When Francois Robitaille was born on 9 October 1691, in Quebec City, Québec, Canada, New France, his father, Pierre Robitaille, was 41 and his mother, Suzanne Marie Maufet, was 30. He married Marie-Madeleine Berthiaume on 27 November 1721, in Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 30 March 1733, in Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 41, and was buried in Notre-Dame de Québec, Quebec City, Québec, Canada, New France.
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Sainte-Foy, former city, Québec region, southern Quebec province, Canada. In 2002 it was incorporated into Quebec city, becoming a borough of the enlarged city. Sainte-Foy borough is situated on the north bank of the St. Lawrence River, opposite the mouth of the Saint-Charles River, in the southwestern part of Quebec city. Originally named for a village in France, the settlement was called Notre-Dame-de-Foy after a canonical parish was formed there in 1698; however, the shorter name prevailed. Sainte-Foy was the scene of a French victory over the British in 1760, a year after the fall of Quebec, but the arrival of British naval forces forced the French to withdraw to Montreal. It was incorporated as a city in 1955, retaining that status until its amalgamation into Quebec city in 2002.
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Jacques, Armand, Normand, Aime, Cecile, Alphee, Emile, Herve, Luc, Lucien, Pierre.
French: unexplained.
History: Pierre Robitaille from Saint-Georges in Pas-de-Calais, France, married Marie Maufay in QC in 1675.
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