Mathieu married Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON
4 March 1647
in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
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The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON
was born
abt. 1620
in Verdille, Angoumois, France.
Sebastienne (Bastienne) died
21 December 1698
in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .
Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET) died
28 March 1664
in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .
Baptism - Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Cougnes son of Mathieu Choret and Jeanne Serre
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'One of the first families in the French settlement of Beauport were the Charests (Chaurets), headed by Sebastienne Venet Veillon and her husband Mathieu Cyr Charest.'
'Sebastienne was born about 1626 in Verdille, Angouleme, Charente, France the daughter of Maxient Veillon and Bernarde Venet. She married Mathieu on March 04, 1646 in the Parish of Ste-Marguerite, La Rochelle, Aunis, Charente-Maritime, France and soon after the young couple relocated to the small French trading post at Quebec.'
'They would have seven children before Mathieu's death at Beauport on March 27, 1664 and by the census of 1666 the Charest household consisted of 40 year old Sebastienne, widow Robert (18), Joseph (14), Jeanne (13), twins - Pierre-Joseph and Ignace (10), Jean (8), Pierre (4) and a servant, Michel Potier.'
'On August 05, 1664 a marriage contract was drawn up between Sebastienne and Pierre Milsandre Aufroy from Les Sables-d'Olonne, Lucon, Poitou, France but he was not living with her at
1647 Marriage / Partner Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET) and Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON 4 March 1647, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
1648 Birth of Child Robert CHORET (CHOURET) was born 7 June 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1650 Birth of Child Joseph-Jacques CHORET was born 14 August 1650, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1652 Birth of Child Jeanne CHORET was born 11 December 1652, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1655 Birth of Child Ignace CHORET was born 17 January 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1655 Birth of Child Pierre CHORET was born 17 January 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Mathieu
CHORET (CHOURET)
Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON
1647 Marriage / Partner
1648 Birth of Child
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