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The Guyon-Paradis Girls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
There were four Paradis girls who were born to French Immigrants; Pierre Paradis and Barbe-Marie Robin Guyon; that went on to have families of their own in the small settlements of Quebec. Marie-Anne arrived with her family in 1652 as a L'Immigrants' Francais Filles, while the other three: Madeleine, Marie-Madeleine and Marie-Louise; were born in 'New France' to become Filles de Deuxieme Generation; all joining the ranks of the Founding Mothers of New France. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marie-Anne Guyon Paradis (1640-1708) |
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Marie-Anne Paradis was born on January 12, 1640 in the Parish of Notre-Dame de Mortagne, Perche, Orne, France; and died on December 16, 1708 in Ste-Famille on Ile De Orleans. She married Guillaume Morency Bauche (Baucher, Boucher) on October 16, 1656 in Ville De Quebec. Guillaume was born on October 03, 1630 in St-Martin, Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, Paris, France; the son of Antoine Bauche and Marguerite Gilbaut. He and Marie-Anne would have thirteen children. Guillaume died on October 25, 1687. Their family: Martin Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on April 30, 1658 in Ville De Quebec and died on January 22, 1703 in the Parish of St. Francois on Ile De Orleans. Marie Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on January 06, 1660 in Ville De Quebec and died on August 23, 1703 in St. Anne De Beaupre. She married Francois Racine; son of Etienne Racine and Marguerite Martin, on October 29, 1676 in Ste-Famille; and the couple had twelve children: Marie-Marguerite, Marie-Francoise, Marguerite-Marie, Claire, Louise, Francois, Joseph, Ignace, Marie-Anne, Francoise, Dorothee and Catherine. Jacques Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on May 01, 1662 and died on May 30, 1697 in Ste-Famille. Louise Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on March 19, 1663 and died on December 25, 1708 in Ste-Famille. She married twice: 1. Pierre Asselin from Notre Dame de Braquemont, Dieppe, Normandy, France; son of David Asselin and Catherine Baudard, on November 20, 1679 - seven children: Pierre, Marie, Charles-Jacques, Anne-Angelique, Louise, Francois and Marguerite. 2. Nicolas Leblond; son of Nicolas Leblond Sr. and Marguerite Leclerc, on February 27, 1696 - five children: Marie, Marie-Madeleine, Nicolas, Genevieve and Jean-Baptiste. Guillaume Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on April 15, 1666 and died on August 12, 1717 in Ste-Famille. He married Marie-Madeleine Asselin; daughter of Jacques Asselin and Louise Roussin, on November 23, 1694 and the couple had nine children: Marie, Guillaume-Pierre, Basile, Guillaume, Hilaire-Joseph, Dorothee-Jeanne, Dorothee, Genevieve and Joseph. Claire Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on April 07, 1668 in Ste-Famille and died on February 15, 1706 in St. Pierre, Ile De Orleans. She married Jean Charest; son of Mathieu Charest and Sebastienne Veillon, on October 30, 1684, and the couple had nine children: Claire, Jean-Baptiste, Agathe-Marguerite, Anne, Pierre, Marie, Anne-Charlotte, Francoise and Catherine. There is a tragedy concerning Claire's family. Her husband Jean suffered with depression and on June 06, 1699; he shot himself in his woodlands. His body was discovered by his children. Anne-Marie Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on June 06, 1670 and died on December 07, 1670 in Ste-Famille. Anne Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on July 27, 1672 and died on December 31, 1689 in Ste-Famille. Charles Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on May 07, 1674 and died unknown but after 1681, in Ste-Famille. Joseph-Guillaume Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on March 23, 1676 and died on April 05, 1676 in Ste-Famille. Joseph Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on March 14, 1677 in Ste-Famille and died on March 05, 1729 at Cap-St-Ignace. He married Marthe Lemieux; daughter of Guillaume Lemieux and Marie-Elisabeth Langlois, on November 05, 1698, and the couple had fourteen children: Joseph, Marthe, Marie-Angelique, Hilaire, Elisabeth, Brigette, Marie-Gertrude, Basile, Marie-Josephe, Joseph, Marie-Thecle, Marie-Madeleine, Infant (died at birth) and Ignace. Marguerite Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on August 29, 1678 in Ste-Famille and died on April 17, 1742 in Ville De Quebec. She married Jean-Charles Leclerc; son of Jean Leclerc and Marie Blanquet, on March 05, 1696; and the couple had seven children: Jean-Baptiste, Marie, Pierre, Marguerite, Francois, Genevieve and Marie-Josephe. Gervais Paradis Morency Bauche - Was born on August 31, 1681 and died on November 20, 1699 in Ste-Famille. |
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Madeleine Guyon Paradis (1653-1669) |
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Madeleine Guyon Paradis was born July 03, 1653 in Beauport and died on November 29, 1669 in L'Ange-Gardien. She married Nicolas Roussin on November 28, 1667. Nicolas was born on March 10, 1635 in St Aubin de Tourouvre, Perche, Normandy, France; the son of Jean-Isaac Roussin and Madeleine Giguere; and died on March 06, 1697. He and Madeleine had just one child before her death at the age of only thirteen: Marie-Madeleine Paradis Roussin - Was born on November 25, 1669 and died in 1752 at L'Ange-Gardien. She married Pierre Tremblay; son of Pierre Tremblay Sr. and Anne Achon, on October 29, 1691; and the couple had fourteen children: Rosalie, Marie-Madeleine, Etienne, Genevieve, Louis, Marie, Nicolas, Jean, Francois-Xavier, Augustin, Joseph, Marie-Angelique, Marie-Anne and Marie-Josephe. |
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Marie-Madeleine Guyon Paradis (1655-1684) |
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Marie-Madeleine Guyon Paradis was born January 12, 1655 in Ville De Quebec and died on September 09, 1684 in St. Pierre, Ile De Orleans. She married carpenter Robert Charest on April 22, 1674. Robert was born June 07, 1648 in Ville De Quebec; the son of Mathieu Charest and Sebastienne Veillon. He and Marie-Madeleine would have seven children: Joseph Paradis Charest - Was born on August 14, 1673 and died unknown in Ste-Famille. Marie Paradis Charest - Was born on January 28, 1675 and died on May 12, 1737 in Ville De Quebec. She married Joseph Normand; son of Jean Normand and Marie-Anne Lelaboureur, on October 29, 1693, and the couple had eleven children: Madeleine, Charles, Angelique-Catherine, Joseph, Helene, Jean, Jacques, Genevieve, Marie-Therese, Francoise and Marie-Madeleine. Mathieu Paradis Charest - Was born on April 19, 1676 and died on October 18, 1676 in Ste-Famille. Robert Paradis Charest - Was born on September 21, 1677 in Ste-Famille and died in 1705 at Ville De Quebec. He married Marie-Angelique De Rainville on October 13, 1704; and the couple had one daughter Marie-Madeleine. Ignace Paradis Charest - Was born on September 02, 1679 and died on April 22, 1690 in Ste-Famille. Marie-Suzanne Paradis Charest - Was born on October 31, 1681 in St. Pierre, Ile De Orleans, and died on October 26, 1759 at St. Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec. She married Joseph Duquet; son of Denis Duquet and Catherine Gauthier, on August 03, 1702; and the couple had a son, Joseph. Jean-Baptiste Paradis Charest - Was born on January 09, 1684 in St. Pierre and died on February 10, 1758 at St. Croix. He married Jeanne-Louise Lemire; daughter of Joseph Lemire and Jeanne-Francoise Normand, on March 03, 1710; and the couple had ten children: Jean-Baptiste, Suzanne, Pierre-Francois, Bonaventure, Pierre-Antoine, Jean-Robert, Marie-Josephe, Marie-Angelique, Marie-Francoise and Angelique. |
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Marie-Louise Guyon Paradis (1661-1714) |
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Marie-Louise Guyon Paradis was born August 05, 1661 in Ville De Quebec, and died on October 30, 1714 in Beauport. She was married three times; the first to Thomas Mezeray on September 12, 1678. Thomas was born December 04, 1652 in Sillery; the son of Rene Mezeray and Nicole-Madeleine Gareman. He and Marie-Louise would have four children before his death in 1690: Marie-Catherine Paradis Mezeray - Was born in 1679 and died on February 07, 1751 in Montreal. She married twice. 1. Francois-Gilles Jolicoeur Paris from Port-D'Envaux, Saintes, Saintonge, France; son of Francois Jolicouer and Jeanne Boucherit, on July 29, 1697 - nine children: Catherine-Marie, Jeanne-Francois, Jacques, Pierre, Joseph, Jean-Baptiste, Ambroise, Marie-Veronique and Marie-Josephe. 2. Louis Pelletier St. Denis; son of Denis Lambade St. Denis and Marie Pelletier, on June 16, 1732 - no children. Jean-Baptiste Paradis Mezeray - Was born on February 13, 1681 in Neuville and died on May 05, 1741 in Montreal. Jacques Paradis Mezeray - Was born on April 23, 1683 and died unknown in Montreal. Jeanne Paradis Mezeray - Was born on December 16, 1685 at Bourg Royale, Charlesbourg; and died on July 08, 1691 in Ste-Famille. After the death of her first husband, Marie-Louise married Hilaire Poullet Sureau Blondin on June 18, 1691 in Ville De Quebec. Hilaire was born about 1648 in St-Hilaire de Vouzailles, Poitiers, Poitou, France; son of Jacques Blondin and Honoree Poullet. He and Marie-Louise would have eight children before his death on May 06, 1708: Marie-Madeleine Paradis Sureau Blondin - Was born on May 13, 1692 and died unknown in Montreal. She married Denis Lecourt; son of Michel Lecourt and Louise Leblanc, on October 15, 1709 and the couple had at least four children: Marie-Anne, Jean-Baptiste, Louis and Marguerite. Joseph Paradis Sureau Blondin - Was born on November 09, 1693 and died on January 02, 1703 in Ville De Quebec. Charles Paradis Sureau Blondin - Was born on March 20, 1695 in Ville De Quebec and died unknown in Montreal. He married Marie-Anne Charles; daughter of Etienne Charles and Madeleine Niel, on February 28, 1720 and the couple had at least six children: Charles, Marguerite, Jean-Baptiste, Laurent, Simon-Pierre and Suzanne. Genevieve Paradis Sureau Blondin - Was born on March 20, 1697 and died unknown in Ville De Quebec. Anonyme Paradis Sureau Blondin - Was born on January 04, 1699 and died the same day in Ville De Quebec. Marguerite Paradis Sureau Blondin - Was born on March 15, 1700 and died a few days later on March 22, in Ville De Quebec. Pierre Paradis Sureau Blondin - Was born on November 18, 1702 in Ville De Quebec and died unknown in Montreal. He married Marie-Agnes Francoise Ledoux on May 18, 1723, and the couple had ten children: Marie-Catherine, Marie-Agnes, Pierre, Elisabeth, Antoine, Marie-Madeleine, Marie-Josephe, Alexandre, Louis and Marie-Francoise. Marie-Angelique Paradis Sureau Blondin - Was born on April 12, 1705 in Ville De Quebec and died on March 28, 1773 in Terrebonne. She married twice: 1. Jacques Perinault; son of Jacques Perinault Sr. and Noelle Viger, on November 03, 1723 - three children: Jacques, Angelique and Jean-Baptiste. 2. Joseph-Francois Belanger; son of Pierre-Bertrand Belanger and Marie Gignard, on March 05, 1729 - seven children: Andre, Pierre-Antoine, Marie-Josephe, Pierre, Louise, Francois and Marie-Louise. Widowed for a second time, Marie-Louise then married Jean-Baptiste Jarry on September 24, 1713. Jean-Baptiste was born on August 13, 1655 in Montreal; son of Eloi Jarry and Jeanne-Archanges Merrin. Marie-Louise would die the following year and the couple would have no children. Jean-Baptiste died on September 25, 1735 in Lachine. |
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