François ROCHON

Born

9 May 1695 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

17 October 1770 , Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON)Marie-Madeleine GUYON

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Born: 9 May 1695 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GUYON

Maternal grandparents: Claude GUYON , Catherine COLIN (COLLIN)

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François married Marie-Anne FILIATRAULT 21 October 1720 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne FILIATRAULT was born abt. 1701 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 4 July 1722 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis FILIATRAULT and Marie-Madeleine LABELLE.

François married (2) Marie-Charlotte GINGRAS 3 February 1728 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Charlotte GINGRAS was born abt. 1703 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Charlotte died 29 March 1770 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Charles GINGRAS and Françoise AMYOT (AMIOT).

François ROCHON died 17 October 1770 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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François ROCHON married

Marie-Anne FILIATRAULT
Marriage date: 21 October 1720
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne FILIATRAULT was the child of Louis FILIATRAULT and Marie-Madeleine LABELLE

Children of François ROCHON and Marie-Anne FILIATRAULT

Madeleine ROCHON

Born: 3 October 1721, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1757, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine PARENT 14 February 1746 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François ROCHON married

Marie-Charlotte GINGRAS
Marriage date: 3 February 1728
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Charlotte GINGRAS was the child of Charles GINGRAS and Françoise AMYOT (AMIOT)

Children of François ROCHON and Marie-Charlotte GINGRAS

Augustin ROCHON

Born: 24 December 1728, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1805, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte-Marguerite BEAUCHAMP 25 February 1754 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François ROCHON

Born: 20 February 1730, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1792, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte PRESSEAU 17 October 1763 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Jean ROCHON

Born: 9 July 1731, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine MASSON 16 January 1758 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Marguerite ROCHON

Born: 4 January 1734, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1786, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Joseph BEAUCHAMP 25 February 1754 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Charlotte ROCHON

Born: 4 March 1735, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 2 October 1764, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste-Michel BEAUCHAMP 20 January 1755 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Antoine ROCHON

Born: 12 January 1739, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 16 May 1810, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite MATTE 19 April 1762 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jacques ROCHON

Born: 24 January 1740, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1812, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte OUDIN dite MAYOLLE 24 January 1763 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

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Birth — 1695
9 May 1695
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1720 Marriage / Partner
François ROCHON and Marie-Anne FILIATRAULT 21 October 1720 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 25 years old.

1721 Birth of Child
Madeleine ROCHON was born 3 October 1721, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

François was 26 years old.

1722 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne FILIATRAULT died 4 July 1722, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

1728 Marriage / Partner
François ROCHON and Marie-Charlotte GINGRAS 3 February 1728, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Augustin ROCHON was born 24 December 1728, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 33 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
François ROCHON was born 20 February 1730, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 34 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean ROCHON was born 9 July 1731, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 36 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROCHON was born 4 January 1734, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 38 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Charlotte ROCHON was born 4 March 1735, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 39 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Antoine ROCHON was born 12 January 1739, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 43 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jacques ROCHON was born 24 January 1740, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 44 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Madeleine ROCHON married 14 February 1746, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Antoine PARENT

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage of Child
Augustin ROCHON married 25 February 1754, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Marie-Josephte-Marguerite BEAUCHAMP

1754 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROCHON married 25 February 1754, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Jean-Joseph BEAUCHAMP

1755 Marriage of Child
Charlotte ROCHON married 20 January 1755, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Jean-Baptiste-Michel BEAUCHAMP

1757 Death of Child
Madeleine ROCHON died 27 April 1757, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

François was 62 years old.

1758 Marriage of Child
Jean ROCHON married 16 January 1758, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Catherine MASSON

1762 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROCHON married 19 April 1762, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Marguerite MATTE

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Marriage of Child
Jacques ROCHON married 24 January 1763, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Marie-Charlotte OUDIN dite MAYOLLE

1763 Marriage of Child
François ROCHON married 17 October 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Charlotte PRESSEAU

1764 Death of Child
Charlotte ROCHON died 2 October 1764, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

François was 69 years old.

Death — 1770
17 October 1770
Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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