Jeanne Merrin (c. 1635 – 1711) & Henri Perrin (1626 – c. 1669)

This record details the life of Jeanne Merrin (Fille Ă  Marier and pioneer who arrived in the Grande Recrue of 1653), who was married three times in Montreal, first to Éloi Jarry dit Lahaie, then to Henri Perrin, and finally to RenĂ© Moreau dit Dubreuil et Duportail.

Jeanne Merrin (or Maire/Meré)

Detail Description
Variations Maire, Meré, Mairain, Merin, Mairet, Meray, Meren, Merrain.
Parents Michel Merrin (or Maire/Merin) and Catherine Archanges (or Archambault/Tardif).
Birth Circa 1635 in the parish of Saint-Michel in Poitiers, Poitou, France.
Migration Arrived in Montreal on November 16, 1653, aboard the ship Saint-Nicolas as part of the Grande Recrue.
Death & Burial Buried on December 8, 1711, in Montreal (Notre-Dame), aged about 80.

First Marriage: Éloi Jarry dit Lahaie

Detail Description
Birth/Baptism Baptized July 8, 1616, in Saint-Martin d’IgĂ©, Perche, France.
Parents Éloi Jarry and Françoise Chevalier.
Occupation Carriage maker.
Marriage Contract October 31, 1654, before Notary Lambert Closse.
Marriage Date November 9, 1654, at Notre-Dame de Ville-Marie (Montreal).
Death Captured and killed by the Iroquois around 1659.

Children with Éloi Jarry (3 Total)

Name Born/Baptized Key Details
1. Jean Baptiste Jarry Aug 13, 1655, Montreal Married Louise Paradis (1713); became an engagé Ouest (contracted worker in the West).
2. Clémence Jarry Feb 5, 1657, Montreal Married André Rapin (1669); remarried Joseph Gautier (1699).
3. Henri Jarry Nov 1, 1658, Montreal Married Agathe LĂ©cuyer (1693).

Second Marriage: Henri Perrin

Detail Description
Parents François Perrin and Marguerite Geffroy (or Chefvoye).
Birth July 14, 1626, in Louargat, Brittany (Cîtes-d’Armor), France.
Arrival in NF Arrived in Montreal in 1650 and received a land grant.
Occupation Farmer and member of the Sainte-Famille militia (12th squadron, 1663).
Marriage Contract July 16, 1661, before Notary BĂ©nigne Basset.
Marriage Date July 18, 1661, in Montreal, with a dispensation from the Bishop due to spiritual affinity (Henri was godfather to Jeanne's son, Henri Jarry). The dispensation document also mentions that Jeanne was nearly eight months pregnant by Henri.
Death Died between January 1669 and February 24, 1670.

Children with Henri Perrin (5 Total)

Name Born/Baptized Key Details
1. Michelle Perrin Aug 24, 1661, Montreal Married Jean Gourdon dit Lachasse (1676).
2. Marie Delphine Perrin April 1, 1663, Montreal Married Vincent Aly (1677).
3. Mathieu Perrin Sept 21, 1664, Montreal Married Jeanne Pillet (1694), after being Iroquois captives.
4. Barbe Perrin Jan 4, 1667, Montreal Married René Huguet (1680).
5. Gabriel Perrin Jan 17, 1669, Montreal Married Marie Jeanne Vaudry (1697); became an engagé Ouest.

Third Marriage: René Moreau dit Dubreuil et Duportail

Detail Description
Parents René Moreau sieur du Portal and Barbe Villard.
Origin St-Savin parish, Diocese of Poitiers, France.
Occupation Soldier in the company of Governor Perrot.
Marriage Contract June 19, 1672, before Notary BĂ©nigne Basset.
Marriage Date June 20, 1672, at Notre-Dame de Montreal.
Death Died in Lachine sometime before the 1681 census.

Children with René Moreau (2 Total)

Name Born/Baptized Key Details
1. Renée Moreau Feb 21, 1673, Montreal Died before the 1681 census.
2. Jeanne Moreau Sept 30, 1674, Montreal Died before the 1681 census.

Census Records (Montreal/Fief Verdun)

Year Location Head (Age) Spouse (Age) Children Listed (Ages) Assets/Notes
1666 Montreal Henri Perrin (43) Jeanne Menin (30) Jean Jarry (10), Henri Jarry (9), Michel Jarry (4), Marie Jarry (3), Mathieu Perrin (18 months) (Note: children's names/ages are inconsistent/incorrect in this record). Habitant (settler).
1667 Montreal Island Henry Perrin (42) Jeanne (Merrin) (32) Jean-Baptiste (12), Clémence (10), Henry (8), Michelle (6), Marie (5), Mathieu (3), Barbe (4 months). 5 livestock, 30 arpents cultivated.
1681 Fief Verdun N/A Jeanne Meray (48) Jean (26), Henry (23), Mathieu (16), Gabriel (12). 2 guns, 2 horned cattle, 5 arpents cultivated.

Credits and Licensing

Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.

All materials licensed: CC BY-ND 4.0 by eirenicon llc.

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Footnotes (1-38)

  1. Dictionnaire gĂ©nĂ©alogique des familles du QuĂ©bec des origines Ă  1730, RenĂ© JettĂ©, with the collaboration of PRDH, 1983, Presses de l’UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, pg 594 (membership IGD).
  2. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890. Volume: Vol. 4 Sect. 2 : Gli-Jin; Page: 591.
  3. Many Roads: Filles Ă  Marier list; Roland Auger, La Grande Recrue de 1653.
  4. Acte de Lambert Closse, Vol I pg 154, 23° Contrat de mariage entre Eloy Jarry et Jeanne Meré (31 octobre 1654).
  5. BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8.
  6. Mariage image IGD; Actes d’état civil et registres d’église du QuĂ©bec (Collection Drouin), 1621 Ă  1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut GĂ©nĂ©alogique Drouin IGD (membership).
  7. MASSICOTTE, EDOUARD Z. “Les Colons de Montreal de 1642 a 1667.”, 3rd ser., vol. 7:1 (Section 1, 1913), Page: 23.
  8. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD.
  9. Ibid.
  10. Ibid.
  11. Blogue de Guy Perron # 313: Engagement d’Éloi Jarry pour la Nouvelle-France en 1646.
  12. MĂ©langes historiques Benjamin Sulte, Vol 7 pg 29 (27/160) BAnQ; Inventaire des biens meubles de deffunt Eloy Jarry dit LaHaye et Henry Perrin (7 mai 1661). Notaire BĂ©nigne Basset Vol I pg 174; BAnQ: BĂ©nigne Basset dit Deslauriers, Actes, Nos 201 Ă  400, 5 mai 1661 - 29 septembre 1667 (840 fichiers), pgs 17-22/840 inventaire.
  13. Mariage Perrin-Merrin image IGD.
  14. BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8.
  15. Dispense de mariage, image IGD.
  16. Mariage 2 image IGD.
  17. Bapt. image Fichier; Fichier Henry Perrin 2017 Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie//Québec Federation of Genealogical Societies.
  18. Bulletin des recherches historiques, juillet 1926, pg 413-4 (29-30/64) # 79.
  19. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD.
  20. Ibid.
  21. Ibid.
  22. Ibid.
  23. Ibid.; Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec - René Jetté pg 901.
  24. Recensements de 1666-1667 en Nouvelle-France, référant au chapitre IV du livre Histoire des Canadiens Français de Benjamin Sulte, compilés par Jean-Guy Sénécal le 17 mars 1998.
  25. Ibid.; Library and Archives Canada, Recensement de la Nouvelle-France en 1667, dans Ile de Montréal, page 162.
  26. Bulletin des recherches historiques, février 1929, pg 108-9 (44-5/64).
  27. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec - René Jetté pg 901; Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD.
  28. BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8.
  29. Ibid.
  30. Mariage 3 image IGD; il s’agirait de Jean Descaries dit le houx qui a Ă©pousĂ© Michelle Artus, une autre de la grande recrue, voir Maison St-Gabriel: les femmes de la Grande Recrue.
  31. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD.
  32. Ibid.
  33. BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8.
  34. Wikisource Recensement 1681 Census selon Benjamin Sulte.
  35. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD.
  36. BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8.
  37. BANQ 22 Mar 1701.
  38. SĂ©pulture-Funeral image IGD; SĂ©pulture - FamilySearch.