Mathieu CHORET (CHOURET)
Biography

"One of the first families in the French settlement of Beauport were the Charests (Chaurets), headed by Sebastienne Venet Veillon and her husband Mathieu Cyr Charest."

"Sebastienne was born about 1626 in Verdille, Angouleme, Charente, France the daughter of Maxient Veillon and Bernarde Venet. She married Mathieu on March 04, 1646 in the Parish of Ste-Marguerite, La Rochelle, Aunis, Charente-Maritime, France and soon after the young couple relocated to the small French trading post at Quebec."

"They would have seven children before Mathieu's death at Beauport on March 27, 1664 and by the census of 1666 the Charest household consisted of 40 year old Sebastienne, widow Robert (18), Joseph (14), Jeanne (13), twins - Pierre-Joseph and Ignace (10), Jean (8), Pierre (4) and a servant, Michel Potier."

"On August 05, 1664 a marriage contract was drawn up between Sebastienne and Pierre Milsandre Aufroy from Les Sables-d'Olonne, Lucon, Poitou, France but he was not living with her at the time of the census. Sebastienne Veillon died at Beauport on December 21, 1698 34 years after her husband Mathieu."

Source: www.geocities.com/ weallcamefromsomewhere/ Beauport/ charest_family.html



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