Charles JOLLIET

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12 June 1678 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

23 October 1746 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Louis JOLLIET Claire-Françoise BISSOT

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Born: 12 June 1678 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Louis JOLLIET

Mother: Claire-Françoise BISSOT

Paternal grandparents: Jean JOLLIET , Marie D'ABANCOURT

Maternal grandparents: François BISSOT DE LA RIVIÈRE , Marie COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY

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Charles married Jeanne LEMELIN 7 November 1714 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jeanne LEMELIN was born 27 December 1691 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jeanne died 7 May 1762 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jeanne was the child of Louis LEMELIN and Marie-Anne DELAUMAY (DELAUNAY).

Charles JOLLIET died 23 October 1746 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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
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Jeanne LEMELIN
Marriage date: 7 November 1714
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Jeanne LEMELIN was the child of Louis LEMELIN and Marie-Anne DELAUMAY (DELAUNAY)

Children of Charles JOLLIET and Jeanne LEMELIN

Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET

Born: abt. 1715, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 August 1791, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Vital CARON 7 September 1735 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Married: Ignace ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS 14 April 1749 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Married: Inconnu COTON 23 August 1751 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine JOLLIET

Born: 8 September 1720, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1767, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Philibert GUICHET dit DIVERSTISSANT 26 September 1742 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Josephte JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI

Born: 8 April 1724, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI

Born: 31 August 1725, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 24 March 1757 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS 12 June 1747 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1678
12 June 1678
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Charles JOLLIET and Jeanne LEMELIN 7 November 1714, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 36 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine JOLLIET was born 8 September 1720, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 42 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Josephte JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI was born 8 April 1724, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 45 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI was born 31 August 1725, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 47 years old.

1735 Marriage of Child
Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET married 7 September 1735, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Vital CARON

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine JOLLIET married 26 September 1742, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Philibert GUICHET dit DIVERSTISSANT