This family is shown in the 1681 census of Montréal as follows:
Jean Baptiste MIGEON, 43, "bailli, habitant" [bailiff, habitant], Catherine GAUCHET, 36, Gabrielle (wrongly entered as Gabriel), 14, Suzanne, 12, Daniel, 10, Catherine, 6, Denise, 3, Jean, 3 mo; Jean LASSERE, 25, "domestique" [servant], Louis MALINE, 30, "domestique" [servant], Leonard ?, 35, "domestique [servant], Helene ?, 14, "servante" [servant].109
At the time of his son Daniel's marriage in 1712, he is described as "écuyer, conseiller, lieutenant général au siège de la juridiction royale de Montréal" [squire, councillor, lieutenant general at the seat of the royal jurisdiction of Montréal].109 |