Charlotte COCHON

(b. 14 February 1662 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1748 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France )

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Charlotte COCHON was born 14 February 1662 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Charlotte COCHON was the child of Jean COCHON (CAUCHON) and Madeleine MIVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marguerite COINTEREL (maternal) Pierre MIVILLE dit LESUISSE and Charlotte MAUGIS

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) 9 children. Mathurin GAGNON was born 27 August 1653 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Mathurin died abt. 1713 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Mathurin was the child of Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) and Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU).

Charlotte COCHON died 8 December 1748 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Charlotte COCHON married

Mathurin GAGNON-- Date: 28 October 1686 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Charlotte COCHON and Mathurin GAGNON
Mathurin GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) and Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU)

groom's name: Mathurin Gagnon
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bride's name: Charlotte Cochon
bride's birth date:
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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
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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

Children of Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON:

Marie-Anne GAGNON (b.20 August 1687, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1773, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Thomas BLONDEAU 20 January 1704 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Louis DUPERE 8 February 1716 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Charlotte GAGNON (b.29 January 1689, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1760, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada )
m. Charles MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE 29 September 1704 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON (b.abt. 1691, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 August 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Geneviève CHAMARD 5 November 1715 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
m. Marguerite LAVOIE 2 July 1731 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marguerite GAGNON (b.abt. 1693, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 August 1778, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine BEDARD 9 October 1711 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Mathurin GAGNON (b.abt. 1695, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 March 1790, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite CHRETIEN 23 April 1716 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
m. Gertrude BLANCHET 10 May 1756 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre GAGNON (b.5 January 1697, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada d. 27 August 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne RACINE 30 March 1720 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Françoise GAGNON (b.abt. 1699, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 December 1773 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Claude GUYON abt. 1719 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Dorothee GAGNON (b.abt. 1701, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 August 1784, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER 14 February 1718 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON (b.abt. 1705, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 November 1744, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France )
m. Louis-Benjamin DERY 19 September 1724 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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
birthplace: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
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race: White
father's name: Jan Cochon
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mother's name: Magdelaine Miville
mother's birthplace:
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indexing project (batch) number: C02776-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 6

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Charlotte COCHON - 1662 Baptism. La Visitation du Notre Dame, Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Quebec

1662 Baptism. La Visitation du Notre Dame, Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

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
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1686 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.

Charlotte COCHON - 1686 Marriage - Chateau Richer, Quebec

1686 Marriage - Chateau Richer, Quebec
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The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

1697 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNON was born 5 January 1697, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

Charlotte was 34 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1704 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON married 20 January 1704, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Thomas BLONDEAU

1704 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte GAGNON married 29 September 1704, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Charles MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE

1711 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAGNON married 9 October 1711, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Antoine BEDARD

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 5 November 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Geneviève CHAMARD

1716 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON married 8 February 1716, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Louis DUPERE

1716 Marriage of Child
Mathurin GAGNON married 23 April 1716, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marguerite CHRETIEN

1718 Marriage of Child
Dorothee GAGNON married 14 February 1718, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNON married 30 March 1720, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Anne RACINE

1724 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON married 19 September 1724 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Louis-Benjamin DERY

1731 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 2 July 1731 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada 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.

1746 Death
8 December 1748
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

She died at the age of 86.