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Jeanne Voidy (1637-1708) |
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Jeanne Voidy was born about 1637 at St-Germain du Val, La Fleche, Anjou, France; the daughter of Michel Voidy and Catherine Dorbelle. She arrived in the Quebec Colony as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Jean (Dumay) Demers. They were wed November 09, 1654 in Montreal. Jean was born in 1627 at St-Jacques-de-Dieppe, Rouen, Normandy, France; the son of Jean Demers Senior and Barbe Mauger. He and Jeanne would have eight children before his death on July 03, 1708 at Ville De Quebec. Jeanne followed on December 01, 1708. |
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The Next Generation | ||||||||||||||||||
Marguerite Demers - Was born on October 21, 1659 in Montreal and died in 1723 at St. Nicholas, Levis, Lauzon, Quebec. She married Andre Bergeron and the couple had seven children. Jean Demers - Was born on July 06, 1661 in Montreal and died on July 11, 1736 at Ville De Quebec. He married Jeanne Arrive Delisle and the couple had at least one child. Pierre Demers - Was born on October 08, 1663 in St-Romuald d'Etchemin, Quebec and died on July 07, 1714 at Hotel Dieu in Ville De Quebec. He married Jeanne Pouliot and the couple had at least one child. Anne Demers - Was born on August 30, 1665 in Sillery and died on October 05, 1711 at Hotel Dieu. She married Gabriel Duchesne and the couple had at least one child. Rene Demers - Was born on August 13, 1667 in Sillery and died on December 21, 1729 at St. Nicholas in Levi Quebec. He married Anne Dubois and the couple had at least one child. Madeleine Demers - Was born on March 26, 1669 at Ville De Quebec and died on December 15, 1743 in Levi. She married Georges-Guillaume Marion and the couple had three children. Eustache Demers - Was born on May 05, 1673 at Ville De Quebec and died on December 14, 1708 at Levi. He married Marie-Francoise Dubois and the couple had at least one child. Nicolas Demers - Was born on May 18, 1677 in Sillery and died on December 17, 1740 in Levi. He married Anne-Jeanne Rocheron and the couple had at least one child. |
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