| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Thirteenth Generation5326. Jean TRUDEL II was born about 1629 in Parfondeval (Orne) (Normandie Region), France.251,1770 He appeared in the census in 1666 in Beaupre (Québec Province), Canada with his wife, Marguerite (age 32), five children (Jeanne, Pierre, Magdelaine, Nicolas and Anthoine) and a domestic engagé. Jean was shown as 37 years of age. He appeared in the census in 1667 in Beaupre (Québec Province), Canada with his wife, Marguerite, six children (Jeanne, Pierre, Magdelaine, Nicolas and Antoine and Philippes) and a domestic engagé. Jean was listed as age 38 and Marguerite was 35. The family owned nine beasts and fourteen arpents of land. Jean died on 25 November 1699 at the age of 70 in (Québec Province), Canada.1,2590 He was buried on 26 November 1699 in L'Ange-Gardien (Québec Province), Canada.1,2590 He was a cotton/linen weaver. Marguerite THOMAS and Jean TRUDEL II1385,1958 signed a marriage contract on 13 November 1655. They were married on 14 November 1655 in Québec (Nôtre Dame) (Québec Province), Canada.1,2591 5327. Marguerite THOMAS was born about 1629 in Stavelot (Belgium).1770 She was a "filles à marier" (marriageable girl) who emigrated to New France representing one quarter of all the single girls arriving in New France through 1673. The "filles à marier" women arrived between 1634 and 1662 and only numbered 262. These young women, often poor, were recruited and chaperoned by religious groups or individuals who had to assure and account for their good conduct. To be considered a "filles à marier", the women must have been between the ages of 12-45, not accompanied by BOTH parents or a husband and must have signed an enlistment contract, one marriage contract or gotten married in the colony. Due to their arrival in the very early stages of the formation of New France, these 262 women played a significant role in populating the colony. She appeared in the census in 1666 in Beaupre (Québec Province), Canada with her husband, Jean, (age 37), five children (Jeanne, Pierre, Magdelaine, Nicolas and Anthoine) and a domestic engagé. Marguerite was shown as 32 years of age. She appeared in the census in 1667 in Beaupre (Québec Province), Canada with her husband, Jean, six children (Jeanne, Pierre, Magdelaine, Nicolas and Antoine and Philippes) and a domestic engagé. Jean was listed as age 38 and Marguerite was 35. The family owned nine beasts and fourteen arpents of land. Marguerite died on 30 August 1695 at the age of 66 in L'Ange-Gardien (Québec Province), Canada.1,2592 She was buried on 1 September 1695 in L'Ange-Gardien (Québec Province), Canada.1,2592 Children were:
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