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Louis married Sabourin dit Choinière, Marie-Madeleine 21 Mai 1716, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada. Marie-Madeleine (daughter of Sabourin dit Choinière, Pierre and Perrier dit Poirier, Marie-Madeleine) was born 26 Jan 1699, Lachine, Canada, New France. [Group Sheet]

1. Couillaud dit Larocque, Jean-Baptiste was born 21 Feb 1720, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada.

Louis married 21 May 1716, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: LM83-9P
• Residence: Nevers, Nivernais, Nièvre, France
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• Event: 1663, Enrolled as a Black Musketeer of King Louis XIV.
• Emigration: 13 May 1665, From La Rochelle, France aboard the ship "La Paix" with the French Regiment of Carignan-Salières
• Immigration: 19 Aug 1665, Arrived at Québec City, Québec aboard the ship "La Paix"
• Event: 21 May 1669, At Fort Chambly, name appears as Philbert Couitteau.
• Residence: 1675, Contrecoeur, Verchères, QC, Canada
• Event: 1 Dec 1675, Contrecoeur, Verchères, Québec. Served as witness for a "Trade between Anthoine Emeri di Codaire and Jean Duval master c
• Census: 1681, As Philibert Couillaud, 40 years of age.
• Census: 1681, Contrecoeur, Verchères, QC, Canada
• Death: Bef 9 Oct 1706, Contrecoeur, Verchères, QC, Canada

Notes:

Philibert Couillaud dit Roquebrune was born in France around 1641. At the 1681 census he claimed to be 40 years of age.

In France he enrolled in the Régiment de Carignan-Salières in the Company of Mr. de Contrecoeur. In 1664, the Cabinet of the King decided to send troops to Canada to reassure the colonists and to protect them from attacks by the Iroquois. On Wednesday, May 13th 1665, the two ships "La Paix" ("Peace") and "L'Aigle d'Or" ("Golden Eagle") sailed toward Canada from La Rochelle. The Company of Contrecoeur travelled aboard ship "La Paix". "La Paix" was a royal cargo ship with a capacity of 300 tons. The "Aigle d'Or" arrived at Québec City on August 18, 1665, followed the next day by "La Paix" with the company of Mr. de Contrecoeur.

The book by Régis Roy and Gérard Malchosse entitled "Le Régiment de Carignan, Officers and soldiers who remained in Canada" (1925) does not mention our ancestor, but in "Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Québec" René Jetté confirms that Philibert was a member of that celebrated Regiment.

In records pertaining to the Regiment of Carignan we find Philibert Couillaud's name simply written as "Rocbrune" on a notary contract created in the office of Benigne Basset between Urbain Boudreau and his wife Mathurine Juillet, and Pierre Pigeon for the sale of a property in Montreal at "Côte St-Martin" on September 24 1667. The contract stated that Couillaud (Rocbrune) was granted the right to plough (plow) about an acre (arpent) of land on this property along with two other members of the Regiment of Carignan.

The document reads: (Translated from the French)

"... the vendors have leased for three years
To the named Rocbrune, le Vallon, and (white spaces) #vendors
Soldiers of the company of Sieur de Contrecoeur, To the practice of
cultivation and plough with a mattock the three Years finished and accomplished, ..."

The Company of Mr. de Contrecoeur was stationed at Fort Chambly in 1669. Fort Chambly had been built under the direction of Mr. de Tracy on September 2nd 1665 in order to halt the Iroquois advanced towards Montreal from Lake Champlain.

In the January 1949 issue of the magazine "Mémoire de la Société Généalogique" (Vol. III no 3 page 208) the following appears ... (translated from the French)

"The marriage certificate of Philibert Couillaud dit Roquebrune with Catherine DeLaporte dit St-Georges has disappeared. As for the marriage contract, we are not sure if it ever existed. Among those confirmed at Fort Chambly May 21 1669, we find "Philbert Couitteau, of Nevers". Of course, [if this is the same Philibert Couillaud,] we have to read "Couilleau, of the diocese of Nevers".
Philibert Couillaud was a soldier, and possibly in the well known Regiment of Carignan. An article signed by Pierre Gauthier, was published in Nova Francia (IV, pp, 330-341) about the La Roque de Roquebrune. The author forgets to show how Philibert Couillaud, from Nevers, had been born in Gascony (South of France). (A. G.)"

In fact we know that Philibert Couillaud was stationed in Nevers. It was there that he was transferred into the company of Mr. de Contrecoeur.

If this entry Philibert Couilleau indeed refers to this same ancestor then he was confirmed at Fort Chambly on May 21 1669 by Monseigneur de Laval. It was the second time that Mgr. Laval was at Fort Chambly, originally called Fort Saint-Louis, to administer the sacrament of confirmation to the inhabitants of the fort. Sixty-six adults had been confirmed on the first trip, and eight adults were confirmed on this second trip. The document with the name of the eight individuals confirmed can be found at the Archives of the Archdiocese of Québec City.

Confirmed on May 21 1669
67- Bréson, Pierre, of the diocese of Saintes.
68- Couilleau, Philibert, of the diocese of Nevers.
69- Guet, Paul, of the diocese of Angoulème.
70- Guillemodeau, Mathurin, of the diocese of Cornouailles.
71- Heros, François, of the diocese of Rouen.
72- Lauvergnat, Thomas, of the diocese of Rennes.
73- Martin, Louis of the diocese of Chartres.
74- Siguaut, Jean, of the diocese of Périgueux.

(Note: none of these eight adults, with the exception of Philibert Couillaud, were in the regiment of Carignan.)

The regiment would return to Montreal to spend the winter. It was probably at Côte-St-Martin in Montreal that Philibert Couillaud stayed. The parents of his future wife lived in Montreal. We find this family there during the census of 1666.

Jacques de LaPorte St-Georges was born in the village of Nocé in the Perche region of France in 1627 to Jacques and Marie Hamelin. Jacques Laporte St-Georges married Nicole Duchesne in Montreal on September 3rd 1657. Among the names on the marriage certificate we note the name of Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve the founder of Montreal. Their daughter Catherine was baptised on the 12th day of October 1663 and she married our ancestor Philibert Couillaud about 1676. Catherine was only 12 years of age and he was 35. This marriage was probably celebrated in Contrecoeur. The certificate was never found because the first church of Contrecoeur was destroyed by a fire.

While it is likely that Philibert and Jacques Laporte became acquainted in Montreal, it is certain that they knew each other in Contrecoeur. There are numerous indications that the LaPorte's lived in Contrecoeur well prior to 1675. A baptism certificate shows that Nicole Duchesne (the wife of Jacques Laporte) was the godmother of Seraphin Guibaut at Lavaltrie (across the Saint-Lawrence River from Contrecoeur) in June 1675. A contract created in Boucherville in 1670 indicates that Jacques de LaPorte was living in Contrecoeur at that time.

Philibert Couillaud also lived in Contrecoeur in 1675. On the 1st of December 1675, he served as a witness in Contrecoeur for a "Trade between Anthoine Emeri dit Codaire and Jean Duval master-carpenter, for the construction of a church in Contrecoeur. At the bottom of the notary act, Philibert Couillaud signed with a mark (a cross). Philibert was certainly illiterate. This conflicts with Robert de Roquebrune's assertions to the contrary, but is an important factor that contributed to the many and varied spellings of his name on legal and religious documents. It is also important to note that on the 23 legal and religious documents drafted during his lifetime where his name appears the names "Laroque" or "Larocque" are never used. These names, however, was used by his children and grandchildren.

On the 12th of February 1680 our ancestor became the owner of a farm in Contrecoeur, the second property from that of Mr. de Contrecoeur, Landlord of the Seigneurie bearing the same name on the shore of the Saint-Lawrence river. At the 1681 census the seigneurie (landlordship) has 69 souls. Couillaud declares that he is 40 years of age and Catherine is 17 with 3 young children; Jean 5 years old, Jean-Baptiste 3 years old and Jean-François one year. (However, this last child is Jean-François Gazaille child of Jean Gazail and Jeanne Rougé). On the census we also read that he owns one house and a gun. He also has five "horned animals" and five clears arpent (old French measure about 192 feet) of land. His neighbours are Anthoine de Pécaudy, the Landlord (seigneur), and Jean Brunel. Our ancestor declared that he is a farmer but we think that during the winter he was setting traps to capture animals for their fur. He died about the year 1700 because in 1701 we mention that his wife was a widow. Catherine LaPorte remarried in 1706 to Jean Charpentier.
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After the death of Philibert Couillaud, Catherine Laporte married Jean Charpentier in Varennes on October 9, 1706. ""

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The following is a rough biography of Jehan-Philibert Couillaud. Additional research and verification is required to fill in missing points:

Jehan Philibert de Couillaud de LaRoque de Roquebrune was a country squire. He was the son of messire Jean Bernard Philippe de LaRoque, Landlord (Seigneur) of Roquebrune and Pouy and of the noble lady Marie de Dalmas de Marcilly. The Dalmas were from a very noble family. Philibert was born in Auch. We believe the date to be 1641 or 1647 because at the 1681 census in Contrecoeur (Québec) , he declares to be 40 years of age. When his father died, Philibert, as the youngest child, had no right to the Seigniory. His only honour was to bear the name of his forefathers who had distinguished themselves in military service of the King.

Jehan-Philibert's father, Jean-Bernard Philippe, served in the army of the King in 1615. His patrilineal Great-grandfather and Great-great-grandfather had also performed military service for the King. However, it was through Philibert's maternal Grandmother, Charlotte Couillaud de Hauteclair, that the most auspicious military heritage was traced. Specifically Philibert's 3rd Great-grandfather, Brandélis had been a Lieutenant General, Knight of the Order of the Crescent, and Counselor-Chamberlain to the King.

Not surprisingly young Philibert decided to pursue a military career. In addition to the Roquebrune name, he kept the surname Couillaud. His children and grandchildren used the family names LaRoque and LaRocque.

First Philibert enlisted as a soldier in the service of his majesty the king. He joined the regiment of LaRoque commanded by his cousin LaRoque de Saint Chamarand. His cousin LaRoque was the colonel and the owner of the regiment.

In 1663, thanks to another relative, Jean Jaques de Gestas (the nephew of his great-uncle Jehan-François' wife, Jeanne de Floran-de-Gestas), Philibert enrolled as a Black Musketeer of King Louis XIV. The Black Musketeers were an elite unit who rode black horses or horses with black tails. In order to enter this prestigious organization, our ancestor had to produce proof of nobility. He had to establish his ancestry going as far back as the 15th century.

Unfortunately Philibert's career in the Musketeers ended abruptly because of a duel he had with a certain Monsieur de Hauterive. The exact reason for this duel is lost to history, but we do know that Hauterive was mortally injured. The law at the time was very strict. If a man died during a duel, the survivor was prosecuted for homicide and was liable to have "la teste cassee" -- the head broken. To get Philibert out of this horrible predicament, his cousin LaRoque de Saint Chamarand introduced him to Monsieur le Marquis de Sallieres, commander of the Regiment de Carignan.

Later , in Nevers, where Philibert was stationed, he was transfered to the Contrecoeur company commanded by Antoine de Pécaudy, Sieur de Contrecoeur. This regiment went to Hungary to fight the Turks. They were sent by the King of France to help King Leopold. They returned from this campaign victorious.

In France, the Regiment de Carignan got ready to leave for Québec. New France had a dire need for soldiers to protect the fledgling colony against the attacks by the Iroquois indians. On Friday May 15th, 1665, Philibert Couillaud left France aboard the vessel "La Paix" ("The Peace"), sailing from the port of La Rochelle.

Philibert appeared in the register as an Officer on the ship. After a long trip, lasting nearly three months, they finally arrived in Québec Harbour on August 19th, 1665. On Sept. 2nd 1665, Monsieur de Tracy ordered Colonel de Salliere to have a fort built at the top of Lake Champlain. On October 15th a rudimentary fort was built in Isle Sainte Therese. The regiment spent the following winter in Montreal. When Phillibert's three year contract with the regiment ended, he decided to stay in this town. We find him as a colonist in Montreal.

One notarized paper signed by notaire Benigne Basset September 24th 1667 declared that "Rocquebrune, of the company of Contreceoeur" is the owner of an Arpent (about and acre) of land on the island of Montreal. At the bottom of this act he signed Rocquebrune. In 1669 he is confirmed in Fort Chambly. In 1676, Phillibert Couillaud was living in his fortified house located at St. Martin near the St. Lawrence river. His neighbors were Elie Baujon and Jacques Brias. He married Catherine de Laporte, the daughter of Montreal inhabitant, Jacques de LaPorte, in 1676. The marriage certificate or the marriage contract has never been found. Some believe the marriage could have been celebrated in Québec City by Monseigneur de Laval.

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Descendants of: Bernard Seigneur-du-Fief-De-LaROCQUE1 Bernard Seigneur-du-Fief-De-LaROCQUE b. EST 1390Bernard was the first appointed Seigneur on May 20 1409.2 Arnaud de LaROCQUE b. c1423 d. c14853 Armand de LaROCQUE b. c1445 d. c1498m. Bourguine de BEZOLLES m. c1471 b. BEF 1459Served as a hostage in place of Count Louis D'ARMAGNAC.Was honoured for this service.4 Jehan de LaROCQUE b. c1472 d. c1514m. Ysabeau de LUSSAN m. c1488 b. EST 1475m. Francoise D'AMBERT m. c1498 b. BEF 1486Jehan became a Seigneur at 14 years of age.His military service was under Count Louis D'Armagnac5 Manaud de LaROCQUE b. c1499 Seigneurie Castle d. c1572m. Jehanne D'ESPARBEZm. Apr 20 1521 Auch, Midi-Pyrenees, France b. EST 1500Manaud was a Nobleman -- A member of the Royal Court.6 Philippe de LaROCQUE b. c1525m. Mathurine de BAR-D'YSLEMADE b. EST 1530Phillippe was a Nobleman -- A member of the Royal Court.7 Georges de LAROCQUE b. c1570 Auch, Midi-Pyrenees, Francem. Francoise de FERRABOUC m. Oct 07 1599 France b. BEF 15878 Jehan Bernard de LaROCQUE-de-ROCQUEBRUNE b. c1600 d. c1665m. Dalmas M. de MARCILLY m. c1640 Auch Gasgogne, France b. BEF 1628[daughter of Pierre SIRE de MARCILLY and Charlotte COUILLAUD deHAUTECLAIR]Ancestor of the LAROCQUE-dit-ROQUEBRUNE family line.9 Jehan Philibert COUILLAUD-de-La-ROCQUE b. 1641 Auch Gasgogne, France d.1700m. Catherine De LAPORTEm. 1676 Montreal, Quebec, Canada b. Oct 1663 Montreal, Quebec, Canada[daughter of Jacques de LaPORTE-dit-St-GEORGES and Nicole DUCHESNE]Soldier with the Carignan-Salieres Regiment.Arrived in Canada at the age of 24 in 1665.Complete family name was COUILLAUD-de-La-ROCQUE-de-ROCQUEBRUNE.He is the ancestor of about 75% of North America's LAROCQUEs.Note: his confirmation certificate lists him from Nevers in France.Please note: The following lines on this page and also on the History of theLAROCQUEs in France are based on the written work of the writer andhistorianRobert de ROQUEBRUNE and also on the article "Les LaRoque de Roquebrune enFrance et au Canada" written by Pierre GAUTHIER published in 1929 in thehistoric journal Nova Francia. These lines are supported by the researchdoneby a close parent in Auch in Gascogne and at the Archives of France inParis.Many genealogist have reservations about the authenticity of the origins ofPhilibert COUILLAUD in Gascony and his noble ascendance has told by RobertdeRoquebrune, himself a descendant of Philibert COUILLAUD dit Roquebrune.Here is a brief story of Philibert COUILLAUD de LaRoque.Jehan Philibert COUILLAUD-de-La-ROCQUE de Roquebrune was a countrysquire. He was the son of Messire Jehan Bernard Philippe de LaRoque,landlord of Roquebrune and Pouy and of noble lady Marie de Dalmas deMarcilly. The Dalmas were from a very noble family from the ChampagneRegion.Philibert was born in Auch. We believe the date to be 1641 or 1647because at the 1681 census in Contrecoeur, he declare to be 40 years of age.When his father died, Philibert is the youngest and had no right to theseigneurie. His only honour is to bear the name of his forefathers. Besidethe LaROCQUE name he also kept the surname of his maternal grand-motherCharlotte de COUILLAUD.He enrolled as a soldier in the service of his majesty the king. Hechose the regiment of LaRoque commanded by his cousin LaRoque deSaint-Chamarand. His cousin LaRoque was the colonel and the owner of thisregiment. Some years later in 1663, thanks to another parent, Jean-Jacquesde Gestas, Philibert enrolled as a Black Musketeer of King Louis XIV. Blackmusketeers rode black horses or horses with black tails. In order to enterthis prestigious organization one had to produce a proof of nobility. He hadto establish his ancestry from as far back as the 15th century.Alas!, his career in the Musketeers ended abruptly because of a stupidduel he had with a certain Monsieur de Hauterive. The reason for the duel isunknown, but Hauterive was mortally injured. The law was formal. If therewas the death of a man, the survivor was prosecuted for homicide and wasliable to have "la teste cassée" "the head broken". To get him out of thishorrible situation, his cousin LaRoque de Saint-Chamarand introduce him toMonsieur le Marquis de Sallières, commander of the Regiment de Carignan.Later, in Nevers, where Philibert was stationed, he was transferred to theContrecoeur company commanded by Antoine de Pécaudy Sieur de Contrecoeur.This regiment went to Hungary to fight the Turcs. They were sent by the kingof France to help King Leopold. He came back from this campaign victorious.Back to France, the Regiment de Carignan got ready to leave for Canada.New France had a great need for soldier to protect the young colony againstthe attack from the Iroquois. On Friday May 15th 1665, Philibert COUILLAUDleaves France aboard the vessel "La Paix" in the port of La Rochelle. Heappears in the register as officer on the ship.After a long trip that lasted nearly three months, they finally arrivedin Quebec harbour on August 19th. On its return trip to France, this shipsank near Matane.On September 2nd 1665, Monsieur de Tracy ordered Colonel de Sallière tohave a fort built at the top of Lake Champlain. On October first, thecompany had arrived at its destination. On October 15th a rudimentary fortwas built in Isle Ste-Therese. The regiment spent the following winter inMontreal. So, when Philibert's three year contract with the regiment ended,he decided to stay in this town. We can find him as a colonist in Montréal.One notarized paper signed by Notary Benigne Basset September 24th 1667declared that "Roquebrune, of the company of Contrecoeur" is the owner of anarpent of land on the Isle of Montreal. He signed ROCBRUNE on this document.In 1669 he is confirmed in Fort Chambly. In 1676, Philibert COUILLAUD wasliving in his fortified house located at St-Martin near the St-LawrenceRiver. His neighbours were Elie Baujon and Jacques Brias.He finds a wife at Montreal. The daughter of Jacques de LaPORTE. Hemarried Catherine de LaPORTE in 1676. The marriage certificate or themarriage contract were never found and we do not know if they exist. Somebelieve the marriage could have been celebrated in Quebec City byMonseigneur de Laval. Others think it was in Contrecoeur or maybe simply inMontreal. No one knows. The historian and writer Robert de Roquebrune, adescendant of Philibert COUILLAUD wrote in his book "Testament of my Youth"that Philibert wanted his marriage to be blessed by his parent Monseigneurde Montmorency Laval. Philibert and his bride to be would have travelled toQuebec City by canoe down the St-Lawrence River. She was 12 and he was 35.On February 12th 1680, Philibert bought land in the seigneurie ofContrecoeur on the St-Lawrence shore. The 1681 census lists 69 souls there.Philibert declared that he was 40 and Catherine was 17 with three youngchildren; Jean 5, Jean-Baptiste 3 and Jean-François one year old. He had ahouse and one gun. He also has 5 horned animals and has five arpents of landcleared for cultivation. His neighbours are Antoine de Pécaudy, theSeigneur, and Jean Brunel a ploughman and a winter fur trapper. PhilibertCOUILLAUD de LaRoque died in 1700. In 1701 it was recorded that CatherineLaPORTE was a widow. Catherine LaPORTE remarried Jean Charpentier in 1706.To quote the "Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français" regardingPhilibert COUILLAUD dit Roquebrune: "The ancestry of Philibert COUILLAUD deLa Rocque de Roquebrune is most remarkable. We do not believe there to be aFrench-Canadian family who can claim to be of such noble origin. Marie deMarcilly, the mother of your ancestor, was the daughter of Pierre, Seigneurde Marcilly, and of Charlotte de COUILLAUD de Hauteclair. CharlotteCOUILLAUD was the daughter of François de COUILLAUD de Hauteclair and ofSuzanne de Lucé. The mother of Suzanne de Lucé, Charlotte de Champagne,belonged to one of the most famous noble family of France, the one of theSires and Counts of Champagne.You can be proud to have among your ancestor such illustriousindividuals and your coat of arms are found amongst the most beautiful ofEurope."10 Louis COUILLAUD-LAROCQUEBRUNE b. 1684m. Madeleine Francoise SABOURIN-CHAUNIEREm. May 21 1716 St-Joachim-de-Pointe-Claire, Quebecb. Jan 26 1698/99 d. Jan 19 1784[daughter of Pierre SABOURIN and Madeleine PERRIER]11 Louis LAROCQUEBRUNE b. Feb 20 1717/18m. Marguerite St-JULIEN-dit-AUGERm. Jan 26 1739 Ste-Anne-du-Bout-de-I'lle, Montrealb. Jan 28 1713/14 Pointe-Claire, Ile-de-Montreal, Quebec[daughter of Jacques JULIEN-dit-LeDRAGON and Barbe M. DUPONT]12 Jean Baptiste LAROCQUE b. BEF 1755m. Josephte BRABANTm. Nov 19 1770 Oka, Deux Montagnes, Quebec, Canada b. BEF 1758[daughter of Etienne J. BRABANT and Marie Joseph LAMADELEINE]



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Bernard Seigneur de LaRoque: LaRoque et Roquebrune sont les noms de lieux d'où cette famille est originaire. Le 20 mai 1409 un certain messire Bernard prêta "Foi et hommage" au comte d'Armagnac et devint alors le Seigneur du fief de LaRoque et ainsi légua son nom à ses nombreux descendants français et canadiens. Nous ignorons le nom de la femme de ce Bernard. Pour nous situer dans le temps, Christophe Colomb n'a pas encore découvert l'Amérique. Jeanne d'Arc verra le jour que dans quatre ans et la France est en bonne partie occupée par les Anglais.
Arnaud de LaRoque: Le fils de Bernard seigneur de LaRoque, Arnaud de Larocque, vivait vers les années 1423-1485. Il prit la succession de la Seigneurie de Laroque. On ignore aussi le nom de son épouse. Son fils Armand prit la relève de son père. Nous connaissons deux autres enfants, Arnaud-Bernard et Marguerite.
Armand de LaRoque: Armand de LaRoque vivait dans les années 1445-1498. Il était le premier né de la famille d'Arnaud de LaRoque. Armand de LaRoque servit d'otage "en les mains de Anglès" à la place du comte Jehan V d'Armagnac. Pour le récompenser, le comte ordonna que lui soit donné une somme de 100 livres de rente toute sa vie et cela en plus d'une forêt de chêne que ce comte lui céda. C'est avec cette forêt qu'il s'enrichit. Le bois de chêne était prisé à cette époque pour la confection des meubles, utilisé dans la construction et on s'en servait aussi en métallurgie pour chauffer les fonderies. Armand épouse demoiselle Bourguine de Bezolles en 1471.
Jehan de LaRoque: Le fils d'Armand, Jehan de LaRoque vivait dans les années 1472-1514. À 14 ans, il devint soldat du comte Louis d'Armagnac. Il épousa en première noce Ysabeau de Lussan en 1488. Elle mourut donnant naissance à une petite fille nommée Jehanne qui ne survit pas. À la mort de son père, Jehan devint Seigneur de LaRoque. Il épouse en 1498, mademoiselle Françoise d'Ambert. On retrouve dans les archives du parlement de Provence le serment prêté au roi en 1504 par Pierre et Jehan de LaRoque de Roquebrune comme baillis de Grasse et de Saint-Maximin. Les baillis étaient les représentants du roi et rendaient la justice en leurs noms et administraient les finances. Son fils Manaud lui succéda. La veuve de Jehan de LaRoque épousera en seconde noce Antoine de Montlezun.
Manaud de LaRoque: Manaud de LaRoque seigneur de LaRoque-d'Ordan était le fils aîné de Jehan. Il naquit au château seigneurial en 1499. En 1515, Manaud est fait écuyers de la grande Écurie du Roy. En 1520 à la mort de ses parents, il fut institué par testament "fils aîné et héritier universel et général des biens et mobiliers" et devint noble seigneur de LaRoque et propriétaire du château. Il passe un contrat matrimonial devant notaire à Auch le jeudi 20 avril 1521 et épouse par le fait même, Jehanne d'Esparbez qui était sa proche parente. Il fut chargé par le roi de France de monter des armées pour combattre les hérétiques tel les huguenots.
Philippe de LaRoque: Noble écuyer, messire Philippe de LaRoque, seigneur de LaRoque-d'Ordan était le fils cadet de Manaud de laRoque et de dame Jehanne d'Esparbez. Il naquit au château seigneurial vers 1525. À 16 ans il est reçu écuyer du Roy. En septembre 1562, il participe au siège de Lectoure ordonné par Blaise de Montluc. En 1607, le roi Henri IV prononce le rattachement de la Gascogne à la couronne française. En 1572 à la mort de Manaud , son père, Philippe devient seigneur de LaRoque. La fortune et la richesse de la famille avaient grandement diminuées après les années de résistances et de combat contre l'hérésie Huguenote. Les deux bourgs de LaRoque et de Roquebrune étaient en ruine. À cause de toutes ces guerres, Philippe prit femme âgée de presque 40 ans. Il épousa demoiselle Mathurine de Bar-d'Yslemade.

Georges de LaRoque: Georges de LaRoque seigneur de Roquebrune et de Pouy en Armagnac était le fils cadet de Philippe de LaRoque et de Mathurine d'Yslemade. Son frère, Jean-François continuera la lignée des Seigneurs de La Roque. Voir plus bas les Seigneurs de La Roque. Georges naît à Auch en 1570 où la famille LaRoque s'était réfugiée, car la seigneurie et le château de LaRoque étaient occupés par les Huguenots de Montgommery. Comme ses pères, Georges apprit le métier des armes. Vers 1600, à la mort de son père, comme il n'était pas l'aîné de la famille, son frère Jehan-François fut désigné seigneur de LaRoque. Il hérita de la seigneurie de

Roquebrune. Le 7 octobre 1599, Georges épousa demoiselle Françoise de Ferrabouc dame de Pouy "femme possesseresse de moult fiefs". Elle était la fille de Jehan-Jacques de Ferrabouc.
Jehan Bernard de LaRoque: Jehan Bernard de LaRoque de Roquebrune vivait dans les années 1600 et 1665. Il était fils unique de Georges LaRoque et Françoise de Ferrebouc. À quinze ans il sert dans les armées du roi. En 1640 il épousa Marie Dalmas de Marcilly fille de noble messire Pierre Dalmas seigneur de Marcilly et noble dame Charlotte Couillaud de Hauteclairc. De cette union naquit Jehan-Philibert Couillaud notre ancêtre en Nouvelle-France vers 1641. (Aucun documents n'ont été trouvés) Ce lien qu'avance l'article de Nova Francia et ce qu'a écrit Robert de Roquebrune reste à déterminer.

Jehan-Philibert married Laporte dit St-Georges, Suzanne-Catherine Bef 31 Dec 1676. Suzanne-Catherine (daughter of Laporte dit Saint-Georges, Jacques-Georges and Duchesne, Nicole) was born Bef 12 Oct 1663, Montréal, Île de Montréal, Canada, New France; died 19 Feb 1730/1731, Varennes, Verchères, Canada, New France; was buried , Très-Ste-Trinité-de-Contrecoer, Verchères, Canada, New France. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: CB835D88BCB42848B45E73AA1E0333BB51D7
• Baptism: 12 Oct 1663, Montréal, Île de Montréal, Canada, New France
• Census: 1681, As Catherine Couillaud, Age 17.
• Census: 1681, Contrecoeur, Verchères, QC, Canada
• Event: 9 Mar 1700/1701, Declared to be a widow on a notarized act.

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• AFN: 16D2-T08
• Titled: Seigneur de Roquebrune
• Titled: Seigneur de Pouy
• _FSFTID: LR4L-GYJ
• _UID: E23BEBA95FCEC14A8647D3BE691A30948E25
• Birth: Abt 1600, Auch, Vicomté de Fézensac, Duché de Gascogne (Gascony), Midi-Pyrénées, France

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Jean married de Marcilly, Marie Dalmas Abt 1623, Auch, Vicomté de Fézensac, Duché de Gascogne (Gascony), Midi-Pyrénées, France. Marie (daughter of de Versoris, Seigneur de Marcilly Pierre and Couillaud de Hauteclair, Charlotte) was born Sep 1615, Auch, Gers, Midi-Pyrénées, France; died c. 1665. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 16D2-T1G
• _FSFTID: LKGJ-HNR
• _UID: C089EE9DADD8DC41B022988D686EA54B3387
• Birth: Abt 1623, Auch, Gascony, France

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Jehan Philibert de Couillaud de LaRoque d Roquebrune was a country squire. He was the son of messire Jean Bernard Philippe de LaRoque, Landlord of Roquebrune and Pouy and of noble lady Marie de Dalmas de Marcilly. The Dalmas were from a very noble family, namely from the family of the dukes and counts of Champagne.

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• _UID: 06FEDC05E55BE24EA8ECD83145681AF2ABED
• Birth: 5 Mar 1626/1627, Nocé, Au Perche, diocèse de Sées, parlement de Paris, intendance d'Alençon, élection de Mortagne, châtellenie de Bellefi
• Census: 1666, Montréal, QC, Canada
• Residence: 1670, Contrecoeur, Verchères, QC, Canada
• Death: Bef 11 Sep 1702, Contrecoeur, Verchères, QC, Canada

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Laporte - text by Robert Prévost, Éditions Libre Expression

Jacques Laporte dit Saint-Georges, one of the first Montréalistes

"We hardly dared step out of doors to fetch our basic necessities", writes Dollier de Casson in A History of Montreal, so great was the Iroquois threat to Ville-Marie. One of the settlers who persevered in this remote outpost, far from the settlement at Québec, was Jacques Laporte dit Saint-Georges.

The danger did not deter the Montréalistes, as the early settlers of Montreal were called. In 1664, two parties of hunters left the fort and made their way to some islands downstream. The expedition was so successful that they sent back a boat loaded with meat. But they were unable to return upstream against the Sainte-Marie current and the oarsman had to follow the shore, where the Iroquois were lying in wait. They killed or injured three or four of the hunting party. One of the attackers trying to seize the boat was “shot dead” with a rifle when “Messieurs Debelêtre (Picoté de Belestre), Saint Georges and other Frenchmen” ran to the aid of their friends.

This "Saint-Georges" was undoubtely Jacques Laporte, from Nocé in Perche. We do not know when he crossed the Atlantic. He was not among the recruits of 1653 who saved Ville-Marie; and he would have been only 14 years old in 1641 when a group of settlers sailed under Paul de Chomedey, who had a mandate from the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal to build a fort on the island of Montreal.

Jacques Laporte was baptized in Nocé on March 5, 1627. He was the son of an innkeeper and baker, also named Jacques, and of Marie Hamelin, who had married on June 7 of the previous year. In the Nocé church, there is an inscription dedicated to the memory of the colonist; it was the first plaque (March 10, 1963) installed in the churches of Perche under the aegis of the Association Perche-Canada.

From Mortagne-au-Perche, take the D 938 south to Bellême (17 km), and turn left onto the D 955 towards Nogent-le-Rotrou. After driving for 9.5 km, you come to the intersection of the D 9, which takes you north to Nocé. An alternative route is to take the D203 from Bellême directly to Nocé. Nocé merits more than a perfunctory visit. The church was completed in the late Middle Ages, and its apse is Romanesque. The square tower has angle buttresses at the corners. On the facade of the tower and on the buttresses are flamboyantly decorated niches housing statuary. Just 2 km from the church, on the D 9, stands the Courboyer manor house, one of the most beautiful in Perche. It has two storeys, with mullioned windows, on either side of an octagonal tower.

In 1655, Jacques Laporte must have decided to settle permanently in Ville-Marie. On August 31 of that year, the Sieur de Maisonneuve granted him a half-arpent lot within the city enclosure, enough land for a house and garden. And on August 23, 1657, before Jean de Saint-Père, he signed a marriage contract with Nicole Duchesne, daughter of François and of Marie Rolet. The Sulpician Gabriel Souart performed the marriage ceremony on September 3 in the presence of several witnesses, including the Sieur de Maisonneuve, Jeanne Mance, Lambert Closse and Charles Le Moyne.

The Laporte / Duchesne couple had 11 children, including seven sons. Five of these were married in turn; Jacques, known as Labonté, in 1687 to Madeleine Paviot (7 children); Paul in 1688 to Marie Lussier (4 children), and in 1695 to Marguerite Matou (13 children); Georges in 1689 to Marie-Madeleine Guertin (2 children); Louis in 1695 to Marie-Madeleine Massault (8 children), and Pierre in 1703 to Marie-Anne Han (11 children). Only two of the four daughters started their own families: Catherine in 1675 with Philibert Couillaud, and Suzanne in 1695 with Pierre Ménard.

We know that Jacques Laporte was a baker like his father. According to the censuses of 1666 and 1667, he was living in Montreal and does not appear to have been engaged in agriculture as he did not have any productive land. In the census of 1681, he was practising his trade in Boucherville, where Jeanne, his youngest child, would be born the following year. Jacques Laporte died in Contrecoeur in 1702.

Although other Laportes immigrated to New France, they did not make a significant contribution to the perpetuation of the family name. The most prestigious was undoubtedly Louis de Laporte, Sieur de Louvigny, who arrived in 1683. The following year, he married Marie Nolan, daughter of Pierre and of Catherine Houart. His military career was so active and he was given so many missions and expeditions that is a wonder that his wife managed to have ten children. We find him first in Hudson's Bay, then in Michillimakinac and Fort Frontenac where he served as commander, then south of the Great Lakes in the territory of the Fox tribe, whom he was sent to neutralize. In 1720, he was in charge of all the western posts, which he was expected to visit every other year. On a visit to France, he was given command of Trois-Rivières, but never assumed this post as he died in the wreck of the Chameau off Cape Breton Island in 1725. He was survived by his wife and four of his children, six others having died young. A son, François, embarked on a military career, but he may have returned to France as there is no record of his marriage in our registers. Two of his three sisters started their own families: Marie-Anne in 1718 with Jacques Testard and Marie-Louise in 1727 with Didace Mouet.

Another Laporte dit Saint-Georges, named Pierre, from Périgord, settled on Île Jésus. There, in 1707, he married Madeleine Fournier, daughter of Guillaume and of Françoise Hébert. The couple had five children including two sons: Joseph-Cécile and Pierre who married Angélique Nadon (1735) and Suzanne Labelle (1740), respectively.

Finally, we should mention Étienne Laporte, from Agen, and Michel Laporte dit Labonté, from Rochefort, who married, respectively, Suzanne-Élisabeth Charbonneau in Charlesbourg in 1716 and Marie-Catherine Girard in Québec in 1727. None of these couples has descendants now bearing the Laporte name.

Jacques Laporte the true patriarch of the Laportes of North America.

Robert Prévost, Éditions Libre Expression

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Jacques-Georges married Duchesne, Nicole 3 Sep 1657, Notre-Dame de Montréal, Île de Montréal, QC, Canada. Nicole (daughter of Duchesne, Francois and Rolet, Marie) was born 1637, Villevaudé, Meaux, Seine et Marne, France; died 27 Jul 1703, Contrecoeur, Verchères, QC, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Immigration: Arrived in New France in a ship belonging to shipowner François Perron de La Rochelle. The ship's captain was named Élie
• _UID: CCE7DA75DABABE47A64BCE18F140F813AE57
• Birth: Abt 1638, Villevaudé, Île-de-France, diocèse et élection de Meaux, parlement et intendance de Paris
• Census: 1666, Montréal, Île de Montréal, QC, Canada
• Death: 11 Sep 1702, Très-Ste-Trinité-de-Contrecoer, Verchères, QC, Canada

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• Titled: Seigneur (Lord) de Roquebrune (west of Auch), Comté d'Armagnac, Duché de Gascogne (Gascony), France
• Titled: Seigneur (Lord) de Pouy (jure uxoris), Comté d'Armagnac, Duché de Gascogne (Gascony), France
• _FSFTID: L65Y-CWW
• _UID: BF9745604E49F341B3EC5B8F438F1D5E9C4B
• Event: 1570, Born in Auch because the Seigniory and the castle were occupied by the Huguenots.

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Georges married de Ferrabouc, Dame de Pouy Françoise 7 Oct 1599, Pouy, Comté d'Armagnac, Duché de Gascogne (Gascony), France. Françoise was born 1579, Pouy, Comte Darmagnac, Duche De, France. [Group Sheet]

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• Titled: Dame de Pouy
• _FSFTID: L65Y-CGJ
• _UID: 3394C0E810EC6549AB5DDD8287591FCC4B57

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• Titled: Seigneur (Lord) de Marcilly
• _FSFTID: L5TS-57B
• _UID: DB5C35635A7A1B4FA6B3FFEC3A609EA12ADC

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Pierre — Couillaud de Hauteclair, Charlotte. Charlotte was born 1582, Haut-Eclair, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France; died Aft 1625, France. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: L5TS-R19
• _UID: 94C3E25E11102447B787125F82E8F15885DC

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Name - Description: Charlotte Couilleau de Hauteclair

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• Occupation: hôtelier et boulanger
• _UID: 094D3944157C9440988FFE47F0EE548359B2

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from La Porte dit Saint-Georges family

Jacques de LaPorte dit St-Georges Jr is the son of Jacques de La Porte Sr who was born in France in 1596. The father of Jacques de La Porte Sr was probably Hugues de La Porte.

Jacques de La Porte Sr got married in Nocé on June 7, 1626 with Marie Hamelin. Her origins are unknown except for the fact that her brother André lived nearby in Cohanard. Jacques and Marie had many children: Jacques (1627), Barbe (1629), Florimont (1634), Jehan (1638), Florimond (1642), Claude (1643), Loyse (1646) and Maryse.

Jacques de La Porte Sr appears for the first time in legal notarized documents in 1625; at the time, he is described as an innkeeper. Jacques de La Porte Sr was a baker from the time of his marriage until his death, except for a brief four year interlude, i.e. form August 1639 to June 1643, where he appears to have resumed his profession of innkeeper in Nocé according to legal documents.

One can assume that Jacques de La Porte Sr, innkeeper, baker, merchant, has ambitious plans for his children. He, himself, maintains very good relations with his Parish Priest and with his Lord. Despite his various occupations and his children, he accepts social activities which honor him and make him one of Nocé's most prominent citizens.

In the upper Middle-Ages, there were devout brotherhoods known under the name of "Frères de charité" (Brothers of Charity) or "Charitons". These brotherhoods, swept away during the wars, saw life again in the XVth or XVIth century. At the head of the "Charité" are the "Councilman" and the "Provost" who are responsible for the management of the possessions of poor people after they die, and are chosen amongst the "notables". In 1637, in a legal document dated March 17, it is Jacques de La Porte Sr who is mentioned as "Provost" of the "Charity" for the Church of Nocé (written "Nocey" in those days).

Jacques de La Porte Sr died in Nocé in 1676. His wife, Marie Hamelin, also died later in Nocé.

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Jacques married Hamelin, Marie 7 Jun 1626, Nocé, Mortagne, Perche, Orne, France. Marie was born 1605, Nocé, Mortagne, Perche, Orne, France; died , Nocé, Mortagne, Perche, Orne, France. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: F4F8AFF6D2647C4088226541439B9A80CB76
• Birth: Abt 1610, Noce, pres Belleme, France

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• _UID: 735E73C7D29B8C45B0BF4224C5690EC11BA2

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Francois married Rolet, Marie c. 1636, Villevaude, Meaux, Marne, France. Marie was born Abt 1610, France; died , Villevaude, Seine et Marne, France. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: 297F5FAB776D9345BA7D1122D02790BE1D2E

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