Pierre was born in 1624 in Vion, Sablé-sur-Sarthe, la Flèche, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France , the son of René Chauvin and Catherine Avare DeSolesne.
He died on 04 AUG 1699 in Montréal QC .
His wife was Marie-Marthe Hautreux, who he married on 16 SEP 1658 in Montréal QC . Their eleven known children were Marie-Marthe (1662-1728), Gilles-Jules (1668-c1754), Pierre (1663-c1691), Barbe (1665-?), Michelle (1670-1722), Joseph (1674-1729), Nicolas (c1675/76-?), Louis (c1677/78-?), Paul (1679/80-1699), Jean Baptiste (1684-?) and Jacques (c1672-1729).
Pierre Chauvin dit LeGrand Pierre |
René Chauvin |
Jean Chauvin |
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Renée Leduc |
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Catherine Avare DeSolesne |
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Birth | 1624 |
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Death | 4 AUG 1699 |
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Immigration | NOV 1653 |
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Note 1
Profession: Soldat et meunier
closier.
Pierre came from Vion in the west of France on jul 20, 1653 with Joseph Jérôme Le Royer de la Dauversiere. He had been hired as a miller, with 105 other people by Paul de Chomédy de Maisonneuve to save the colony of Montréal in a hopeless situation.