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Charlotte  married  Mathurin GAGNON 28 October 1686 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Mathurin GAGNON  was born 27 August 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Mathurin died 5 October 1715 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France.  Mathurin was the child of Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) and Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU) .

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charlotte  married  Mathurin GAGNON 28 October 1686 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Mathurin GAGNON  was born 27 August 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Mathurin died 5 October 1715 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France.  Mathurin was the child of Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) and Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU).

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charlotte COCHON

Charlotte COCHON married flag male ancestor Mathurin GAGNON
Marriage date: 28 October 1686
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Mathurin GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) and Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU)

Marriage notes:
groom's name: Mathurin Gagnon
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Charlotte Cochon
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 28 Oct 1686
marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
groom's father's name: Mathurin Gagnon
groom's mother's name: Francoise Godeau
bride's father's name: Jean Cochon
bride's mother's name: Madeleine Mainville
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 162
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, familysearch.org
"Mathurin was born on 23 August 1653 and baptized on 7 September at Quebec. He married Charlotte Cauchon, daughter of Jean and of Madeleine Miville, on 28 October 1686 at Chateau-Richer. The contract was notarized the previous day by Jacob senior. They had ten children, three boys and seven girls. Mathurin junior died between 9 October 1711 and 5 November 1715 at Saint-Joachim."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 103


So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
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1867–present
Québec, Canada

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1662 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
Name: Charlotte Cochon
Gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 17 Feb 1662
baptism/ christening
Place: Château-Richer, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1662
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Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
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Race: White
father's
Name: Jan Cochon
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mother's
Name: Magdelaine Miville
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indexing project (batch) number: C02776-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
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Film Number: 1018161
reference number: P 6
Charlotte COCHON - 1662 Baptism.  La Visitation du Notre Dame, Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
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1666 Habittans de Beaupré
Jean Cochon - 38 habittant

Magdelaine Minville - 26 sa femme

Marie Cochon - 11 fille

Jean Cochon - 8 fils

Francois Cochon - 6 fils

Jeanne Cochon - 4 fille

Charlotte Cochon - 3 fille

Louis Cochon - 2 fils

pierre Cochon - 6 mois fils

Noel Viaut - 38 domestique Engaigé
marriage1686 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte COCHON and Mathurin GAGNON 28 October 1686, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 24 years old.
1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON was born 20 August 1687, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 25 years old.
1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GAGNON was born 29 January 1689, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 26 years old.
1694 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNON was born 15 November 1694, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 32 years old.
1695 Birth of Child
Mathurin GAGNON was born 12 February 1695, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Charlotte was 33 years old.
1697 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNON was born 5 January 1697, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

Charlotte was 34 years old.
1699 Birth of Child
Dorothee GAGNON was born 27 March 1699, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Charlotte was 37 years old.
marriage1704 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON married 20 January 1704, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Thomas BLONDEAU
marriage1704 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte GAGNON married 29 September 1704, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Charles MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE
marriage1711 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAGNON married 9 October 1711, , Québec Province, Canada to Antoine BEDARD
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1715 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mathurin GAGNON died 5 October 1715, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 5 November 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Geneviève CHAMARD
marriage1716 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON married 8 February 1716, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Louis DUPERE
marriage1716 Marriage of Child
Mathurin GAGNON married 23 April 1716, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Marguerite CHRETIEN
marriage1718 Marriage of Child
Dorothee GAGNON married 14 February 1718, , Québec Province, Canada to Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER
marriage1720 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNON married 30 March 1720, , Québec Province, Canada to Marie-Anne RACINE
marriage1724 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON married 19 September 1724 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Louis-Benjamin DERY
marriage1731 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 2 July 1731 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Marguerite LAVOIE
1744 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON died 29 November 1744, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Charlotte was 82 years old.
DeathDeath — 1746
8 December 1748
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 86.
Charlotte COCHON - 1748 Death St-Joachim, QC, Canada
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