Other Events:

• Name: Rene Mezeray
• Name: Rene Mezere
• Name: Rene Mezeres dit Nopces
• Name: Rene Mezeres dit Norces
• Reference Number: 1038
• _UID: 72315E268B0949CBAC5F913EB7197EBCB369
• Immigration: 1636
• Census: 1639-1640; List of habitants in Canada
• Census: 1666, Comte de Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1667, Ste. Foy, Quebec, Canada
• Residence: Jul 1673, Gaudarville (St. Michel), Sillery, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1681, L'Ancienne Lorette, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 22 Jun 1693
• Hospital: 4 Apr 1694, Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Notes:

possible children

Pierre Mezeray born about 1651 and married Jeanne Quenneville
Marie (Louise) married Jean Adam

(Research):Historie de Canadiens-Francais - Benjamin Sulte; Vol. 3, page 62 3/31/1984

De 1652 a 1656, une quizaine de colons francais s'etaient etablis dans l'ile d'orleans.

1653. Rene mezeray, abandonmant sa terre du Cap-Rouge, se fixa a la Sainte-Famille, ainsi qu'un autre francais du nom de Jacques Leurier, et Pierre LePetit avec sa femme, Catherine Desnoyers. Il faut mentionner aussi Claude Charon, sieur de La barre, marchand, et sa femme, Claudine Camus; le 29 Avril (1653), sur sa terre de la paroisse Sainte-Jean, deux de ses serviteurs tenterent de l'assassiner; en 1660, il fit un voyage en france; au recensement de 1666, il habitant Quebec.

"Le 2 Avril 1656, dit M. L. P. Turcotte, M. Charles de Lauzon conceda, dans sa seigneurie de Lirect, des terres aux personnes suivantes: --Rene Mezeray dit Nos, de Thury, en Normandie."
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Vol. 2, page 77

Rene Mezeray, ne 1611, a Thury pres Caen, Normandie. Il se marie a Quebec (1641) avec Helene Chastel et n'en eut point d'enfant. Sa seconde femme, Nicole Gareman, lui en donna douze, dont plusieurs furent les nombreuses familles etablies autour de Quebec.
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Vol. 2, page 142

Rene Mezeray dit Nopce, ou plutot Noce, avait epouse a Quebec, en 1641, Helene Chastel. Au mois d'October 1645, il etait veuf en demeurait chex M. de Chavigny (fief Chavigny ci-dessus), l'orsque le pere le Jeune le marie ave Nicole, fille de Pierre Garemand dit le Picard. Mezeray all ensuite resider sur le fief de M. Leneuf de la Poterie, a Portneuf. Vers 1650, il alla s'etalier au Cap-Rouge, ou il etait encore en 1658.
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1681 Census - Seigneurie de Godarville - Benjamin Sulte, Vol. 5, page 58
Rene Meseray, 71 years
Nicole Garemman, sa femme, 51 years
Medard, 15 years
Charles, 11 years
3 betes a cornes; 30 arpents en valeur

Census:
"La liste que sui donne le nom des habitants connus du Canada annees 1639-1640

Normandie: Rene Mezeray (non encore marie)


Homme: Mezeray
Province: Normandie
Arrive: 1636
Maries: 1641
Province:
Femme: Chastel

Census:

Rene Mezere Nosse, habitant, 50 years
Nicole Madeleine Garment, 35 years
Jean Mezere, 16 years
Thomas Mezere, 14 years
Rene Mezere, 12 years
Marie Mezere, 8 years
Catherine Mezere, 6 years
Marie Catherine Mezere, 2 years

Census:

Rene Mesere, habitant, 55 years
Nicole Garmand, 36 years
Jean Mesere, 15 years
Thomas Mesere, 14 years
Rene Mesere, 12 years
Marie Mesere, 10 years
Marie Madeleine Mesere, 9 years
Marie Catherine Mesere, 4 years
Aubin Moudou, domestique, 23 years
Francois Apvril, domestique, 24 years

Census:

Rene Meseray, habitant, 71 years
Nicole Garman, 51 years
Medard Meseray, 15 years
Charles Meseray, 11 years

Land:
He leased land (inherited by his wife Violette-Francoise Millot) to Nicolas Langlois. Rene permitted Nicolas to farm a piece of land joining his and Leonard Faucher de Saint-Maurice for the annual payment of the cens and rents, ten minots of "good seed wheat", fifteen minots of mesteil and three minots of white peas which Nicolas promised to provide to Rene. Langlois was also allowed to clear an arpent of wood during each of the seven years and to dispose of it as he desired. Rene placed his initials at the bottom of the contract. Witnesses were Simon Soumande and Toussaint LeFranc. Notary was Louis Chambalon.

Hospital:
He was 77 years old.

Buried:
75 years old at time of death.

Rene married Nicole Gareman in Sep 1645 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Nicole (daughter of Pierre Gareman and Madeleine Charlot) was born in 1631 in Picardie, France; died before May 1688. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Contract:
Guillaum Tronquet, notary.

1. Mezere was born on 11 Oct 1646 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 14 Oct 1646 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; and died.
2. Genevieve Mezeray was christened on 5 Jul 1648 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 10 Jan 1717/18 in Cap Sante, Quebec, Canada.
3. Jean Mezeray was christened on 17 Aug 1650 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 5 Feb 1702/03 in Neuville, Quebec, Canada.
4. Thomas Mezeray was christened on 4 Dec 1652 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; died before 18 Jun 1691.
5. Rene Mezeray was born on 20 Mar 1653/54 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 16 May 1655 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and died.
6. Mezeray was born on 30 Mar 1655 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 2 Apr 1655 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; died before 1666.
7. Marie Mezeray dit Nopces was born on 21 Oct 1657 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 29 Oct 1657 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; died on 22 Nov 1714 in Beaumont, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 22 Nov 1714 in Beaumont, Quebec, Canada.
8. Marie Madeleine Mezeray was born about 1658; died on 24 Jul 1740 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 25 Jul 1740 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
9. Marie Catherine Mezeray was born on 20 Apr 1664 in Quebec (Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada; was christened on 1 May 1664 in Quebec (Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada; died on 2 Feb 1720/21 in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 3 Feb 1720/21 in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada.
10. Medard Mezeray was born on 3 Mar 1667/68 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 4 Mar 1667/68 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada; and died.
11. Charles Mezeray was born on 16 Apr 1672 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 19 Apr 1672 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and died.

Rene married Helene Chastel on 25 Sep 1641 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Helene and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rene married Francoise Millot on 26 May 1688 in Neuville, Quebec, Canada. Francoise and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Rene 70 years old and Francoise 40 years old at time of marriage.

Other Events:

• Name: Jean Meaisere
• Occupation: merchant
• Reference Number: 2076
• _UID: 63C9FBFDAE23477B84194677A1298F8AF4B9

Notes:

deceased at time of Rene's marriage.

From de Thury-Harcourt, Normandie. Voir, tome III, historiques Ferland,
Garneau de Lemay - Ancetre de Ferland, de Pamphile Lemay et de Francois-Xavier
Garneau.

Jean married Anne Olivier. Anne and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 2077
• _UID: E7D8A6CAFCFA49E9943D517AC2916DD58804