Thirteenth Generation

6090. Pierre FERRÉ was baptized on 2 May 1639 in Saint-Pierre-en-Port (Seine-Maritime) (Normandie Region), France.^1,2614 He was listed as a 'Matelot' (Sailor) and 'Maitre de barque' (Master of the boat). He died after 11 February 1694 in Neuville (Québec Province), Canada.¹³⁸⁵ Marie LASNON (LANON) and Pierre FERRɹ³⁸⁵ signed a marriage contract on 11 November 1667 in Québec (Québec Province), Canada.²⁶¹⁵ They²⁶¹⁵ were married on 24 November 1667 in Québec (Nôtre Dame) (Québec Province), Canada.^1,2616

6091. Marie LASNON (LANON) was baptized on 22 September 1647 in Rouen (St-Vivien) (Seine-Maritime) (Normandie Region), France.^1,1692 She was a "King's Daughter". The King's Daughters or "Filles du roi" were a group of approximately 800 young French women who immigrated to New France between 1663 and 1673 as part of a program by Louis XIV to furnish brides for the male immigrants. They were usually between the age of 12 and 25, had to supply a letter of reference from their parish priest and were provided a dowry by the King. The King also paid for their transport to New France. Most of the women were commoners of humble birth, were held to very high standards and were required to be physically fit enough to survive the hard work demanded of immigrants to the fledgling colony. She came to the New World via "Le St. Louis de Dieppe". The vessel arrived in Québec on 25 September 1667.¹⁹⁸⁴ She died on 3 March 1727 in Québec (Hôtel-Dieu) (Québec Province), Canada. According to her burial record, she died of "grand vomissement" (excessive vomiting).^1,2617 Marie was buried at "Cimetière des pauvres" (cemetery of the poor) in Québec (Hôtel-Dieu) (Québec Province), Canada.^1,2617

[Note: Marie's 2nd marriage was to Pierre LeDoux dit Latreille on 8 May 1701 at Nôtre Dame in Québec. The couple signed a marriage contract on 25 April 1701.]

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