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Émery BLOUIN (1640 - 1707) - Marie CARREAU (1655 - 1722)
Pioneer Émery Blouin (Bellouin) dit Laviolette was laid to rest this day, July 14th, 1707, at Île'd'Orléans, Québec.
Émery married Marie Carreau in 1669: the couple had fourteen children. Father Lebel writes that their life 'was marked by peace and tranquillity along the banks of the St-Lawrence River.'
Marie and Émery have many notable descendants including Angelina Jolie and Céline Dion.
[Sources: PRDH; Fichier-Origine [ID# 240417]; 'Méry Blouin dit Laviolette' Our French-Canadian Ancestors (vol.15, pp.28-40), Gérard Lebel C.S.s.R., (Thomas J. Laforest (tr.)), Palm Harbor, Florida, 1988]
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Birth — 164026 April 1640
St-Pierre d'Etusson, Poitou, France
Misc
'We are unaware of almost everything about the life of Mery Blouin in France, except that he came from Saint-Pierre-d'Etusson, where he was born about 1641. The son of Andre Blouin and of Francois Bounin was not educated. In Canada, he dared to write his name only once... In addition, our man was also called 'Laviolette', an affectation which fell into oblivion with the death of its bearer.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XV, Page 30
1664 France to Canada
'... it is probable that it was one of these sailing ships which transported Mery Blouin to the colony in 1664.'
'According to the established custom, ancestor Blouin would live in the country as an indentured servant for three years, before being recognized as a full citizen.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XV, Page 31
1669 Marriage / PartnerMery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CARREAU 30 November 1669, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
He was 29 years old.
1669 Marriage L'Ange Gardien, QC, Canada
1671 Birth of ChildMarie-Françoise BLOUIN was born 5 January 1671, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 30 years old.
1672 Birth of ChildJean BLOUIN (BELLOIN) was born 11 July 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 32 years old.
1674 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine BLOUIN was born 12 May 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 34 years old.
1676 Birth of ChildJacques BLOUIN was born 2 April 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 35 years old.
1678 Birth of ChildAnne BLOUIN was born 6 April 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 37 years old.
1680 Birth of ChildCatherine BLOUIN was born 27 October 1680, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 40 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Comte de St.-Laurent
Emery Blouart (Mederic Blouin), 40
Marie Carreau, sa femme, 26
enfants:
Jean, 9
Marie, 8
Jacques, 5
Anne, 3
Marguerite, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1684 Birth of ChildLouise BLOUIN (BELLOIN) was born 27 January 1684, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 43 years old.
1684 Birth of ChildPierre BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE was born 27 January 1684, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 43 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildMarguerite BLOUIN (BELLOIN) was born 9 August 1685, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 45 years old.
1688 Birth of ChildMarie-Françoise BLOUIN was born 26 May 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 48 years old.
1689 map
St-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, showing Mery Blouin's residence
by ROBERT DE VILLENEUVE
Québec : Société de généalogie de Québec, 1976
1691 Birth of ChildGabriel BLOUIN was born 16 May 1691, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 51 years old.
1692 Marriage of ChildMarie-Madeleine BLOUIN married 22 September 1692, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Charles CAMPAGNA
1693 Birth of ChildGeneviève BLOUIN was born 4 December 1693, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 53 years old.
1696 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine BLOUIN was born 2 January 1696, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 55 years old.
1696 Marriage of ChildAnne BLOUIN married 19 November 1696, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Louis LÉTOURNEAU
1699 Birth of ChildPaul BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE was born 28 August 1699 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 59 years old.
1700 Marriage of ChildCatherine BLOUIN married 13 January 1700, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Claude GUYON
1700 Death of ChildEmery BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE died 20 February 1700, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) was 59 years old.
1700 Marriage of ChildJean BLOUIN (BELLOIN) married 10 November 1700, Montmagny, Canada, New France to Marguerite-Madeleine LANGLOIS
1707 Death
'Since his strength had left him, our steady and tenacious farmer retreated from life in the middle of the summer. Mery died on Thursday, 14 July 1707. According to the custom of the time, he was laid to rest the same day. Jean-Baptiste Menage, ordained a priest on the preceding 4 June, presided at the funeral and wrote the names of the two witnesses in the registry: Jean Plante and Joseph Roger.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XV, Page 37
NOTE: Death in index in Drouin Collection for Saint-Jean -- 1707, page 76
Death
Mery (Mederic) (Emery)
BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE
Marie CARREAU
 (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE - 1669 Marriage L'Ange Gardien, QC, Canada){kind=small}
 (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE - 1689 map
St-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, showing Mery Blouin's residence
by ROBERT DE VILLENEUVE
Québec : Société de généalogie de Québec, 1976){kind=small}
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