HELP! immigrant flag male ancestor  Gervais  ROCHON (ROCHERON)

  (b. 1 November 1634 France   d. 14 December 1705 Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )  

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Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 1 November 1634 in France

Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) was the child of ?   and   ?

Gervais was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1671.

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

Gervais  married  Marie-Madeleine GUYON 26 October 1671 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 11 children. Marie-Madeleine GUYON  was born 8 September 1657 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marie-Madeleine died 14 May 1723 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Madeleine was the child of Claude GUYON and Catherine COLIN (COLLIN).

Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) died 14 December 1705 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

son of Julien Rochon and Martine Lemoyne


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Did You Know? 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON)

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Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) married flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine GUYON-- Date: 26 October 1671 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Marie-Madeleine GUYON was the child of Claude GUYON and Catherine COLIN (COLLIN)




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Children of Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON:

flag female ancestor Catherine ROCHON (ROCHERON) (b.9 February 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 11 January 1750, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )
m. Etienne LAJEUNESSE dit AUDIBERT 19 August 1699 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) (b.9 February 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 22 November 1739, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON) 24 January 1695 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Marie ROCHON (b.24 February 1679, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 22 January 1703, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )
m. Bernard LÉTOURNEAU 2 June 1698 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Anne ROCHON (b.26 July 1681, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 28 March 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )
m. Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) 3 May 1700 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Cecile ROCHON (b.24 March 1683, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 10 December 1702, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Jean-Baptiste LEBLONDE 8 May 1702 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Thérèse ROCHON (b.15 October 1685, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 8 April 1748, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Jean GAGNON 3 June 1704 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) (b.19 June 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 8 April 1736, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie DAVID dite PONTIF 12 November 1714 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

flag female ancestor Elisabeth ROCHON (ROCHERON) (b.27 March 1690, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 19 December 1735, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. René MENEUX 1 July 1710 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Jacques ROCHON (b.12 September 1692, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 20 November 1771, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Thérèse DAVID 8 November 1723 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
m. Marie AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE 22 February 1745 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor François ROCHON (b.9 May 1695, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 17 October 1770, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne FILIATRAULT 21 October 1720 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
m. Marie-Charlotte GINGRAS 3 February 1728 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Julien ROCHON (ROCHERON) (b.30 December 1696, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 18 March 1777, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Anne BEAUCHAMP 19 November 1725 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
m. Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE 7 January 1734 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)



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birth1634 Birth
1 November 1634
France
Biography
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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marriage1671 Marriage / Partner
Gervais 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 Child
Catherine ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 9 February 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 39 years old.
1676 Birth of Child
Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 9 February 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 41 years old.
1679 Birth of Child
Marie ROCHON was born 24 February 1679, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 44 years old.
1681 Birth of Child
Anne ROCHON was born 26 July 1681, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 46 years old.
1683 Birth of Child
Cecile ROCHON was born 24 March 1683, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 48 years old.
1685 Birth of Child
Thérèse ROCHON was born 15 October 1685, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 50 years old.
1688 Birth of Child
Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 19 June 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 53 years old.
1690 Birth of Child
Elisabeth ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 27 March 1690, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 55 years old.
1692 Birth of Child
Jacques ROCHON was born 12 September 1692, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 57 years old.
marriage1695 Marriage of Child
Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) married 24 January 1695, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON)
1695 Birth of Child
François ROCHON was born 9 May 1695, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 60 years old.
1696 Birth of Child
Julien ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 30 December 1696, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 62 years old.
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Marie ROCHON married 2 June 1698, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Bernard LÉTOURNEAU
marriage1699 Marriage of Child
Catherine ROCHON (ROCHERON) married 19 August 1699, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Etienne LAJEUNESSE dit AUDIBERT
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Anne ROCHON married 3 May 1700, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS)
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Cecile ROCHON married 8 May 1702, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LEBLONDE
1702 Death of Child
Cecile ROCHON died 10 December 1702, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gervais was 68 years old.
1703 Death of Child
Marie ROCHON died 22 January 1703, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Gervais was 68 years old.
marriage1704 Marriage of Child
Thérèse ROCHON married 3 June 1704, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean GAGNON
death1705 Death
14 December 1705
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 1/6/2015 11:04:30 AM - Updated: 12/14/2024 11:09:46 PM

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