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Marie-Madeleine Lafrancois (1633-1707) |
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Marie-Madeleine Lafrancois was born about 1633, at Metz, Lorraine, Mosselle, France; the daughter of Isaac Thomas Lafrancois and Esther Pasquire. She arrived in the Quebec Colony as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Guillaume Thibault. They were married January 11, 1655 in Montmagny, Quebec. Guillaume was born in 1618 at Seine, Maritime, Normandy, France; the son of Nicolas Thibault and Elisabeth Anceume. He and Marie-Madeleine would have eight children. Guillaume died on August 25, 1686 in Chateau-Richer, and though Marie married Francois Fafard on April 08, 1696 at Trois-Rivieres, she was well past child bearing years so her only family was with Guillaume. She died on March 23, 1707 in Batiscan. |
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The Next Generation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Claire-Francoise Thibault - Was born on October 29, 1655 in Ville De Quebec and died on April 11, 1728 at L'Ange-Gardien. She married Felix Aubert and the couple had six children. Marie-Jeanne Thibault - Was born on March 18, 1657 at Ville De Quebec and died on February 06, 1718 in Chateau-Richer. She married Guillaume Boucher and the couple had at least one child. Guillaume Thibault II - Was born in 1659 in Ville De Quebec and died on August 03, 1692 at Chateau-Richer. He married Marie Guyon and the couple had at least four children. Francois Thibault - Was born in 1660 in Ville De Quebec and died on November 24, 1710 in Chateau-Richer. He married Marie-Anne Dupre and the couple had at least three children. Charles Thibault - Was born on November 15, 1661 and died on September 12, 1685 in Chateau-Richer. He married Louise Guyon. Nicolas Thibault - Was born on May 30, 1663 in Chateau-Richer and died on October 27, 1727 in Charlesbourg. He married twice: Marie-Francoise Boucher (9 children), Marie-Louise Paquet (1 child) Anne Thibault - Was born on June 13, 1665 and died on April 12, 1749 in Chateau-Richer. She married Chales Cloutier and the couple had eight children. Etienne Thibault - Was born on December 07, 1668 and died unknown in Chateau-Richer. |
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