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Marie Chefdeville (1631-1708) |
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Marie Chefdeville was born on June 05, 1631, at Chevausse, Villiers, Sou St. Leu, Poitou, France; the daughter of Jean Chefdeville and Marguerite Jesiovum. She arrived in the Quebec Colony as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Andre Demers. They were married January 23, 1653 in Montreal. Andre was born on February 03, 1628 in St Jacques, Dieppe, Rouen, Normandy, France; the son of Jean Demers and Barbe Mauger. He and Marie would have twelve children. She died on November 23, 1708 in Montreal and Andre followed on November 23, 1710 at Point-Aux-Trembles. |
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Catherine Chefdeville Demers - Was born on October 22, 1654 and died on November 20, 1654 in Montreal. Marie-Jeanne Chefdeville Demers - Was born on October 28, 1655 and died on October 24, 1687 in Montreal. She married Jacques Gilbert Guilleman. Nicolas Chefdeville Demers - Was born on August 06, 1657 and died unknown in Montreal. He married Marie-Barbe Jette; daughter of Urbain Jette and Catherine Charles. Andre Chefdeville Demers - Was born on October 24, 1659 and died on January 17, 1707 in Montreal. He married Marie-Anne Jette; sister of Nicolas' wife Marie-Barbe; and the couple had ten children: Catherine, Francois, Joseph, Pierre, Anne, Michel, Marie-Madeleine, Marie-Francoise and Louise. Jean-Baptiste Chefdeville Demers - Was born on August 31, 1661 and died on October 20, 1690 in Montreal. He married Marie-Cungonde Masta; daughter of Mathurin Masta and Antionette Eloy; and the couple had a daughter Marguerite. Michel Chefdeville Demers - Was born on October 03, 1663 and died on October 15, 1687 in Montreal. He married another daughter of Urbain Jette and Catherine Charles: Marie-Elisabeth Jette; and the couple had a daughter Catherine. Barbe Chefdeville Demers - Was born on August 08, 1665 in Montreal and died on September 07, 1695 at Pointe-Aux-Trembles. She married Jacques Coiteux and the couple had at least two children: Barbe and Francois. Charles Chefdeville Demers - Was born on June 13, 1667 and died on January 21, 1749 in Montreal. He married three times: 1. Elisabeth Pelletier Papin 2. Catherine Jette. 3. Madeleine Cauchon. Marie Chefdeville Demers - Was born in 1668 in Montreal and died on January 20, 1741 in Longueuil. She married Jean-Baptiste Bourhis and the couple had nine children: Vincent, Jean, Marie-Anne, Yves, Jean-Baptiste, Marie-Josephe, Gabriel, Suzanne and an infant who died at birth. Robert Chefdeville Demers - Was born on January 11, 1671 and died on May 22, 1741 in Montreal. He married Marie-Madeleine Jette and the couple had a daughter Marie-Ursule. Paul Chefdeville Demers - Was born on January 25, 1673 and died on February 17, 1690 in Montreal. Marie-Martine Chefdeville Demers - Was born on September 24, 1675 in Montreal and died on June 09, 1755 at Pointe-Aux-Trembles. She married Paul Jette; son of Urbain Jette and Catherine Charles; and the couple had at least two children: Genevieve and Marie-Catherine. |
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