René CHARTIER

(b. 25 August 1621 , Poitiers, France d. 5 August 1689 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Cause of Death: killed by Iroquois

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René CHARTIER was born 25 August 1621 in Poitiers, France

René CHARTIER was the child of ? and ?

René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1669.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

René married Marguerite DELORME 1 October 1669 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DELORME was born abt. 1644 in France. Marguerite died 31 March 1679 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier).

René married (2) Louise NEPPLE 31 March 1679 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Louise NEPPLE was born abt. 1643 in France.

René CHARTIER died 5 August 1689 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Chartier and Martine Bouschet

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Occupation

René CHARTIER was a Meunier.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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