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immigrant Fille du Roi flag   Marguerite  LAMAIN

Born
10 July 1656 ,  St-Vivien, Rouen, Normandie, France
Died
10 October 1714 ,  Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marguerite  married  Michel ROGNON dit LAROCHE 14 September 1670 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Michel ROGNON dit LAROCHE  was born 15 December 1639 in Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris, Île-de-France, France.  Michel died 8 November 1684 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . 
Marguerite  married  Pierre MERCIER 8 January 1685 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre MERCIER  was born abt. 1653 in St-Denis-la-Chevasse, Vendee, France.  Pierre died 17 November 1712 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . 
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Marguerite was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1670.
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Marguerite  married  Michel ROGNON dit LAROCHE 14 September 1670 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Michel ROGNON dit LAROCHE  was born 15 December 1639 in Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris, Île-de-France, France.  Michel died 8 November 1684 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . 

Marguerite  married  (2) Pierre MERCIER 8 January 1685 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre MERCIER  was born abt. 1653 in St-Denis-la-Chevasse, Vendee, France.  Pierre died 17 November 1712 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . 




Daughter of Jacques Lamain and Marguerite Deshaies
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite LAMAIN

Marguerite LAMAIN married immigrant Carignan-Salières Soldier flag  Michel ROGNON dit LAROCHE
Marriage date: 14 September 1670
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Michel Rognon, son of Charles Rognon and Genevieve le Darmetier
Marguerite Lamain, daughter of Jacques Lamain and Marguerite Des Hais

Children of Michel ROGNON dit LAROCHE and Marguerite LAMAIN


Marguerite LAMAIN married immigrant flag male ancestor Pierre MERCIER
Marriage date: 8 January 1685
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:
Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, QC, Canada
Pierre Mercier, son of Gabriel Mercier and Perine Coidriele
Marguerite Le Main, widow of Michel Rognon

Children of Pierre MERCIER and Marguerite LAMAIN


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
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1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1656
10 July 1656
St-Vivien, Rouen, Normandie, France
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity


marriage1670 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LAMAIN and Michel ROGNON dit LAROCHE 14 September 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 14 years old.
1673 Birth of Child
Charles ROGNON was born 26 February 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 16 years old.
1674 Birth of Child
Denis ROGNON was born 3 October 1674 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 18 years old.
1676 Birth of Child
Guillaume ROGNON dit LAROCHE was born 2 November 1676 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 20 years old.
1678 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE was born 15 December 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 22 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de Dombour Neuville
Michel Rognon (dit) Laroche, 42
Marguerite Lamain, sa femme, 24
enfants:
Charles, 10
Denis, 7
Guillaume, 5
Marguerite, 3
Jeanne, 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1681 Birth of Child
Jeanne ROGNON was born 2 January 1681 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 24 years old.
1683 Birth of Child
Louis ROGNON was born 22 July 1683, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 27 years old.
1684 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel ROGNON dit LAROCHE died 8 November 1684, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
marriage1685 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LAMAIN and Pierre MERCIER 8 January 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 28 years old.
1685 Birth of Child
Guillaume MERCIER was born 7 August 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 29 years old.
1686 Birth of Child
Antoine MERCIER was born 11 August 1686, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 30 years old.
1688 Birth of Child
Françoise MERCIER was born 11 December 1688, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 32 years old.
1690 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 16 May 1690, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 33 years old.
1692 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 7 March 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 35 years old.
1692 Death of Child
Pierre MERCIER died 3 August 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 36 years old.
1693 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 17 March 1693, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 36 years old.
marriage1695 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE married 18 April 1695, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France to Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR
1697 Birth of Child
Thérèse MERCIER was born 7 February 1697, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 40 years old.
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1699 Marriage of Child
Jeanne ROGNON married 3 September 1699, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France to Joseph LORIOT (LAURIAULT)
marriage1699 Marriage of Child
Charles ROGNON married 9 November 1699, Québec, Canada, New France to Anne MARTEL
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Denis ROGNON married 16 February 1700, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France to Marie CHIRON
marriage1703 Marriage of Child
Charles ROGNON married 2 July 1703, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France to Marie-Charlotte HUOT dite ST-LAURENT
marriage1707 Marriage of Child
Louis ROGNON married 30 August 1707 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne GRENON
marriage1709 Marriage of Child
Antoine MERCIER married 13 August 1709, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France to Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)
1712 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre MERCIER died 17 November 1712, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
1713 Death of Child
Jeanne ROGNON died 23 July 1713 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 57 years old.
DeathDeath — 1714
10 October 1714
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 58.
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