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Marguerite Thomas (1634-1695) |
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Marguerite Thomas was born about 1634 in Stavelot, Liege, Belguim; the daughter of Jean Thomas and Marguerite Fredley. She arrived in the Quebec Colony as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Jean-Pierre Trudel. They were married November 19, 1655 in Chateau-Richer. Jean-Pierre was born about 1629 in Parfondeval, Orne, Perche, France; the son of Jean Trudel and Marguerite Noyer. He and Marguerite would have eleven children. She died on August 30, 1695 in L'Ange Gardien and Jean-Pierre followed on November 25, 1699. |
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The Next Generation | |||||||||||||||||||||
Marie-Jeanne Trudel - Was born on July 22, 1656 at L'Ange Gardien and died on December 01, 1734 in Riviere-Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec. She married Jean Jacquet. Pierre Trudel - Was born on December 06, 1657 and died unknown in L'Ange Gardien. He married Francoise La Francoise; the daughter of Charles La Francois and Marie-Madeleine Triot, and the couple had at least two children Marie-Madeleine Trudel - Was born on June 15, 1659 in L'Ange Gardien and died on December 18, 1700 at Hotel-Dieu in Ville De Quebec. She married Pierre Lefebvre and the couple had eight children. Nicolas Trudel - Was born on April 04, 1662 and died on April 07, 1729 in Ville De Quebec. He became the Captain of the Militia at Chateau-Richer and married Marie-Barbe Letarte. The couple had ten children. Antoine Trudel - Was born on September 15, 1663 in Chateau-Richer and died on May 22, 1701 in Montreal. He married Marie-Madeleine Gariepy. Jean-Pierre Trudel - Was born on March 12, 1665 and died on December 24, 1665 in Chateau Richer. Philippe Trudel - Was born on March 26, 1667 and died in 1732 at L'Ange Gardien. He married Catherine Gariepy and the couple had fourteen children. Jean Trudel - Was born on June 28, 1669 and died unknown in L'Ange Gardien. He married Marie-Louise Mathieu and the couple had twelve children. Marguerite Trudel - Was born on April 19, 1671 in L'Ange Gardien and died on May 06, 1701 in Charlesbourg. She married Joseph Blondeau. Francois Trudel - Was born on April 14, 1673 and died on November 04, 1685 in L'Ange Gardien. Joseph Trudel - Was born on January 09, 1676 and died in 1715 in L'Ange Gardien. He married Marie-Catherine Ossant and the couple had at least three children. |
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