Jean LEGRAS

(b. abt. 1656 , Caen, France d. 18 March 1715 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Jean LEGRAS was born abt. 1656 in Caen, France

Jean LEGRAS was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1666.

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

Jean married Marie-Geneviève MALLET 8 November 1677 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Geneviève MALLET was born 2 October 1663 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Geneviève died 9 April 1703 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre MALLET and Marie-Anne HARDY.

Jean married (2) Marie PHILIPPE 14 October 1703 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie PHILIPPE was born 29 September 1672 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie died April 1750 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Laurent PHILIPPE dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte GIGUERE.

Jean LEGRAS died 18 March 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Georges Legras and Rachel Labbe

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Occupation

Jean LEGRAS was a merchant and interpreter.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.