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La Rochelle, France

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La Rochelle is a city and in western France, and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime département.

The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a 2.9 km bridge, completed in 1988. Its harbour opens into a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rochelle

Events/Places of Interest

History   "Under Henry IV the city enjoyed a certain freedom and prosperity until the 1620s, but the city entered in conflict with the central authority of the King Louis XIII with the Huguenot rebellion (1622). A fleet from La Rochelle fought a royal fleet of 35 ships under the Charles de Guise in front of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, but was defeated on 27 October 1622, leading to the signature of the Peace of Montpellier. Revolt of Soubise (1625) In 1625, a new Huguenot revolt led by Duke Henri de Rohan and his brother Soubise led to the Capture of Ré island by the forces of Louis XIII. Soubise conquered large parts of the Atlantic coast, but the supporting fleet of La Rochelle was finally defeated by Montmorency, as was Soubise with 3,000 when he led a counter-attack against the royal troops who had landed on the island of Ré. Siege of La Rochelle (1627-1628) Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle, Henri Motte, 1881. Following these events, Louis XIII and his Chief Minister Cardinal Richelieu declared the suppression of the Huguenot revolt the first priority of the kingdom. The English came to the support of La Rochelle, starting an Anglo-French War (1627-1629), by sending a major expedition under the Duke of Buckingham. The expedition however ended in fiasco for England with the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (1627). Meanwhile, cannon shots were exchanged on 10 September 1627 between La Rochelle and Royal troops. This resulted in the Siege of La Rochelle in which Cardinal Richelieu blockaded the city for 14 months, until the city surrendered and lost its mayor and its privileges. The remaining Protestants of La Rochelle suffered new persecutions, when 300 hundred families were again expelled in November 1661, the year Louis XIV came to power. The reason for the expulsions was that Catholics deeply resented a degree of revival of Protestant propriety in the city. The growing persecution of the Huguenots culminated with the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV in 1685. Many Huguenots emigrated, founding such cities as New Rochelle in the vicinity of today's New York in 1689. La Rochelle, and the siege of 1627 form much of the backdrop of the later chapters of Alexandre Dumas, père's classic novel, The Three Musketeers. La Rochelle and the New World Because of its western location, which saved days of sailing time, La Rochelle enjoyed successful fishing in the western Atlantic and trading with the New World, which served to counterbalance the disadvantage of not being at the mouth of a river (useful for shipping goods to and from the interior). Its Protestant shipowning and merchant class prospered in the sixteenth century until the Wars of Religion devastated the city. The period following the wars was a prosperous one, marked by intense exchanges with the New World (Nouvelle France in Canada, and the Antilles). La Rochelle became very active in triangular trade with the New World, dealing in the slave trade with Africa, sugar trade with plantations of the Antilles, and fur trade with Canada. This was a period of high artistic, cultural and architectural achievements for the city. Robert de La Salle departed from La Rochelle, France, on July 24, 1684, with the objective of setting up a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi, eventually establishing Fort Saint Louis in Texas. The city eventually lost its trade and prominence during the decades spanning the Seven Years' War, the French revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. During that period France lost many of the territorial possessions it had in the new World, and also saw a strong decrease in its sea power in the continuing conflicts with Britain, ultimately diminishing the role of such harbours as La Rochelle. After abolitionist movements by some such as Samuel de Missy, the slave trade of La Rochelle would end with the event of the French Revolution and the war with England in the 1790s, the last La Rochelle slave ship, the Saint-Jacques being captured in 1793 in the Gulf of Guinea.[25] In February 1794, the National Assembly legislated the Universal Emancipation decree, which effectively freed all colonial slaves. In 1809, the Battle of the Basque Roads took place near La Rochelle, in which a British fleet defeated the French Fleet of the Atlantic." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rochelle

Ancestors Who Were Born in La Rochelle, France

Achon
Jean Isaac Achon (1610,La Rochelle, France-,Aunis, France)
Ancelin (Asselin)
Marie Anne Ancelin (Asselin) (7 May 1651,La Rochelle, France-18 Apr 1729,Kamouraska, Québec, Canada)
Archambault
Anne Archambault (abt. 1631,La Rochelle, France-29 JUL 1699,Montréal, Québec, Canada)	Denis Archambault (12 SEP 1630,La Rochelle, France-26 JUL 1651,Montréal, Québec, Canada)	Jacques Archambault (1604,La Rochelle, France-15 FEB 1688,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Jacquette Archambault (1632,La Rochelle, France-11 Dec 1700,Québec City, Québec, Canada)	Laurent Archambault (10 JAN 1642,La Rochelle, France-19 APR 1730,Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal, Québec, Canada)	Marie Archambault (1644,La Rochelle, France-8 AUG 1685,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Arnus (Arnue)
Marthe Marie Arnus (Arnue) (28 Mar 1632,La Rochelle, France-26 Aug 1700,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Aucoin
Michelle Aucoin (28 JAN 1621,La Rochelle, France-17 DEC 1706,Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia))
Badault (Badeau)
Jeanne Badault (Badeau) (1631,La Rochelle, France-23 NOV 1706,Beauport, Québec, Canada)
Beaudet
Laurent Beaudet (13 Feb 1662,La Rochelle, France-bef. 5 Nov 1687,Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada)
Beaudoin
Jacques Beaudoin (29 Jul 1645,La Rochelle, France-6 JUN 1708,L'Île d'Orléans, Québec, Canada)
Beaujan
Elie Joseph Beaujan (1623,La Rochelle, France-bef. 24 November 1698,Quebec, Canada)	Suzanne Beaujan (20 NOV 1656,La Rochelle, France-12 Nov 1723,La Prairie, Québec, Canada)
Bibeau
Francois Bibeau (10 DEC 1642,La Rochelle, France-24 September 1708,Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada)
Bouchard
Michel Bouchard (16 Nov 1635,La Rochelle, France-14 Apr 1709,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Boudrot
Michel Boudrot (abt. 1601,La Rochelle, France-1687,Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia))
Boyer
Anne Boyer (01 DEC 1632,La Rochelle, France-9 Dec 1704,Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Québec, Canada)
Brassard
Antoine Brassard (10 Oct 1639,La Rochelle, France-12 Apr 1642,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Brisset
Jacques Brisset (22 May 1648 ,La Rochelle, France-27 Mar 1736,La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada)
Brisson Brison
Rene Brisson Brison (1635,La Rochelle, France-bet. 1697-1698,L'Ange-Gardien, Québec, Canada)
Chaisson dit Lavallee
Denis Chaisson dit Lavallee (bef. 1641,La Rochelle, France-aft. 1683, )
Chalifour
Paul Charles Chalifour (26 Dec 1612,La Rochelle, France-27 Dec 1678,Notre Dame des Anges, Les Canardiere, QC, Canada)
Choret
Mathieu Choret (1624,La Rochelle, France-28 MAR 1664,Beauport, Québec, Canada)
Cognac
Marthe Cognac (abt. 1610,La Rochelle, France-29 MAY 1689,Neuville, Québec, Canada)
Coignon (Cognon)
Suzanne Coignon (Cognon) (abt. 1627,La Rochelle, France-3 FEB 1704,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Cormier
Robert Cormier (1610,La Rochelle, France-,)
Crevier
Marguerite Crevier (1645,La Rochelle, France-7 June 1707,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Degame
Leon Degame (1658,La Rochelle, France-18 Apr 1726,Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada)
DeGuitre
Marie Louise DeGuitre (5 August 1667,La Rochelle, France-9 August 1732,Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada)
Delaunay
Madeleine Delaunay (bet. 1645-1637,La Rochelle, France-, )
Doucinet
Marguerite Doucinet (14 Feb 1641,La Rochelle, France-14 Sept 1698,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Duteau
Charles Duteau (15 Dec 1641,La Rochelle, France-12 Jun 1717,Champlain, Québec, Canada)	Marie Madeleine Duteau (5 Jul 1649,La Rochelle, France-bef. 2 November 1694,)
Dutost (Dutaut)
Marie Dutost (Dutaut) (21 Aug 1639,La Rochelle, France-abt. 1675,)
Enard
Jeanne Enard (abt. 1616,La Rochelle, France-aft. 20 Jun 1682,Batiscan, Québec, Canada)	Marie Louise Enard (6 Oct 1668,La Rochelle, France-28 Nov 1706,)	Marie Madeleine Enard (25 Mar 1667,La Rochelle, France-bef. 31 May 1706,Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada)
Favreau
Francoise Favreau (abt. 1644,La Rochelle, France-Aug 1723,Port Joli, QC, Canada)
Forestier
Catherine Forestier (06 January 1640 ,La Rochelle, France-31 Mar 1694,Boucherville, Québec, Canada)
Frechette
Francois Frechette (1656,La Rochelle, France-bef. 20 November 1742,Saint-Nicolas, Québec, Canada)
Fuseau dit Rocque
Mathurin Fuseau dit Rocque (1704,La Rochelle, France-16 AUG 1779,Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada)
Galarneau
Jacques Galarneau (27 Sep 1643,La Rochelle, France-1 Jan 1701,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Gareau
Pierre Gareau (12 May 1652,La Rochelle, France-12 Aug 1729,Terrebonne, Québec, Canada)
Gaudin
Barthelemi Gaudin (9 OCT 1613,La Rochelle, France-19 MAR 1697,Neuville, Québec, Canada)
Gauthier
Denise Gauthier (abt. 1625,La Rochelle, France-7 Feb 1695,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Gendre
Marie Gendre (1621,La Rochelle, France-22 Feb 1699,Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada)
Gentil (Ganty)
Denis Gentil (Ganty) (1637,La Rochelle, France-19 Mar 1701,Neuville, Québec, Canada)
Gervais
Rene Gervais (1650,La Rochelle, France-10 MAY 1694,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Godin
Helene Godin (03 September 1645 ,La Rochelle, France-08 March 1652,La Rochelle, France)	Jeanne Godin (09 October 1643 ,La Rochelle, France-22 November 1651,La Rochelle, France)	Marie Godin (10 June 1647 ,La Rochelle, France-14 January 1652,La Rochelle, France)
Pierre Godin (21 May 1650 ,La Rochelle, France-22 January 1674,Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)
Godin Gaudin
Anne Godin Gaudin (16 OCT 1639,La Rochelle, France-26 FEB 1678,Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)
Goguet
Pierre Goguet (17 June 1635 ,La Rochelle, France-13 Apr 1684,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Guillet dit Lajeunesse
Pierre Guillet dit Lajeunesse (1626,La Rochelle, France-8 May 1695,Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada)
Jaroussel
Suzanne Jaroussel (1641,La Rochelle, France-aft. 1 Nov 1694,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Jousselot
Marie Jousselot (1650,La Rochelle, France-Nov 1720,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Landry
Marie Olive Landry (1631,La Rochelle, France-29 May 1702,Champlain, Québec, Canada)
LaTouche
Julien LaTouche (1641,La Rochelle, France-16 May 1672,Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada)
Lefebvre
Marie Anne Lefebvre (18 APR 1650,La Rochelle, France-,)
Leodet
Anne Leodet (1631,La Rochelle, France-14 DEC 1700,Neuville, Québec, Canada)
Leroux
Mathurine Leroux (18 Mar 1635,La Rochelle, France-01 February 1708 ,Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada)
Leroux dit Cardinal
Jean Leroux dit Cardinal (05 MAR 1658,La Rochelle, France-Jun 1748,Châteauguay, Québec, Canada)
Lorion
Catherine Marie Lorion (1636,La Rochelle, France-20 APR 1720,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Marchand
Catherine Marie Marchand (1 OCT 1641,La Rochelle, France-25 FEB 1713,Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal, Québec, Canada)	Charles Marchand (1644,La Rochelle, France-28 November 1689,Neuville, Québec, Canada)	Marie Marchand (abt. 1651,La Rochelle, France-,)
Martin
Joachim Martin (1636,La Rochelle, France-30 Jun 1690,Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada)
Menard
Pierre Menard (1636,La Rochelle, France-bef. 21 January 1695,Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada)
Michel dit Taillon Letardif
Olivier Michel dit Taillon Letardif (2 Dec 1645,La Rochelle, France-26 Apr 1699,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Moitie
Catherine Moitie (14 JUN 1649,La Rochelle, France-21 Oct 1727,Boucherville, Québec, Canada)
Peraud Perrault
Marie Peraud Perrault (bet. 1610-1614,La Rochelle, France-,)
Perras dit Lafontaine
Pierre Perras dit Lafontaine (21 Aug 1616,La Rochelle, France-30 Apr 1684,La Prairie, Québec, Canada)
Pillat (Pillard)
Marie Catherine Pillat (Pillard) (30 MAR 1646,La Rochelle, France-23 JUL 1717,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Pilote
Jean Pilote (16 Sept 1657,La Rochelle, France-16 May 1738,Québec City, Québec, Canada)	Leonard Pilote (abt. 1625,La Rochelle, France-3 Dec 1665,Québec City, Québec, Canada)	Marguerite Pilote (4 Jun 1653,La Rochelle, France-, )
Pinard
Louis Pinard (12 Jul 1634,La Rochelle, France-12 Jan 1695,Batiscan, Québec, Canada)	Marie Pinard (25 Apr 1620,La Rochelle, France-,La Rochelle, France)
Pinel
Gilles Pinel (28 Feb 1635,La Rochelle, France-15 Jan 1700,Neuville, Québec, Canada)
Plante
Jean Plante (1621,La Rochelle, France-29 MAR 1706,Château-Richer, Québec, Canada)
Poupeau
Pierre Poupeau (abt. 1625,La Rochelle, France-24 May 1663,Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada)
Ramage
Esther Ramage (abt. 1622,La Rochelle, France-abt. 1695,)
Rancin
Charles Rancin (1637,La Rochelle, France-6 Feb 1700,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Ratte
Jacques Ratte (23 Mar 1630,La Rochelle, France-8 APR 1699,)
Regourde dit Regnaud
Helene Regourde dit Regnaud (abt. 1597,La Rochelle, France-,)
Renaud
Barbe Renaud (15 Sept 1644,La Rochelle, France-21 Jan 1719,Boucherville, Québec, Canada)
Richard (Richaume)
Marie Richard (Richaume) (9 Jul 1630,La Rochelle, France-31 May 1695,Batiscan, Québec, Canada)
Rivet
Maurice Rivet (1642,La Rochelle, France-30 Jan 1710,Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada)
Rochereau
Vivien Rochereau (abt. 1641,La Rochelle, France-12 January 1716,Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Québec, Canada)
Roy
Pierre Roy (23 Oct 1643,La Rochelle, France-28 Oct 1721,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Sauviot dit Lavergne
Marguerite Sauviot dit Lavergne (4 Jul 1641,La Rochelle, France-1684,Repentigny, Québec, Canada)
Thourault
Francoise Chauveau Thourault (1600,La Rochelle, France-9 DEC 1663,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Trottine
Marie Trottine (1646,La Rochelle, France-bef. 27 Oct 1682,Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada)
Trudeau
Etienne Trudeau (15 Sept 1641,La Rochelle, France-22 July 1712,Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Vaillant
Marguerite Vaillant (abt. 1646,La Rochelle, France-27 Nov 1704,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Valade
Marie Valade (abt. 1644,La Rochelle, France-09 January 1719,Montréal, Québec, Canada)	Marie Barbe Valade (abt. 1643,La Rochelle, France-7 Mar 1724,Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Venne (Voyene)
Jean Venne (Voyene) (1621,La Rochelle, France-2 Dec 1687,Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal, Québec, Canada)
Voisinat Vessina
Anne Voisinat Vessina (1651,La Rochelle, France-29 DEC 1687,L'Ange-Gardien, Québec, Canada)

Ancestors Who Died in La Rochelle, France

Godin
Helene Godin (03 September 1645 ,La Rochelle, France-08 March 1652,La Rochelle, France)	Jeanne Godin (09 October 1643 ,La Rochelle, France-22 November 1651,La Rochelle, France)	Marie Godin (10 June 1647 ,La Rochelle, France-14 January 1652,La Rochelle, France)
Pinard
Marie Pinard (25 Apr 1620,La Rochelle, France-,La Rochelle, France)

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Jean Piet came to Canada near the year 1665 as a soldier with the Regiment of Carignan company of M. de Saurel. In the official document of soldiers at Fort Saint-Louis ( Fort Chambly) it is recorded that Jean was originally from the Saintes Diocese of Xiantes Diocese. (Mr. Raoul Raymond, Memoires de la SGCF, vol. XVI,1965). Jean Piet, who was probably born around 1641,was no doubt related to the dutch Piet-Pieter's of LaRochelle, and was most likely a Protestant. jpiette660@hotmail.com 1/29/2013 3:59:05 PM

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