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Christophe CREVIER, Sieur De La Melee (RIN: 75), son of Nicolas CREVIER and Anne BASIRET , was born 17 February 1611 in St Cande le Jeune, Rouen, Seine Maritime, France. He married Jeanne Evrard HEVARD, Enard 06 November 1633 in St Cande le Jeune, Rouen, Seine Maritime, France. He died bet. 01 December 1662 and 20 November 1663 in Trois Rivieres, Trois Rivieres County, Quebec, Canada.

Jeanne Evrard HEVARD, Enard (RIN: 76) was born abt. 1618 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. She died aft. 21 January 1682 in Batiscan, Les Chenaux County, Quebec, Canada.

Children of Christophe CREVIER, Sieur De La Melee and Jeanne Evrard HEVARD, Enard are:
1. Nicolas CREVIER (RIN: 77), b. 1646 See Nicolas CREVIER, Sieur De Bellerive & Marie Louise LECOUTRE

Notes for Christophe CREVIER, Sieur De La Melee:

From Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec des origines a 1730, by Rene Jette, 1983, pages 136 and 292:

"Crevier, sieur de La Melee, Christophe (Nicolas & Anne Basiret) b 17-02-1611 St-Cande-le-Jeune, v., ar. et archev. Rouen, Normandie (Seine-Maritime); d entre testament 01-12-1662 Ameau et 26-11-166 3, Trois-Rivieres ou Cap; cite 07-12-1639 Trois-Rivieres; boulanger; concession du fief Crevier pres de Trois-Rivieres 04-06-1662 (apres ?). [NOR, AG-FNF]
m (bans) 06-11-1633 St-Cande-le-Jeune de Rouen
Evard, Jeanne (...) de Rouen; d a pres 21-01-1682, Batiscan; 50 ans au rec. 66, 45 ans au rec. 67, a Trois-Rivieres; 62 ans au rec. 81, a Montreal.
1. Jeanne n vers 1636, 30 ans au rec. 66, 4 5 ans au rec. 81, m 1652 Pierre Boucher.
2. Antoine n ... tue par les Iroquois . [AG-TR, R.J. 1661: 35]
3. Francois n 13 b 14-05-1640 Trois-Rivieres d 28-05- 1653 (tue par les Iroquois) (J.J.).
4. Nicolas n vers 1641 ou 1645, 25 ans au rec. 66, 22 ans au rec. 67, m 1665 Louise LeCoutre.
5. Jean b 03-04-1642 Trois -Rivieres m 1663 Marguerite Hertel.
6. Marguerite n vers 1643 ou 1645, St-Sauv eur de La Rochelle, 24 ans au rec. 67, 38 ans en 1683, m 1657 Jacques Fournier.
7. Jerome n ...; cite 12-02-1659 Trois-Rivieres.
8. Joseph n...; cite 29-04- 1661 Trois Rivieres.
9. Marie n vers 1649 ou 1650, 18 ans au rec. 67, 31 ans a u rec. 81, m 1663 Nicolas Gatineau.
10. Jean-Baptiste n vers 1648 ou 1652, 18 ans au rec. 66, 16 ans au rec. 67, 30 ans au rec. 81, a Batiscan, 30 ans en 168 2, 59 ans en 1708, m 1682 Anne-Charlotte Chorel.

Ascendance de Christophe Crevier:
2. Nicolas Crevier, marchand boulanger a St-Cande-le-Jeune, b 19-04-158 1 Ste-Croix-St-Ouen, s 15-10-1626 St-Cande-le-Jeune; m vers 1607 ou peu avant, Rouen.
3. Anne Basiret, s 12-03-1631 St-Cande-le-Jeune.
4. Hugues Crevier, boulanger a Ste-Croix-St-Ouen, m vers 1560.
5. Helene Levasseur."

From the Fichier origine, version 22, July 15, 2003:

"Crevier/La Mele, Christophe no. 4 01601
Baptized 17-02-1611, Rouen (St-Cande-le-Jeune) (Seine-Maritime: 76540), Son of Nicolas and Anne Basiret, married 1633 with Jeanne Evrard.
Arrival or first appearance in a record after arrival: 1639. Boulanger.
Remark(s); Il se marie avec Jeanne Evrard a Rouen (St-Cande-le-Jeune) le 06-11-1633. His father is maitre boulanger (in French).
Reference: DGFQ, p. 292
Source of the in formation: Archange Godbout, RAPQ, p. 156."

From http://www.family.crevier. org/download/free/FrenchCanadianForefathers.pdf, the following excerpt in its entirety as taken from Our French Canadian Forefathers, by Lucille Fournier Rock , 1982, pages 6-8:

"CHRISTOPHE CREVIER

Christophe Crevier, Sieur de la M eslee, baptized in Saint Cande le Jeune, Rouen, France, on February 17, 1611, was the son of Nicolas Crevier and Anne Baziret

He spent his youth in Rouen a nd it was most likely there that he met Jeanne Evard (Enard), his future wife. They were married in the church in which he as baptized, on November 6, 1633. H e was twenty-two years old and his bride was about fourteen.

Perhaps it was the intrigue of the tales of the new colony, or perhaps it was their spirit of adventure that brought them to Canada in 1639. On their arrival, they settled i n Trois-Rivieres where Crevier earned his living as a baker, and more profitably, as a fur trader.

For unknown reasons, the family returned to France betwe en 1642 and 1645. During this sojourn in the mother country, Crevier earned his living as a merchant. They resided in La Rochelle and it was there that their daughter, Marguerite, was born in 1645. On January 20, 1647, Crevier was a wi tness at the signing of a marriage contract. We know that he was still in France in 1651, because on July 8, of that year, in La Rochelle, he and his wife paid a debt of 42 ?livres? 13 ?sols? to Marie Capin, widow of Martin Poirier.

Soon after, the family returned to Canada but, unknowingly, it was a costly decision, because two of their sons would succumb to


Notes for Jeanne Evrard HEVARD, Enard:

From Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec des origines a 1730, by R ene Jette, 1983, pages 136 and 292.

From http://www.family.crevier.org/downl oad/free/ FrenchCanadianForefathers.pdf, the following excerpt in its entirety as taken from Our French Canadian Forefathers, by Lucille Fournier Rock, 1982, page 6:

"CHRISTOPHE CREVIER

Christophe Crevier, Sieur de la Meslee, bapt ized in Saint Cande le Jeune, Rouen, France, on February 17, 1611, was the son of Nicolas Crevier and Anne Baziret

He spent his youth in Rouen and it was m ost likely there that he met Jeanne Evard (Enard), his future wife. They were m arried in the church in which he as baptized, on November 6, 1633. He was twent y-two years old and his bride was about fourteen."

Fichier origine, version 22, July 15, 2003:

Evard, Jeanne
Born about 1618, Rouen (Seine-Maritime: 7 6540), Married 1633 with Christophe Crevier de La Melee
Arrival or first appea rance in a record after arrival: 1639. Migrante arrivee avec son mari.
Remark (s): Elle se maire avec Christophe Crevier de la Melee a Rouen (St-Cande-le-Je une) le 06-11-1633.
Reference: DGFQ, p. 292
Source of the information: Arch ange Godbout, RAPQ, 1975, p. 157.

From Dictionnaire Genealogique des Famille s du Quebec des origines a 1730, by Rene Jette, 1983, pages 136 and 292:

"Cr evier, sieur de La Melee, Christophe (Nicolas & Anne Basiret) b 17-02-1611 St-C ande-le-Jeune, v., ar. et archev. Rouen, Normandie (Seine-Maritime); d entre te stament 01-12-1662 Ameau et 26-11-1663, Trois-Rivieres ou Cap; cite 07-12-1639 Trois-Rivieres; boulanger; concession du fief Crevier pres de Trois-Rivieres 04 -06-1662 (apres ?). [NOR, AG-FNF]
m (bans) 06-11-1633 St-Cande-le-Jeune de Rou en
Evard, Jeanne (...) de Rouen; d apres 21-01-1682, Batiscan; 50 ans au rec. 66, 45 ans au rec. 67, a Trois-Rivieres; 62 ans au rec. 81, a Montreal."

Als o from the PRDH (Le Programme de recherche en d�mographie historique) Universit e de Montreal webpage, http://www.genealogy.umontreal.ca/en/public/RechBioIndiv idu.asp

Source of alternate surname spellings.