Jean LEROUGE

(b. abt. 1639 , Paris, France d. 29 September 1712 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Jean LEROUGE was born abt. 1639 in Paris, France

Jean LEROUGE was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1659.

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

Jean married Jeanne POTAGNE (POITEVIN) 22 October 1659 in Paris, France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jeanne POTAGNE (POITEVIN) was born abt. 1640 in Paris, France. Jeanne died 4 July 1714 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).

Jean LEROUGE died 29 September 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Gilles Lerouge and Cecile Joly

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Occupation

Jean LEROUGE was a mason and surveyor.
The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
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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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Jean LEROUGE married

Jeanne POTAGNE (POITEVIN)-- Date: 22 October 1659 Place: Paris, France
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Baptisms of children of this couple are found in PRDH records. The first one is found in 1669 in Quebec, QC, Canada.

Jean Lerouge and Jeanne Poitevin

Children of Jean LEROUGE and Jeanne POTAGNE (POITEVIN):

Jeanne LEROUGE (b.abt. 1660, Paris, France d. 19 February 1735, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Emmanuel LOPEZ dit MADÈRE 25 February 1675 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Barthélémy COTTON (COTON) 24 September 1691 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite LEROUGE (b.abt. 1666, Paris, France d. 25 March 1741, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France)
m. Robert CHORET (CHOURET) 7 February 1686 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie LEROUGE (b.5 September 1669, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1670, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marie-Madeleine LEROUGE (b.22 July 1671, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1671, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Biography
LE ROUGE, JEAN, mason and surveyor; b. in France 1639; buried 30 Sept. 1712 at Charlesbourg.

It was Talon* who on 5 Nov. 1672 conferred upon Le Rouge “the office of surveyor in the [ . . . ] seigneurial jurisdiction of Quebec and in other parts of this country, to have, hold, and exercise the aforementioned office in conformity with the customary law of Paris.” Mason by trade, he was for many years Claude Baillif *’s partner.

The minute-books of the notaries Pierre Duquet* and François Genaple disclose the numerous contracts that were entrusted to Jean Le Rouge, who proved himself an ingenious artisan whose talents were often utilized.

These contracts are detailed; it is stipulated, for example, that a house shall be “built upon the former traces and foundations,” and that it “shall have two storeys in stonework above the ground floor.” Then there are details concerning the doors and windows: “There shall be two window frames to hold glass, and the others only to hold paper”; ...Read MORE...

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Biography
Name: Jean le Rouge
Relationship to Head: Chef de famille (Head)
Baptism Date: 1639
Spouse's Name: Jeanne Poitevin
Burial Date: 30 sept. 1712 (30 Sep 1712)
Burial Place: Charlesbourg

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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