François VIGER

(b. 22 June 1681 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1749 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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François VIGER was born 22 June 1681 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

François VIGER was the child of Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques MOITIE and Françoise LANGEVIN

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

François married Françoise LAMOUREUX 8 January 1702 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Françoise LAMOUREUX was born 15 July 1676 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Françoise died 30 June 1761 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Françoise was the child of Louis LAMOUREUX and Françoise BOIVIN.

François VIGER died 26 July 1749 in Boucherville, 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
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Family and Children of François VIGER

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François VIGER married

Françoise LAMOUREUX-- Date: 8 January 1702 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Françoise LAMOUREUX was the child of Louis LAMOUREUX and Françoise BOIVIN

"...After Noel's death on 29 December 1699, she became the companion of Francois Viger, son of Desire and Catherine Moitie, on 8 January 1702. This second marriage brought thirteen living stalks to the ile Saint-Marguerite, seven of whom died while very young."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIV, Pages 155-156

Children of François VIGER and Françoise LAMOUREUX:

Françoise VIGER (b.2 October 1702, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1755, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) 3 February 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste VIGER (b.17 November 1706 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1706, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

François VIGER (b.26 October 1707 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1789, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe CHENIER 29 February 1740 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Marie-Charlotte VIGER (b.16 December 1708, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 26 November 1796, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )
m. Louis BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) 29 October 1731 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste VIGER (b.27 December 1709 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 29 December 1709, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

Marie-Josephe VIGER (b.28 December 1710, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1711 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

Michel VIGER (b.15 March 1712, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Suzanne RIDDAY dite BEAUCERON 1 August 1740 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean VIGER (b.17 December 1713, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Bonaventure VIGER (b.7 May 1715 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine PATENAUDE 22 June 1751 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1681 Birth
22 June 1681
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1681 Baptism
Baptism found at Saint-Famille-de-Boucherville, Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.

Francois Viger
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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1702 Marriage / Partner
François VIGER and Françoise LAMOUREUX 8 January 1702, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 20 years old.

François VIGER - 1702 Marriage Sainte Famille de Boucherville, Boucherville, Quebec

1702 Marriage
Sainte Famille de Boucherville, Boucherville, Quebec

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

1702 Birth of Child
Françoise VIGER was born 2 October 1702, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 21 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIGER was born 17 November 1706 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 25 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
François VIGER was born 26 October 1707 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 26 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte VIGER was born 16 December 1708, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 27 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIGER was born 27 December 1709 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 28 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe VIGER was born 28 December 1710, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 29 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Michel VIGER was born 15 March 1712, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 30 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Jean VIGER was born 17 December 1713, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 32 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Bonaventure VIGER was born 7 May 1715 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 33 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage of Child
Françoise VIGER married 3 February 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

1731 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte VIGER married 29 October 1731, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Louis BEAUDRY (BAUDRY)

1740 Marriage of Child
François VIGER married 29 February 1740 , Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Marie-Josephe CHENIER

1740 Marriage of Child
Michel VIGER married 1 August 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Suzanne RIDDAY dite BEAUCERON

1749 Death
Death found at Saint-Famille-de-Boucherville, Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.

Frs. Viger
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Added: 3/19/2009 10:37:00 AM - Updated: 9/26/2012 3:45:32 PM