Meet the Adam and Eve of the Blanchet Clan of North America Pierre Blanchet and Marie Fournier Married in Quebec Settlement, New France in 1670.
According the the 1946 Blanchet book all individuals with the Blanchet(te) surname are descendants of this incredible hardy couple.
Pierre Blanchet and Marie Fournier began their life together in Quebec City in February 1670, at a remarkable time in the history of New France. Quebec had been founded by Samuel de Champlain only sixty-two years earlier, and the colony was still small and growing. During the 1660s, King Louis XIV had made New France a royal colony, the Carignan-Salières Regiment had arrived to strengthen its defenses, and hundreds of Filles du Roi (Daughters of the King) came to help establish families and permanent communities.
It was in this changing frontier world along the St. Lawrence River that Pierre and Marie married and raised their family. Their descendants would eventually spread across Canada and the United States, becoming part of the much larger story of French North America. More than 350 years later, Pierre Blanchet and Marie Fournier remain the ancestral couple at the heart of the Blanchet and Blanchette family story. Ai estimates their living descendants to be at approx. 2.5 million and total descendants to be at approx. 10 million.
Marie Fournier was the granddaughter of Louis Hebert and Marie Rolette. she was born in Quebec New France. Pierre was born in France
The below is a descendancy chart showing Pierre and Marie's children and the Spouses of their children.
Note: 7 of their children lived to get married. Note: 2 of these children are duplicates. We will have to figure which 2.
Ancestor Fan Chart Pierre Blanchet
Note: Pierre Born in France.
Ancestor Fan Chart Marie Fournier
Note: Marie was born In Quebec New France. Her mother and grandmother were also born in New France, Helen Desportes her Grandmother is credited with being the first white baby in New France.