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- ! <http://genealogysource.com/caron.htm>The Caron genealogy PageThe second prominent Caron line of French Canada descended from Claude Caron, born about 1615 in Aubrigoux, Le Puy, Clermont, France. His son, Claude(often referred to as Claude CaronIbecause he was the first of this line in Canada) was born in 1641 in St. Jean, Diocese de Clermont, Auvergne, France, and married Madeleine Varennes in France in 1671. They came to Canada in that year, settling in Laprairie. He diedSeptember 18,1708 in Montreal. Madeleine died March 18, 1727 also in Montreal.Their children were Louise, born 1671who in 1688 married Jean Baptiste Tessier dit Lavinge. Claude, born August 1, 1672 married Elisabeth Perthuis in 1695 and later, Marguerite Jeanne Boyer in 1703. Vital Caron, born April 11, 1673 married Marie Perthuis, sister of Elisabeth, in 1698. Madeleine was born October 20, 1674 and died in 1687. Jean was born in 1675 and died in 1687. Jeanne, born 1677 also died 1687. Mathieu was born1679and died 1684. Marie was born August 8 1680, married Urban Gervaise in1696, and died in 1699. Catherine Caron was born in 1683 and died the following year.The descendants of Louise Caron and Jean Baptiste Tessier dit Lavinge traveled to Ste.Genevieve, Missouri and settled there. Their descendants' family names include Tessier, Thomure, LaSource, Placet, Bequette, Charleville, Drury, and Aubuchon. Seven generations later,one of their descendants,Mathilda Charleville, married Jean Francois Carron, who had descended from Claude I and his son, Claude Caron II.Thechildren of Claude II and Elisabeth Perthuis appear to have stayed in Canada. Several of the children of Claude II and his second wife, Marguerite Boyer went to Ste. Genevieve. Their son, Claude III, who married Charlotte Francoise LaChenais, was said to be one of a group of men killed by Indians at Mine LaMotte. His son, Louis Caron married MargueriteVall?, daughter "naturel" of Francois Vall?, the Commandant ofSte.Genevieve and an Indian woman. Descendants of Claude II include several prominent French-Canadian names of the Ste. Genevieve area such as Vall?, Gouvreau, and Lalumondiere as well as Aubuchon, Drury, and others. There are many Carons, Carrons, andCarrowsin the area today, the descendants of this line.
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vers 1641 - 1708 (67 ans)
