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Marie  married  Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE 30 November 1669 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE  was born 26 April 1640 in St-Pierre d'Etusson, Poitou, France.  Mery (Mederic) (Emery) died 14 July 1707 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . 

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Marie  married  Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE 30 November 1669 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE  was born 26 April 1640 in St-Pierre d'Etusson, Poitou, France.  Mery (Mederic) (Emery) died 14 July 1707 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . 

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie CARREAU

Marie CARREAU married immigrant flag male ancestor Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE
Marriage date: 30 November 1669
Marriage place: Château-Richer, 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:
groom's name: Mederic Beslouin
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bride's name: Marie Carreaux
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marriage date: 30 Nov 1669
marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
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groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Unknown
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bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Unknown
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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 142
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Mederic Beslouin and Marie Carreaux, 30 Nov 1669; citing reference P 142, FHL microfilm 1018161.
Marriage found at L'Ange Gardien in Drouin Collection listed under marriages of people from Chateau-Richer.
"The eldest daughter of the second Carreau generation was named Marie. Born on 20 March 1655, she had been baptized at Quebec by Father Jerome Lalemant. Godfather: Jean Bourdon; Godmother: Marie Favery, wife of Pierre Legardeuer, Sieur de Repentigny. At the age of 14, Marie met Mery Blouin. They fell in love. On 5 November 1669, they signed a marriage contract in the presence of the notary Paul Vachon. They would live in joint ownership of property."
"Father Francois Fillon blessed the marriage on the following 30 November, and recorded the act in the registry at Chateau-Richer."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XV, Page 32


So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CARREAU

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BirthBirth — 1655
20 March 1655
Québec, Canada, New France
marriage1669 Marriage / Partner
Marie CARREAU and Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE 30 November 1669, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 14 years old.
1671 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BLOUIN was born 5 January 1671, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie was 15 years old.
1672 Birth of Child
Jean BLOUIN (BELLOIN) was born 11 July 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 17 years old.
1674 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN was born 12 May 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie was 19 years old.
1676 Birth of Child
Jacques BLOUIN was born 2 April 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie was 21 years old.
1678 Birth of Child
Anne BLOUIN was born 6 April 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie was 23 years old.
1680 Birth of Child
Catherine BLOUIN was born 27 October 1680, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie was 25 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 Child
Louise BLOUIN (BELLOIN) was born 27 January 1684, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie was 28 years old.
1684 Birth of Child
Pierre BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE was born 27 January 1684, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie was 28 years old.
1685 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLOUIN (BELLOIN) was born 9 August 1685, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie was 30 years old.
1688 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BLOUIN was born 26 May 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie was 33 years old.
1691 Birth of Child
Gabriel BLOUIN was born 16 May 1691, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie was 36 years old.
marriage1692 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN married 22 September 1692, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Charles CAMPAGNA
1693 Birth of Child
Geneviève BLOUIN was born 4 December 1693, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie was 38 years old.
1696 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN was born 2 January 1696, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie was 40 years old.
marriage1696 Marriage of Child
Anne BLOUIN married 19 November 1696, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Louis LÉTOURNEAU
1699 Birth of Child
Paul BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE was born 28 August 1699 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie was 44 years old.
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Catherine BLOUIN married 13 January 1700, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Claude GUYON
1700 Death of Child
Emery BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE died 20 February 1700, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie was 44 years old.
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Jean BLOUIN (BELLOIN) married 10 November 1700, Montmagny, Canada, New France to Marguerite-Madeleine LANGLOIS
1707 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE died 14 July 1707, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
marriage1708 Marriage of Child
Jacques BLOUIN married 5 November 1708, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Marie-Geneviève RACINE
marriage1709 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BLOUIN married 9 July 1709, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Charles FORTIER
marriage1713 Marriage of Child
Gabriel BLOUIN married 27 November 1713, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Catherine JAHAN
marriage1714 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BLOUIN married 12 November 1714, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste LETARTRE (LETARTE)
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Jean BLOUIN (BELLOIN) married 22 July 1715, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Catherine TRUDEL
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Jacques BLOUIN married 2 September 1715, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Geneviève PLANTE
marriage1721 Marriage of Child
Jean BLOUIN (BELLOIN) married 27 May 1721, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER)
1722 Death
'Thus after 15 years of widowhood, Marie Carreau left her loved ones on 10 February 1722. The son of the former governor of Trois-Rivieres, curate Nicolas-Michel Boucher, sang the requiem of the mortal remains of the deceased, in the presence of numerous relatives. The witnesses named in the registry : Jean Pepin, Antoine Fortier and Joseph Audet.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XV, Page 38
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Saint-Jean Cemetery Saint-Jean Capitale-Nationale Region Quebec, Canada
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