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Jeanne Mechin (1631-1680) |
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Jeanne Mechin was born about 1631 in La Rochelle, Aunis, Charente-Maritime, France; the daughter of Jean Mechin and Suzanne Larose. She arrived in the Quebec Colony as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Guillaume Pepin. They were married in 1645 at Trois-Rivieres. Guillaume was born in 1607 at St. Laurent, Baviere, Xaintes, Saintonge, France; the son of Pierre Pepin and Francoise Prieur; and was the Judge at Trois-Rivieres. He and Jeanne would have thirteen children. Jeanne died on November 30, 1680 and Guillaume follwed on August 12, 1697. |
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The Next Generation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacques Pepin - Was born on April 14, 1646 in Trois-Rivieres and died on April 09, 1715 in Batiscan. He married Marie-Jeanne Caille and the couple had seven children. Jean Pepin - Was born on August 08, 1647 in Trois-Rivieres and died unknown in Boucherville. He married Marie-Madeleine Loiseau and the couple had four children. Marie Pepin - Was born on April 21, 1649 and died unknown in Trois-Rivieres. She married Guillaume Lareau and the couple had a son Etienne. Guillaume Pepin II - Was born on August 04, 1651 and died unknown in Trois-Rivieres. Pierre Laforce Pepin - Was born on December 29, 1652 in Trois-Rivieres and died on April 02, 1722. He married Louise Lemire and the couple had twelve children. Etienne Pepin - Was born on April 14, 1654 and died unknown in Trois-Rivieres. Jeanne Pepin - Was born on March 28, 1656 and died in 1716 in Trois-Rivieres. She married Jeanne Heroux and the couple had at least two children. Madeleine Pepin - Was born on November 11, 1657 and died on July 08, 1722 in Trois-Rivieres. She married Francois Roussel and the couple had at least one child. Elisabeth Pepin - Was born in 1659 and died on December 31, 1697 in Trois-Rivieres. She married Jean Martin Lajeunesse Arcouet. Joseph Pepin - Was born on November 21, 1660 and died unknown in Trois-Rivieres. Louis Pepin - Was born on November 21, 1660 and died unknown in Trois-Rivieres. Marie-Ursule Pepin - Was born on May 06, 1662 and died on August 02, 1740 in Batiscan. She married Louis-Etienne Pinard and the couple had five children. Marguerite Pepin - Was born on May 06, 1662 and died unknown in Trois-Rivieres. She married Bernard Joachim Laverdure. |
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