Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR)

Born

13 December 1678 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

10 October 1754 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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Jacques MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR)Marie-Barbe VALADE

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Born: 13 December 1678 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR)

Mother: Marie-Barbe VALADE

Maternal grandparents: André VALADE , Sarah COUSSEAU

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Jean married Marie LEBLANC 12 July 1706 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LEBLANC was born 20 April 1680 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie died 9 March 1711 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie was the child of Jacques LEBLANC and Anne-Suzanne ROUSSELIN dite AUVRAY.

Jean married (2) Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE 11 January 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE was born 3 February 1686 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Elisabeth died 11 September 1732 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Michel VERRET dit LAVERDURE and Marie GALARNEAU.

Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) died 10 October 1754 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR)

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Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) married

Marie LEBLANC
Marriage date: 12 July 1706
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie LEBLANC was the child of Jacques LEBLANC and Anne-Suzanne ROUSSELIN dite AUVRAY

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Name: Jean Lemeilleur

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Spouse's Name: Marie Leblanc

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Event Date: 12 Jul 1706

Event Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec

Father's Name: Jacques Lemeilleur

Mother's Name: Marie Vallade

Spouse's Father's Name: Jacques Leblanc

Spouse's Mother's Name: Susanne Rousselain

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04036-0

System Origin: Canada-EASy

GS Film number: 1290316

Reference ID: Page 26

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 May 2015), Jean Lemeilleur and Marie Leblanc, 12 Jul 1706; citing Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec, reference Page 26; FHL microfilm 1,290,316.

Children of Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) and Marie LEBLANC

Jacques MEILLEUR

Born: 5 August 1707, St-Claude, Canada
Died: 5 December 1759, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Ursule QUENNEVILLE 16 April 1732 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) married

Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE
Marriage date: 11 January 1712
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE was the child of Michel VERRET dit LAVERDURE and Marie GALARNEAU

Children of Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) and Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE

Elisabeth MEILLEUR

Born: 6 September 1714, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 26 July 1768, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre-Louis LEBLANC 27 July 1734 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Francoise MEILLEUR

Born: 19 September 1720, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1803, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Ange-Francois PREVOST 30 October 1741 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte MEILLEUR

Born: 10 January 1730, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 May 1809, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Francois TAILLEFER 4 February 1754 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph MASSON 5 April 1785 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1678
13 December 1678
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1706 Marriage / Partner
Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) and Marie LEBLANC 12 July 1706, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 27 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Jacques MEILLEUR was born 5 August 1707, St-Claude, Canada

Jean was 28 years old.

1711 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie LEBLANC died 9 March 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Jean MEILLEUR (LEMEILLEUR) and Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE 11 January 1712, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 33 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Elisabeth MEILLEUR was born 6 September 1714, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean was 35 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
Francoise MEILLEUR was born 19 September 1720, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean was 41 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MEILLEUR was born 10 January 1730, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean was 51 years old.

1732 Marriage of Child
Jacques MEILLEUR married 16 April 1732, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Ursule QUENNEVILLE

1732 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth VERRET dite LAVERDURE died 11 September 1732, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1734 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth MEILLEUR married 27 July 1734, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Louis LEBLANC

1741 Marriage of Child
Francoise MEILLEUR married 30 October 1741, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Ange-Francois PREVOST

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

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