Foucault Denis^[1]

1672 - 1751  (79 years)

• Name	Foucault Denis
  Birth	14 Sep 1672	Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Dec 1751	Nicolet, Canada, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Notes	[[Category:Ville des Trois-Rivières en 1681]] [[Category:Nicolet, Canada, Nouvelle-France]] [[Category:Trois-Rivières, Canada, Nouvelle-France]] [[Category:Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France]] == Biography == {{Canada_Nouvelle-France}}'''Denis Foucault''' was born on 14 Sep 1672 and baptized on 12 Oct in Notre-Dame de Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France. His parents were [[Foucault-7|Jean François Foucault]] and [[Le_Prévost-12|Élisabeth Provost]]. Godparents at the infant's baptism were [[Belleperche-2|Denis Belleperche]] and Marie Michau. The officiating priest was Thomas Morel and Louis Ango wrote the record.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/58774 Baptism IGD] '''Recensement 1681''': VILLE DES TROIS-RIVIÈRES François Foucault 40 ; Élizabeth Prevost, sa femme, 35 ; enfants : Denis 9, Gabriel 4 (sic, Gabrielle), Françoise 2 ; 6 bêtes à cornes ; 100 arpents en valeur.[https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Histoire_des_Canadiens-fran%C3%A7ais,_Tome_V/Chapitre_4 Wikisource Recensement 1681 Census selon Benjamin Sulte ''Histoire des Canadiens-français, Tome 5, chap. 4''] '''Marriage''' Denis Fouceault married [[Pelletier-32|Catherine Pelletier]], daughter of François Pelletier and Marguerite Madeleine Morisseau, on 12 Nov 1697 in Trois-Rivières (Immaculée-Conception). The celebrant priest was Elisée Crey.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/89139 Marriage IGD] '''Death and Burial''' Denis Faucaut was buried on 29 Dec 1751 in Saint-Jean Baptiste de Nicolet, being given the age of around 81 years on the record. In the presence of known witness Jean Baptiste Dumas. The officiating priest was Brassard. His exact date of death is not mentioned in the burial record.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/304946 Burial IGD] ==Notes==Birth 14 SEP 1672, Canada (no mention on baptism that they were anywhere other than Québec city, his father is listed as residing in Berthier (en-Haut or en-Bas not specified) on his marriage record in 1671.)Baptism: 12 Oct 1672, Notre-Dame de Québec It is most likely Berthier-en-Bas, which was much closer to Québec city than Berthier-en-Haut, and did not have a parish then. From various records found, the family appears to have moved around somewhat. See his father's profile. == Sources == *Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin '''IGD''' (membership) https://www.genealogiequebec.com* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Birth: Notre-Dame-de-Québec Image 339 pg.119*Tree: [https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Foucault_Denis&pid=26476 Nos Origines] == Acknowledgements ==*Thank you to [[Beard-1031 | David Beard]] for creating WikiTree profile Foucault-20 through the import of Beard _ Lenerville Family Tree1.GED on Apr 11, 2013. *Thanks to Denis Givogue for his entries to this profile
  Person ID	I60712	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Pelletier Catherine,   b. Abt 1672, Canada, Nouvelle-France d. 27 Jan 1743, Nicolet, Canada, Nouvelle-France (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1697	Trois-Rivières, Canada, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Family ID	F26969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

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  [S1749] Merged from Branchaud-718755_1 on 6-Jan-2026 at 21:00.