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1666 Quebec census, St. Jean, St. Michel & St. Francois

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1666 Quebec Census, St. Jean, St. Michel & St. Francois

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Inherited half of his father's fiefs.

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He was one of the members of the Compnay of the One Hundred Associates.
Pierre and Helene came to the new world on the sailboat "Le Sallemande" and arrived at Tadoussac 8/30/1620.

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Arrived in New France along with her sister Anne and brother Jacques in 1657.

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Became an engages Ouest (fur trader).

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After the death of her husband, she became a Catholic nun of the Congregation Notre Dame, taking the religious name of Sr. St. Michel.

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Seigneur primitif (moitie) de la seigneurie Bonhoome, il vend sa part aux Jesuites, 8/28/1710.

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She's on the 1666 Montreal census

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Marriage to Anne was canceled after it was found out that Michel had a wife in France.

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Was killed when a canon he was firing at the Iroquois, exploded. (July 26, 1651, Cf. Journal des Jesuites)

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Joseph married Marguerite Sanssouci, Marriage Contrant No. 429 of the practice of Notary Loiseau, now in the archives at Montreal. Robert P. Stebbins has an English translation made by Frenier. One of the witnesses to the marriage was Sieur de Niverville, then commander of the fort. The marriage contract was drawn up by Father LeVassaeur, curate and almoner for the king. Recorded by the Notary on 11/18/1734. The contract was drawn up at Fort St. Louis.

Joseph was abducted along with his siblings, from Deerfield, MA on 3/11/1704 during the French and Indian raid and taken to Canada. Only two of his brothers returned to Deerfield. Where his other siblings besides himself converted to the Catholic faith and married Frenchmen.

Joseph was adopted by the wealthy De Rouville family who had him converted to the Catholic faith.

Joseph never returned to the colonies, but founded the Stebenne (French spelling for Stebbins) family of Canada. Stebenne is a gallicisation of the original Stebbins.

1704 massacre was known as the Queen Anne's War

Joseph is mentioned in the marriage record of his niece, Marie Denoyen m. to Charles Babin as a person of Chambly in 1726.

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Or Jacques Milhault dit Laval.
He's on the 1666 Montreal census

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Arrived in Ville Marie in the autumn of 1662 and enrolled in the 20th escouade de la brigade de la St. Famille de Jesus Marie Joseph.

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Was a Filles du Roi from Notre Dame de Cogne, LaRochelle, Aunis, France, arrived in 1663 at the age of 13 and was confirmed 7/11/1664 at Montreal under the Name Catherine Plate.
Arrived in Ville Marie on 6/1664.