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Born: abt. 1620 in Verdille, Angoumois, France

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Sebastienne (Bastienne) was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1648.

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Sebastienne (Bastienne)  married  Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET) 4 March 1647 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET)  was born abt. 1620 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France.  Mathieu died 28 March 1664 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . 

Sebastienne (Bastienne)  married  (2) Pierre AUFROY (OFFROY) 25 August 1664 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Pierre AUFROY (OFFROY)  was born abt. 1635 in Brem-sur-Mer, Vendée, Poitou, France.  Pierre died 17 November 1700 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. 

Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON died 21 December 1698 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .



daughter of Maixent Veillon and Bernarde Venet

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON

Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON married immigrant flag male ancestor Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET)
Marriage date: 4 March 1647
Marriage place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Marriage notes:
St-Marguerite, Notre-Dame de Cogne

Children of Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET) and Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON


Children of Pierre AUFROY (OFFROY) and Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
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1867–present
Québec, Canada

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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
marriage1647 Marriage / Partner
Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON and Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET) 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)
1657 Birth of Child
Jean CHORET was born 24 November 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1662 Birth of Child
Pierre CHORET was born 21 January 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
marriage1664 Marriage / Partner
Sebastienne (Bastienne) VEILLON and Pierre AUFROY (OFFROY) 25 August 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1664 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET) died 28 March 1664, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)
marriage1669 Marriage of Child
Jeanne CHORET married 14 January 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jean MORISSET
marriage1674 Marriage of Child
Robert CHORET (CHOURET) married 22 April 1674, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine PARADIS
marriage1676 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Jacques CHORET married 29 October 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne LOIGNON
1681 Canadian Census Petite Auvergne
Sebastienne Veillon (veuve Pierre Aufroy), 65
enfants:
Pierre et Ignace (jumeaux), 25
Jean, 23
Pierre, 19

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1684 Death of Child
Joseph-Jacques CHORET died 28 October 1684, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
marriage1684 Marriage of Child
Jean CHORET married 30 October 1684, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Claire BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET) dite MORENCY
marriage1685 Marriage of Child
Ignace CHORET married 26 November 1685 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie BÉLANGER
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Pierre CHORET married 21 January 1686, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne BAUGIS
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Pierre CHORET married 21 January 1686, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine GIROUX
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Robert CHORET (CHOURET) married 7 February 1686, Québec, Canada, New France to Marguerite LEROUGE
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