Robert Caron (Abt. 1612 -1656) and Marie
Crevet (1621-1695)
In June 4, 1634, Robert Caron arrived in New France. He disembarked from one of the four ships
that belonged to the Cheffault-Rozee Company, based
in Rouen. According to the Intendant,
Jean Talon, he traveled with Zacharie Cloutier, carpenter, Robert Giffard,
doctor, Noël Langlois, Charles L’Allemant,
Jesuit, Jean Bourdon, engineer, and, of course, many others.
After
completing two years with the Company, he opted not to renew his contract and
decided to set down roots in the colony. From Pierre Le Gardeur
de Repentigny, he obtained a concession at Longue-Pointe, near Sault Montmorency, which he started to
clear immediately. The following year, on October 25, 1637, he married Marie Crevet
a young 16-year-old girl from Normandy, the daughter of Pierre Crevet
and Marguerite Lemercier, of Bénouville,
near Caen. Seven children were born from that union:
Marie, Jean-Baptiste, Robert, Catherine, Joseph, Pierre and Aymée.
Since the Iroquois constantly harassed the
colonists, Robert decided to leave his land in Longue-Pointe,
which he later sold to Guillaume Couillard, and moved
to Côteau Sainte-Geneviève.
There, he undertook to clear this new concession and a few years later he was
given ownership of the property. In 1654, he once again sold his property and
moved to Côte de Beaupré, approximately 1 kilometer to the east of the current Basilique Sainte-Anne, in Beaupré. Today, the descendants
of Mr. Thomas Simard live in the house erected on the
foundations of Robert Caron’s home, which was destroyed by fire.
Robert died prematurely in 1656, at the Hôtel-Dieu in Quebec City, at the age of 44. The causes of his death
remain relatively obscure. Did he die as a result of an injury suffered in
combat with the Amerindians? After Robert died, Marie Crevet
moved to Château-Richer. After remaining a widow for ten years, she married
Noël Langlois, the widower of Françoise Garnier, who had arrived on the same ship as Robert in
1634. He died in 1684, at the age of 80. Following that, Marie Crevet lived in Baie St-Paul
where she died at the age of 85.
Robert and Marie founded one of the families
with the most descendants in North
America. Their
descendants can be found in all of the provinces of Canada and in a large number of American states. There
are more than 30,000 Carons listed in telephone books
throughout North
America. In Quebec, the Caron name is associated with more
than 150 place names. These facts testify to the family’s sense of initiative
and discovery.
The Association des Familles
Caron d’Amérique was officially founded on May 26,
1984. It now has
750 members, including 425 who are members for life. The Association organizes
an annual get-together, which is held at a different location each year. Its
bulletin, which was named in keeping with the Associations’ motto, Tenir et servir
(“Hold and Serve”), is published four times a year. It should be noted that the
Association was the first family association to publish its genealogical data
on the site of the Centre de généalogie francophone d’Amérique, which can be consulted at: http://www.genealogie.org/famille/caron/caron.htm
Source: http://www.maisonsaint-gabriel.qc.ca/en/b/page_b_5a_c3_1.html
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