Francois Dupuis -- Voyageur Grandfather

Francois Dupuis (Dupuys) (1634–1681) 8th great-grandfather

BIRTH 1634 • Gorre, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France

DEATH AFT. 1684 • La Prairie, Quebec, Canada

Marriage 1670 • Quebec, Canada to Georgette Richer (1647–1700)

Francois moved to La Prairie before 1684, and settled near the village on a farm of 100 acres in the district called St. Jean, bordering on the St. Jacques River.

• 167_?, Jul 20, Engagement of François Dupuis to L Hke? Compagnie De La Bay D'Hudson. While the record is difficult to read it appears he was engaged to go to Hudson Bay.

• 1677, Francois Dupuis appears on a list of Fur Traders and Voyageurs in the West and North West published in, "Lake St. Louis, old and new, illustrated, and Cavelier de La Salle,” by Désiré Girouard, 1893, P33.

LINEAGE

Francois Dupuis (1634 - 1681) -- 8th great-grandfather

Moise Dupuis (1673 - 1750) -- Son of Francois Dupuis

Francois Moise Dupuis (1709 - 1764) -- Son of Moise Dupuis

Marie Anne Dupuis (1753 - 1807) -- Daughter of Francois Moise Dupuis

Marie Angelique Barette dit Courville (1779 - 1815) -- Daughter of Marie Anne Dupuis

Marie Emélie Meunier Lagacé (1808 - 1883) -- Daughter of Marie Angelique Barette dit Courville

Lucy Pinsonneau (aka PASSINO) (1836 - 1917) --  of Marie Emélie Meunier Lagacé -- 2nd great-grandmother 

I have been collecting documents and/or archive notes for my voyageur grandfathers, and will be posting new pages for each of them -- one grandfather at a time.  SEE: https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/01/timeline-of-my-french-canadian-great.html for my list of voyageur grandfathers.