Pierre Morin dit Champagne & Catherine Lemesle
This documentary biography draws on a curated selection of 48 primary source images. The complete research inventory below includes 71 Squarespace images — including the 1668 muster roll listing Pierre Morin by name under the Naurois company — 10 Archiv-Histo page references, PRDH individual records for all 8 children, detail transcriptions, examined-but-excluded evidence (including the Chambly confirmation), and full source citations for every document consulted.
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| Marriage records (contract, register, banns) | 11 images | Complete |
| Census records (1681 + 1667 probable) | 3 images | Complete |
| Death, burial & Hôtel-Dieu medical records | 6 images + 10 refs | Complete |
| Children's baptisms, burials & PRDH records | 22+ images | All 8 children |
| Catherine Lemesle origin records | 4 images | Complete |
| Military identification | 10 images | Confirmed |
| Examined & excluded evidence | 1 image | Cataloged per BCG |
| Additional deployment images & lineage charts | 5 images | Complete |
| TOTAL | 71 images + 10 refs |
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With an estimated 560,000 to 980,000 living descendants, Pierre and Catherine's family tree is one of the largest in Québec. If your ancestry passes through the Deguise dit Flamand, Guilbault, Bridault, Payant, Legris Lépine, or Bezeau families, you may descend from this soldier and his Fille du Roi bride. Get in touch — we'd love to hear your family's story.
About This Research
This research file represents the complete evidentiary foundation for the Pierre Morin dit Champagne documentary biography. Pierre's military service is confirmed by the 1668 muster roll — the official list of soldiers who became inhabitants of New France — which lists him by name under the Naurois company (Library and Archives Canada, Colonies D²ᶜ 47). His origin — Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet, diocese of Luçon, Poitou — is confirmed by four independent primary documents: the 1672 marriage contract, the 1672 marriage banns, the 1706 Hôtel-Dieu admissions registry, and the 1706 burial register. All eight children's records have been located and documented.
The inventory follows BCG (Board for Certification of Genealogists) evidence standards, including transparent documentation of searched-but-not-found records, examined-but-excluded evidence (the Chambly confirmation), and clearly identified remaining research leads. Read the full methodology →