10 November 1743, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1829, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe MENARD 22 February 1773 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1708 Birth
27 September 1708
Chambly, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite-Françoise POYER and Antoine GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE 12 January 1728, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 19 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was born 21 December 1729, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite-Françoise was 21 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Amable GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was born 8 August 1735, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite-Françoise was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was born 19 March 1737, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite-Françoise was 28 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph-Antoine-Marie GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE was born 10 November 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite-Françoise was 35 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE married 12 February 1748, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to François BOUDIER (BOUTIER)

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Geneviève-Amable GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE married 28 January 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to François AUBERTIN

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE married 27 August 1754, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Andre MAILLOT

1756 Death of Child
Geneviève-Amable GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE died 30 October 1756, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite-Françoise was 48 years old.

1762 Death of Child
Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE died 30 April 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite-Françoise was 53 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.

1770 Death
24 December 1770
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 62.

Added: 9/25/2015 9:11:08 AM - Updated: 3/31/2025 11:19:17 AM