Twelfth Generation

3894. Pierre LABRECQUE was born in 1625 in Dieppe (Seine-Maritime) (Normandie Region), France.¹⁹⁵⁸ He appeared in the census in 1666 in Beaupre (Québec Province), Canada with his wife, Jeanne, and 2 young children (Mathurin and Anne). He appeared in the census in 1667 in Ile d'Orleans (Quebec Province), Canada with his wife, Jeanne, and two young children (Mathurin and Anne). The family had eight arpents under cultivation. Pierre died about 1702/3 at the age of 78 in (Québec Province), Canada. Jeanne CHOTAR(D) and Pierre LABRECQUE^1715,1958 were married on 2 January 1663 in Château Richer (Québec Province), Canada.^1,2553

[Note: Pierre signed a marriage contract with Gabrielle Barre on 11 November 1658 but it does not appear that they ever married. As a result, the contract was cancelled/annuled.]

3895. Jeanne CHOTAR(D) was born in 1636 in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron (Charente-Maritime) (Poitou Charentes Region), France.¹⁹⁹⁴ She was a "filles à marier" (marriageable girl) who emigrated to New France representing one quarter of all the single girls arriving in New France through 1673. The "filles à marier" women arrived between 1634 and 1662 and only numbered 262. These young women, often poor, were recruited and chaperoned by religious groups or individuals who had to assure and account for their good conduct. To be considered a "filles à marier", the women must have been between the ages of 12-45, not accompanied by BOTH parents or a husband and must have signed an enlistment contract, one marriage contract or gotten married in the colony. Due to their arrival in the very early stages of the formation of New France, these 262 women played a significant role in populating the colony. She appeared in the census in 1666 in Beaupre (Québec Province), Canada with her husband, Pierre, and two young children (Mathurin and Anne). Jeanne was listed as 30 years of age. She appeared in the census in 1667 in Ile d'Orleans (Quebec Province), Canada with her husband, Pierre, and 2 young children (Mathurin and Anne). The family had eight arpents under cultivation. Jeanne died on 10 February 1711 at the age of 75 in (Québec Province), Canada.^1,2554 She was buried on 11 February 1711 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'île-d'Orléans (Québec Province), Canada.^1,2554

Children were:

	i.	Mathurin LABRECQUE was born on 7 November 1663 in Château Richer (Québec Province), Canada. He was baptized on 7 November 1663 in Château Richer (Québec Province), Canada. He died about 18 February 1736 at the age of 72 in Beaumont (Québec Province), Canada. Mathurin was buried on 18 February 1736 in Beaumont (Québec Province), Canada.
1947	ii.	Anne LABRECQUE.
	iii.	Pierre LABRECQUE II was born on 11 August 1668 in Saint-Famille (Québec Province), Canada. He was baptized on 15 August 1668 in Saint-Famille (Québec Province), Canada. He died about 23 March 1756 at the age of 87 in (Québec Province), Canada. Pierre was buried on 23 March 1756 in (Québec Province), Canada.
	iv.	Catherine LABRECQUE was born about 1669. She died on 18 May 1703 at the age of 24 in (Québec Province), Canada.