Francoise Mery

1621 - 1671  (50 years)

• Name	Francoise Mery
  Alt. Birth	1617	Tourouvre, Perche, France   [1]
  	She possibly came from Tourouvre, Perche, where there were other Merys about the same time.
  Born	1621  [1, 2]
  	Francoise was possibly from Tourouvre, Perche, where there were other Merys about the same time.
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1636  [1]
  	She came to Canada in 1636.
  Travel	1639  [3]
  	Antoine and Francoise returned to France. Their first two children were born at La Rochelle, France.
  Employment	4 Oct 1642	Fort St. Louis, Quebec, Canada   [3]
  	Antoine and Francoise were hired by Guillaume Couillard as domestique servants. A contract was drawn up by notary Martial Piraube. They were paid 144 livres and given board. Neither spouse could sign the contract but made their marks. Present was Guillaume Tronquet.
  Census	1666	Quebec, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  	Antoine Brassard, 57 years, macon, habitant Francoise Mery, 45 years Guillaume, 18 years Antoine, 16 years Jean Baptiste, 14 years Louis, 12 years Dorthee, 9 years
  Census	1667	Sillery, Quebec, Canada   [5]
  	Antoine Brassard, habitant, 58 years Francoise Mery, 54 years Guillaume Brassard, 20 years Antoine Brassard, 18 years Jean Brassard, 16 years Louis Brassard, 14 years Dorothee Brassard, 12 years
  Name	Francoise Nery
  Reference Number	2563
  _UID	DFD3EF791A2240DCB689F56B7B0F5FE4DE6D
  Died	11 Jul 1671	Quebec, Quebec, Canada   [3, 6, 7]
  	Noted in register: "The eleventh day of July in the year one thousand six hundred seventy one Francoise Mery widow of the late Anthoine Brassard died suddenly in the house on grande-allee, her body was buried the day after in the cemetery of this parish".
  Buried	12 Jul 1671	Quebec, Quebec, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I984	Lirette Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2020

  
  

  Family	Antoine Brassard,   b. 1609, Normandy, France ,   d. Between 5 Feb 1668/69 and 26 May 1669  (Age 60 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1636/37	Quebec (Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada   [1, 8, 9]
  Marriage	The marriage act reads as follows: "On 14 July 1637, the banns were made as usual and there being found no legitimate impediment, Father Charles Lallemant, Jesuit, acting as curate at Quebec, after having questioned, heard and listened to the mutual consent, solemnly married and joined in bonds of holy matrimony Antoine Brassart, mason, and Francoise Mery in the presence of M. Francois Derre and Nicolas Pivert". This was entered from memory because the original register was destroyed in a fire on 15 June 1640.
  Marriage Ceremony	14 Jan 1636/37	Quebec, Quebec, Canada   [10]
  	Present at the ceremony were Francois Dere and Nicolas Pivert.
  Children	1. Antoine Brassard,   b. 1639, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France ,   d. 12 Apr 1642, Quebec, Quebec, Canada  (Age 3 years)   2. Jeanne Brassard,   b. Abt 1641, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France ,   d. 20 Dec 1709, Quebec, Quebec, Canada  (Age 68 years)   3. Marie Madeleine Brassard,   c. 1 Jun 1642, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1712, Quebec, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 70 years)   4. Marguerite Brassard,   c. 23 Jan 1645/46, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1709, St. Laurent, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)   5. Guillaume Brassard,   b. 14 Dec 1647, Quebec (Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada ,   d. Bef 1715  (Age 67 years)   6. Antoine Brassard,   b. 13 Oct 1649, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   d. Aft 1683  (Age 34 years)   7. Jean Baptiste Brassard,   b. 18 Sep 1651, Quebec (Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1714/15, Quebec, Quebec, Canada  (Age 63 years)   8. Louis Brassard,   c. 3 Aug 1653, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   d. Abt 1708  (Age ~ 54 years)   9. Dorothee Brassard,   b. 30 Jul 1656, Quebec (Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada ,   bur. 7 Nov 1738, Ste. Anne de la Perade, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Last Modified	6 May 2014
  Family ID	F446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

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• Sources

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