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Jeanne Lerouge (1626-1696) |
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Jeanne Lerouge was born about 1626 in Joinville, St-Dizier, Chalons, Champagne, France; the daughter of Pierre Lerouge and Marguerite Joly. She arrived in the Quebec Colony as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Louis Carreau. They were married April 30, 1654 in Ville De Quebec. Louis was born in 1620 at Bordeaux, Guyenne, France; the son of Andre Carreau and Jacquette Caussade. He and Jeanne would have eight children. Louis died on May 27, 1693 in Hotel Dieu, Quebec City; and Jeanne followed on March 09, 1696 in L'Ange-Gardien. |
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The Next Generation | |||||||||||||||||||||
Marie Carreau - Was born on March 20, 1655 in Ville De Quebec and died on February 10, 1722 in the Parish of St. Jean, Ile De Orleans. She married Emery-Mederic Blouin and the couple had thirteen children. Louis Carreau - Was born on December 05, 1656 in Ville De Quebec but died a few weeks later on January 11, 1657. Jean Carreau - Was born on December 26, 1657 but died soon after on January 06, 1658. Jeanne Carreau - Was born on January 25, 1659 in Ville De Quebec and died unknown in the Parish of St. Jean. She married Jean Catelan. Marguerite Carreau - Was born on December 16, 1661 in Ville De Quebec and died on October 15, 1737 in Beauport. She was first married to Metis, Louis Prevost; but when he died she married Mathieu Tessier and had nine children. Louise Carrieau - Was born on April 17, 1664 in Ville De Quebec and died in 1708 in Chateau-Richer. She married Francois Garneau and the couple had nine children. Joseph Carreau - Was born in 1667 in Chateau-Richer and died unknown in L'Ange-Gardien. He married Barbe Letarte and the couple had nine children. Marie-Jeanne Carreau - Was born on January 30, 1670 and died two weeks later on February 15, 1670; at L'Ange-Gardien. |
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