PivinFamily20240306 - Person Sheet
PivinFamily20240306 - Person Sheet
Name% Françoise MÉRY
Birthabt 1617, France
Death11 Jul 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada
Misc. Notes
from France parents unknown arrived in New France in 1636.

https://robertberubeblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/11/les-devancieres-les-filles-et-les-femmes-a-marier-the-precursors-or-the-filles-a-marier-girls-to-be-married/

Les Devancières (les filles et les femmes à marier) : The Precursors or the Filles à Marier (Girls to be Married)
https://robertberubeblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/11/de-meres-en-filles-partie-1-les-migrantes-francoise-mery-et-jeanne-brassard-from-mothers-to-daughters-part-1-the-migrants-francoise-mery-and-jeanne-brassard/
Méry-Brassard Couple:
https://robertberubeblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/1617-la-plaque-des-premiers-colons-de-la-ville-de-Québec-the-plaque-of-the-first-colonists-of-Québec/


Fille à Marier per Gagné for David D9:

Françoise Méry was born about 1617, though her parents' names are unknown. She is possibly from Tourouvre, Perche, where there were other Mérys about the same time. Françoise came to New France in 1636.

On 14 January 1637, Françoise married Antoine Brassard in Québec City. No marriage contract has been found for this couple and it is not known if Françoise could sign her name, though her husband definitely could not. A master mason, Antoine was born about 1609 in Normandy, though his parents' names and the exact location of his birth are unknown.

Françoise and Antoine had ten children. Son Antoine was born in October 1639, followed by Alexandre about 1640. Sadly, two-year-old Antoine was buried 12 April 1642 at Québec City. Daughter Marie-Madeleine was baptized at Québec City 01 June 1642, followed by Jeanne (born about 1644), I Marguerite (baptized 23 January 1646), Guillaume (15 December 1647) and a second Antoine (14 October 1649). Jean-Baptiste was baptized 21 September 1651 at Québec City, followed by Louis (03 August 1653) and Dorothée (01 August 1656). Son Antoine became an interpreter for the Iroquois language.

Antoine Brassard died some time between 20 September 1668, when notary Becquet drew up a donation from Antoine and Francoise to their daughter Marguerite and her husband, and 09 July 1669, when Becquet drew up Antoine's will. Francoise Méry died 11 July 1671 and was buried the next day at Québec City.
Spouses
Birthabt 1609, Normandy, FR
Deathabt 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada
Marriage14 Jan 1637, Québec, Canada
ChildrenMarie-Madeleine (1642-1712)
 Guillaume (~1648-)
 Antoine (~1650-)
 Jean-Baptiste (~1652-)
 Louis (~1654-)
 Dorothée (~1657-)
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