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Born
abt. 1666 ,  Paris, France
Died
25 March 1741 ,  Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Marguerite  married  Robert CHORET (CHOURET) 7 February 1686 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Robert CHORET (CHOURET)  was born 7 June 1648 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Robert died 15 June 1716 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France.  Robert was the child of Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET) and Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON .
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Parents & Family of Marguerite LEROUGE

Parents of Marguerite LEROUGE

Father
Jean LEROUGE
Mother
Jeanne POTAGNE (POITEVIN)

Grandparents of Marguerite LEROUGE

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Marguerite was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1686.
Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada


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Marguerite  married  Robert CHORET (CHOURET) 7 February 1686 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Robert CHORET (CHOURET)  was born 7 June 1648 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Robert died 15 June 1716 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France.  Robert was the child of Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET) and Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite LEROUGE

Marguerite LEROUGE married flag male ancestor Robert CHORET (CHOURET)
Marriage date: 7 February 1686
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Robert CHORET (CHOURET) was the child of Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET) and Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON

Marriage notes:
Notre-Dame de Quebec
Robert Choret, widower of Marie Paradis
Marguerite le Roughe, age 19, daughter of Jean le Rouge and Jeanne Potagne
Name: Marguerite Lerouge
Relationship to Head: Conjoint(e) (Spouse)
Baptism Date: 1665
Marriage Date: 7 févr. 1686 (7 Feb 1686)
Marriage Place: Québec (Quebec) (Quebec City)
Spouse's Name: Robert Choret
Ancestry.com. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Original data: Tanguay, Cyprien. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours. Québec, Canada: Eusèbe Senécal, 1871-1890. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.


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Children of Robert CHORET (CHOURET) and Marguerite LEROUGE


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
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marriage1686 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LEROUGE and Robert CHORET (CHOURET) 7 February 1686, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marguerite LEROUGE - 1686 marriage Notre-Dame de Quebec
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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1687 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHORET was born 2 July 1687, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1688 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne CHORET was born 8 December 1688, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1690 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CHORET was born 15 September 1690, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1693 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne CHORET was born 10 March 1693, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1694 Birth of Child
Pierre CHORET was born 10 June 1694, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1695 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève CHORET was born 25 December 1695, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1697 Birth of Child
Joseph CHORET was born 3 April 1697, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
1698 Birth of Child
Gaspard CHORET was born 25 October 1698, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1700 Birth of Child
François-Georges CHORET was born 29 January 1700, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1701 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth CHORET was born 1 July 1701, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1705 Birth of Child
Jean-François CHORET was born 27 November 1705, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
marriage1708 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne CHORET married 6 August 1708 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste NORMAND
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHORET married 1 February 1712, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Jeanne MARTIN dite MONTPELLIER
1716 Death of Spouse/Partner
Robert CHORET (CHOURET) died 15 June 1716, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
marriage1719 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth CHORET married 23 July 1719, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France to Charles LEMIRE
marriage1719 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève CHORET married 20 August 1719, , Québec Province, Canada to Pierre LEMAY
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
marriage1720 Marriage of Child
Gaspard CHORET married 8 April 1720, Lotbinière, Canada, New France to Angélique LEMAY
marriage1722 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne CHORET married 9 February 1722, Québec, Canada, New France to Antoine MASSÉ
marriage1731 Marriage of Child
Jean-François CHORET married 5 February 1731, Varennes, Canada, New France to Anne PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN
marriage1732 Marriage of Child
Gaspard CHORET married 6 July 1732, , Québec Province, Canada to Marguerite AUGER
marriage1734 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth CHORET married 22 February 1734, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France to Pierre-Joseph BIRON
marriage1734 Marriage of Child
Gaspard CHORET married 4 October 1734, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France to Louise-Catherine GARNIER (GRENIER)
1735 Death of Child
Jean-François CHORET died 12 August 1735, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marguerite LEROUGE - 1741 Death Sainte-Croix, QC, Canada
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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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DeathDeath — 1741
25 March 1741
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
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