A Marriageable Young Girl
Jeanne Merrin
(1636-1711)
Jeanne Merrin was born on May 03, 1636 at St. Michel de Poitiers, Poitiers, Vienne, France; the daughter of Michel Merrin and Catherine Archanges.  She arrived in the Quebec Colony on November 16 1653 as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Eloi Jarry.  They were wed November 9, 1654 in Montreal.

Eloi was born on July 08, 1616 at St Martin d'Ige, Mortagne, Perche, France; the son of Eloi Jarry Senior and Francoise Chevalier.  Eloi and Jeanne would have three children before his death on September 18, 1661 at Trois Rivieres. 

Jeanne would marry husband number two, Henri Perrin on July 18, 1661.  Henri was born in 1624 at Louargat, Cotes-du-Nord, Bretagne, France; the son of Francois Perrin and Marguerite Chefyoye.  Jeanne would have five more children before Henri's death in 1670.

Husband number three was Rene Moreau from St-Savin, Poitiers, Poitou, France, with whom she had two more children.  Jeanne died on December 08, 1711 in Montreal.
Her Jarry Family
Jean-Baptiste Jarry - Was born on August 13, 1655 in Montreal and died on September 25, 1735 at Lachine.  He married Marie-Louise Paradis.

Clemence Jarry - Was born on February 05, 1657 and died on January 18, 1717 in Montreal.  She first married Andre Rapin with whom she had nine children.  He died on December 28, 1694 at Lachine and Clemence then married Joseph Gauthier and had one more child.

Henri Jarry - Was born on November 01, 1658 and died on November 06, 1716 in Montreal.  He married Agathe Lecuyer and the couple had thirteen children.
Her Perrin Family
Michelle Perrin - Was born on August 24, 1661 and died on March 10, 1731 in Montreal.  She married Jean-Baptiste Gourdon and the couple had seven children.  Jean-Baptiste died on June 27, 1691 and Michelle then married Louis Jean St. Denis.

Marie-Delphine Perrin - Was born on April 01, 1663 and died August 05, 1689.  She married Vincent Alix but both were killed by the Iroquois.  Vincent and Marie-Delphine had seven children.

Mathieu Perrin - Was born on September 21, 1664 in Montreal and died on July 27, 1742 at Bout de l'Ile, Ile de Montréal, Quebec.  He married Jeanne-Therese Pilet and the couple had ten children.

Barbe Perrin - Was born on January 04, 1667 in Montreal and died unknown.  She was married three times.  The first to Rene Huguet with whom she had three children, with Thierry-Pierre Lorrain she had three and with Jacques Arrivee Delisle she had three.

Gabriel Perrin - Was born on January 17, 1669 in Montreal and died on August 23, 1703 in Lachine.  He married Marie-Jeanne Vaudry.
Her Moreau Family
Renee Moreau - Was born on February 21, 1673 and died unknown.

Jeanne Moreau - Was born on September 30, 1674 and died unknown.
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