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Jeanne VILAIN was born abt. 1655 in Paris, France
Jeanne VILAIN was the child of Jean VILAIN and Marguerite DE REISNESJeanne was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1670.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jeanne married Mathurin BERNIER dit LAMARSELLE 28 October 1670 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathurin BERNIER dit LAMARSELLE was born 28 April 1643 in France. Mathurin died 27 January 1678 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).
Jeanne married (2) Jacques CHEVALIER 5 September 1678 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques CHEVALIER was born abt. 1658 in France. Jacques died 30 April 1723 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus).
Jeanne VILAIN died 18 December 1711 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
daughter of Jean Vilain and Jeanne Barbe
Details of the family tree of Jeanne appear below.
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Occupation
Jeanne VILAIN was a Fille du Roi.
Jeanne VILAIN was a Fille du Roi.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Family and Children of Jeanne VILAIN
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Mathurin BERNIER dit LAMARSELLE-- Date: 28 October 1670 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
www.biographi.ca/ en/ bio/ villain_jean_baptiste_1E.html
We next meet Jean-Baptiste Villain at Montreal. On 18 Oct. 1670 he was present as cousin of the fiancée at the signing of the private marriage contract concluded between Mathurin Bernier, a native of Bessay (near Luçon), and Jeanne Villain, “daughter of Jean Villain and of the late Jeanne Barbé, her father and mother, of the parish of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie in Paris.” Ten days later the parish priest of Notre-Dame in Montreal drew up the marriage certificate of the Berniers; in it Jeanne Villain is called “daughter of Jean Villain, master gold- and silversmith in Paris, and of Jeanne Barbé.”
Gérard Morisset, “VILLAIN, JEAN-BAPTISTE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto, Université Laval, 2003
Children of Mathurin BERNIER dit LAMARSELLE and Jeanne VILAIN:
Elisabeth BERNIER (b.3 October 1671, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques BIETRY dit CHEVALIER 24 November 1687 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
m. Jean-Baptiste CAMPEAU 25 October 1705 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jeanne VILAIN married Jacques CHEVALIER-- Date: 5 September 1678 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Children of Jacques CHEVALIER and Jeanne VILAIN:
Paul CHEVALIER (b.21 June 1679, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Agathe-Barbe CAMPEAU 1 June 1705 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre CHEVALIER dit DUBEAU (b.28 June 1689, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. , )
Marie CHEVALIER (b.15 May 1692, Laval, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1761, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada )
m. Jacques LEVERT 11 September 1719 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
Mathurin BERNIER dit LAMARSELLE-- Date: 28 October 1670 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France www.biographi.ca/ en/ bio/ villain_jean_baptiste_1E.html
We next meet Jean-Baptiste Villain at Montreal. On 18 Oct. 1670 he was present as cousin of the fiancée at the signing of the private marriage contract concluded between Mathurin Bernier, a native of Bessay (near Luçon), and Jeanne Villain, “daughter of Jean Villain and of the late Jeanne Barbé, her father and mother, of the parish of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie in Paris.” Ten days later the parish priest of Notre-Dame in Montreal drew up the marriage certificate of the Berniers; in it Jeanne Villain is called “daughter of Jean Villain, master gold- and silversmith in Paris, and of Jeanne Barbé.”
Gérard Morisset, “VILLAIN, JEAN-BAPTISTE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto, Université Laval, 2003
Children of Mathurin BERNIER dit LAMARSELLE and Jeanne VILAIN:
Elisabeth BERNIER (b.3 October 1671, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France )m. Jacques BIETRY dit CHEVALIER 24 November 1687 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
m. Jean-Baptiste CAMPEAU 25 October 1705 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jeanne VILAIN married
Jacques CHEVALIER-- Date: 5 September 1678 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* Children of Jacques CHEVALIER and Jeanne VILAIN:
Paul CHEVALIER (b.21 June 1679, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )m. Agathe-Barbe CAMPEAU 1 June 1705 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre CHEVALIER dit DUBEAU (b.28 June 1689, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. , ) Marie CHEVALIER (b.15 May 1692, Laval, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1761, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada )m. Jacques LEVERT 11 September 1719 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
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1670 Marriage / PartnerJeanne VILAIN and Mathurin BERNIER dit LAMARSELLE 28 October 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Fille du Roi
Vilain, Jeanne , m. 1. Bernier, Mathurin, dit Lamarzelle, Oct. 28, 1670, m. 2. Chevalier, Jacques, Sep. 5, 1678
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
Vilain, Jeanne , m. 1. Bernier, Mathurin, dit Lamarzelle, Oct. 28, 1670, m. 2. Chevalier, Jacques, Sep. 5, 1678
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668
1671 Birth of ChildElisabeth BERNIER was born 3 October 1671, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1678 Marriage / PartnerJeanne VILAIN and Jacques CHEVALIER 5 September 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1678 Death of Spouse/PartnerMathurin BERNIER dit LAMARSELLE died 27 January 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1679 Birth of ChildPaul CHEVALIER was born 21 June 1679, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
1687 Marriage of ChildElisabeth BERNIER married 24 November 1687, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Jacques BIETRY dit CHEVALIER
1689 Birth of ChildPierre CHEVALIER dit DUBEAU was born 28 June 1689, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
1692 Birth of ChildMarie CHEVALIER was born 15 May 1692, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
1705 Marriage of ChildPaul CHEVALIER married 1 June 1705 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Agathe-Barbe CAMPEAU
1705 Marriage of ChildElisabeth BERNIER married 25 October 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste CAMPEAU
1711 Death 18 December 1711
Montréal, Canada, New France
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