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Catherine Lorion (1638-1720) |
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Catherine Lorion was born about 1638 in the Parish of St. Soule, La Rochelle, Aunis, France; the daughter of Mathurin Lorion and Francoise Morin. She arrived in the Quebec Colony as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Pierre Villain. They were married October 13, 1654 in Montreal. Pierre was born in 1630 at Les Brouzils, Poitou, France; the son of Jean Villain and Jeanne Marche. A tree fell on him in Montreal on January 19, 1655 and Catherine would marry three more times before her death on April 20, 1720. |
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JEAN SIMON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Married: June 29, 1655) Born in 1630 in St. Sorlin-de-Cognac, Saintes, Saintonge, France; the son of Jean Simon Sr. and Eleanore Dupin. Died on November 24, 1656 in Montreal. Leonard Simon - Was born on September 03, 1656 and died on May 26, 1723 in Montreal. He married Mathurine Beaujean and the couple had twelve children. |
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Nicolas Millet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Married: April 09, 1657) Born in 1630 in Neuville-aux-Bois, Beauce, France; the son of Jacques Millet and Jeanne Vincent. Died on March 09, 1674 in Montreal. Catherine Millet - Was born on June 14, 1658 in Montreal and died on September 25, 1722 at Pointe-Aux-Trembles. She married Jean Renaud and the couple had at least one child. Nicolas Millet - Was born on August 14, 1660 and died on May 06, 1735 in Montreal. He married Catherine Gauthier and the couple had at least two children. Marie-Charlotte Millet - Was born on November 25, 1662 in Montreal and died in 1751 at Rivieres des Prairies, Ile De Montreal, Quebec. She married Jean-Baptiste Lacombe and the couple had eleven children. Pierre Millet - Was born on January 12, 1665 and died unknown in Montreal. He married Marie-Madeleine Pelletier and the couple had at least one child. Jacques Millet - Was born on March 30, 1667 and died unknown in Montreal. Infant Millet - Was born on February 21, 1669 and died the same day in Montreal. Francois Millet - Was born on April 07, 1671 and died unknown in Montreal. Jean Millet - Was born on January 06, 1674 and died unknown in Montreal. He married Marie Lamoureux. |
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Pierre Desautels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Married: November 23, 1676) Born on April 04, 1631 in Malicorne, La Fleche, Sarthe, Mans, France; the son of Thomas Desautels and Marie-Marthe Buisson. Died on November 19, 1708 in Montreal. Pierre Desautels - Was born on September 13, 1677 and died on August 11, 1753 in Montreal. He married Therese Thuiller and the couple had fifteen children. Gilbert Desautels - Was born on September 17, 1679 in Montreal and died on March 23, 1755 in Trois-Rivieres. He married Marie-Charlotte Etienne and the couple had fourteen children. |
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