Catherine Lorion (1636)

Born in France

√ Daughter of Mathurin Lorion + Francoise Morin of La Rochelle
√ Wife of Pierre Desautels

According to the Tanguay Collection, her marriage to Pierre Desautels was her fourth marriage. And according to “Emigration rochelaise en Nouvelle France,” her first three husbands all suffered violent deaths. The first was crushed by a tree, the second was drowned, and the third died in a house fire.

1676 marriage to Desautels, Montreal (upper right corner)

The record of her marriage in 1657 names her parents.

1657 marriage, Montreal (right side)