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Gervais ROCHON — (1634 - 1705)
Gervais Rochon was laid to rest December 14th, 1705, at Île-d'Orléans, Québec.
Gervais, a master mason (maître maçon) is first mentioned in New France as a witness, along with
Brother: Simon, at the marriage of their
Sister: Marie to François Gaulin in 1657. Simon married Mathurine Bisson in 1663.
Gervais was 37 when he married the young Madeleine Guyon in 1671. Nine of their first ten children were girls; the last five were boys.
The Rochon siblings have many notable descendants including Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey and Alex Trebek.
[Sources: PRDH; Fichier-Origine (IDs #243604, #243605, #243606); 'Gervais Rochon', Our French-Canadian Ancestors (vol.29, pp.190-199), Gérard Lebel (Thomas J. Laforest (tr.)), Palm Harbor, Florida, 1999]
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Birth — 16341 November 1634
France
1671 Marriage / PartnerGervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON 26 October 1671, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
He was 37 years old.
1674 Birth of ChildCatherine ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 9 February 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 39 years old.
1676 Birth of ChildMadeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 9 February 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 41 years old.
1679 Birth of ChildMarie ROCHON was born 24 February 1679, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 44 years old.
1681 Birth of ChildAnne ROCHON was born 26 July 1681, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 46 years old.
1683 Birth of ChildCecile ROCHON was born 24 March 1683, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 48 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildThérèse ROCHON was born 15 October 1685, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 50 years old.
1688 Birth of ChildGervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 19 June 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 53 years old.
1690 Birth of ChildElisabeth ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 27 March 1690, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 55 years old.
1692 Birth of ChildJacques ROCHON was born 12 September 1692, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 57 years old.
1695 Marriage of ChildMadeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) married 24 January 1695, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON)
1695 Birth of ChildFrançois ROCHON was born 9 May 1695, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 60 years old.
1696 Birth of ChildJulien ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 30 December 1696, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 62 years old.
1698 Marriage of ChildMarie ROCHON married 2 June 1698, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Bernard LÉTOURNEAU
1699 Marriage of ChildCatherine ROCHON (ROCHERON) married 19 August 1699, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Etienne LAJEUNESSE dit AUDIBERT
1700 Marriage of ChildAnne ROCHON married 3 May 1700, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS)
1702 Marriage of ChildCecile ROCHON married 8 May 1702, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste LEBLONDE
1702 Death of ChildCecile ROCHON died 10 December 1702, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Gervais was 68 years old.
1703 Death of ChildMarie ROCHON died 22 January 1703, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Gervais was 68 years old.
1704 Marriage of ChildThérèse ROCHON married 3 June 1704, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jean GAGNON
Death — 170514 December 1705
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 71.
Gervais
ROCHON (ROCHERON)
Marie-Madeleine GUYON
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