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Pierre Felix Thunay (Thunes) Dufresne 1637 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 November 1637

Birth Location: Chantonnay, Departement de la Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France

Death Date: 8 September 1704

Death Location: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada

Father: Marin Dufresne

Mother: Marie Levasseur

Spouse(s): *Elisabeth DESCOTEAUX

Children(s): Marie Dufresne

In 1637, Pierre Felix Thunay (Thunes) Dufresne entered the world in Chantonnay, Departement de la Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France, born to Marin Thunay Dufresne and Marie * Anne Levasseur. Pierre Felix Thunay (Thunes) Dufresne married *Elisabeth Isabelle LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX, and had children including Marie Madeleine Dufresne Thunay\Thunes dit Dufresne. Pierre Felix Thunay (Thunes) Dufresne passed away in 1704 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1637, Pierre Felix Thunay (Thunes) Dufresne entered the world in Chantonnay, Departement de la Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France, born to Marin Thunay Dufresne and Marie * Anne Levasseur.
  • Pierre Felix Thunay (Thunes) Dufresne married *Elisabeth Isabelle LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX, and had children including Marie Madeleine Dufresne Thunay\Thunes dit Dufresne.
  • Pierre Felix Thunay (Thunes) Dufresne passed away in 1704 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marin Dufresne
1610 – 1665
Birth Location: Brest, Finistere, Bretagne, France
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Marie Levasseur
1611 – 1665
Birth Location: Brest, Finistere, Bretagne, France
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Spouses(s)

*Elisabeth DESCOTEAUX
1651 – 1688
Birth Location: Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
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Children(s)

Marie Dufresne
1676 – 1768
Birth Location: Cap de la Madeleine, Champlain, Québec, Canada
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Pierre Dufresne's Ancestors

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Pierre Dufresne
1637 – 1704
Birth Place: Chantonnay, Departement de la Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
Parents
Marin Thunay Dufresne
1610 – 1665
Brest, Finistere, Bretagne, France
Marie (* Anne) Levasseur
1611 – 1665
Brest, Finistere, Bretagne, France
Grandparents
Louise Levasseur
1588 – 1646
Jaux, Oise, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Pierre Dufresne's Descendants

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Pierre (Felix Thunay (Thunes)) Dufresne (25 November 1637 – 8 September 1704) m. *Elisabeth (Isabelle LEFEBVRE dite) DESCOTEAUX (15 May, 1651 – before 1688)
  1. 1. Marie (Madeleine Dufresne Thunay\Thunes dit) Dufresne (1676 – 1768) m. Francois (Xavier Pelletier dit) Antaya (02 Dec 1663 – 09 Jan 1698)
    1. 1. Jean-Francois (Pelletier dit) Antaya (15 August 1691 – 8 November 1722) m. Marie (Louise ROBERT dit) LaPomeraye (15 Dec 1698 – 2 Apr 1776)
      1. 1. Jean (Baptiste Pelletier) Antaya (20 Aug 1719 – 4 Jan 1802) m. Marie (Catherine Joseph) Cornet (12 Jan 1727 – 4 May 1807)
        1. 1. Marie (Francoise) Pelletier (5 February 1749 – 16 October 1793) m. Jean (Baptiste) Pare (1730 – 6 Oct 1809)

Pierre Dufresne's Timeline

2 Records

1637
25 November 1637
Birth of Pierre Felix Thunay (Thunes) Dufresne in Chantonnay, Departement de la Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
Chantonnay, Departement de la Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
1704
8 September 1704
Age 67
Death of Pierre Felix Thunay (Thunes) Dufresne in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 November 1637
    Event Place: Chantonnay, Departement de la Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1704
    Event Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
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