STEVENS Marie Francoise
1678 - 1741 (63 ans)-
Nom STEVENS Marie Francoise Naissance 1678 [Lilcon] - Woolwich, Maine, Usa 
Genre Féminin Décès 05 juin 1741 [[QC] - Quebec] - Quebec, 62020, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada Notes - BIOGRAPHIE-BIOGRAPHY: STEPHEN, Katherine, born in 1677 ou 1678, from Pemaquid (now Woolwich), Lincoln, ME, daughter of Thomas STEPHEN and MaryCASWELL or MERRY (Meray in Francoise's marriage record). She was made prisionner August 5th 1689 during the French and Abenakis attack of Pemaquid. Brought to Canada in captivity, she spent many years in a indianvillage where she was baptised (record lost) by a mission-priest undrethe name Marie-Francoise STEVENS. Around 1695, she was bought from theIndians by Nicolas PINEAULT, a Quebec City marchant, and became his domestic. She married Jacques PAQUET (b. 1675, s/o Maurice PAQUET & Franbcoise FORGET), a Quebec farmer on Aug. 1st 1697 (mar. Ct. Chambalon, 28-07-1697). The couple settled in La Canardiere (now a borought of Quebec City) where they raised 13 children between 1698 & 1722. In May 1710,Katharine STEPHEN obtained her french naturalisation. She died in Quebec City, June 5 1741. Her husband died March4 1764.
Sources:
JETTE, p.869, DGCF, vol 1, p.466, vol 6, p.209, NEC, vol 1, p.173-175).
"De la Nouvelle-Angleterre a la Nouvelle-France" by Marcel Fournier
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Mère MERAY Marie, n. 1659, Quebec, 62020, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada d. 1697, [?, Nouvelle-Angleterre] - ?, Usa (Âgé de 38 ans)ID Famille F29795 Feuille familiale | Tableau familial
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PAQUET Jacques, n. 14 sept 1675, [[QC] - Quebec] - Quebec, 62020, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada d. 04 mars 1764, Quebec, 62020, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada (Âgé de 88 ans)Mariage 01 août 1697 [[QC] - Quebec] - Quebec, 62020, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada Enfants 1. PAQUET Pierre 2. PAQUET Maurice, n. 16 sept 1699, Quebec, 62020, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada d. avr 1769, Saint-François-de-Sales, Laval, Québec, Canada (Âgé de 69 ans)3. PAQUET Jacques, n. 18 jan 1707, Quebec, 62020, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada d. 26 avr 1777, Laval, Laval, Quebec, Canada (Âgé de 70 ans)4. PAQUET Elisabeth, n. 01 avr 1714, Quebec, 62020, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada d. 18 mai 1774, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada (Âgé de 60 ans)ID Famille F30569 Feuille familiale | Tableau familial Dernière modif. 14 oct 2026
- BIOGRAPHIE-BIOGRAPHY: STEPHEN, Katherine, born in 1677 ou 1678, from Pemaquid (now Woolwich), Lincoln, ME, daughter of Thomas STEPHEN and MaryCASWELL or MERRY (Meray in Francoise's marriage record). She was made prisionner August 5th 1689 during the French and Abenakis attack of Pemaquid. Brought to Canada in captivity, she spent many years in a indianvillage where she was baptised (record lost) by a mission-priest undrethe name Marie-Francoise STEVENS. Around 1695, she was bought from theIndians by Nicolas PINEAULT, a Quebec City marchant, and became his domestic. She married Jacques PAQUET (b. 1675, s/o Maurice PAQUET & Franbcoise FORGET), a Quebec farmer on Aug. 1st 1697 (mar. Ct. Chambalon, 28-07-1697). The couple settled in La Canardiere (now a borought of Quebec City) where they raised 13 children between 1698 & 1722. In May 1710,Katharine STEPHEN obtained her french naturalisation. She died in Quebec City, June 5 1741. Her husband died March4 1764.