Charles Diel

     Charles was born in 1653 in Caux, diocese-de-Roen, France, at Ste-Colombe. He was the son of Philippe Diel & Marie Hanquetin.¹ Charles married Marie-Anne Picard, daughter of Huges Picard and Marie-Anne-Antoinette Deliercourt, on 31 August 1676 in Montreal at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Charles & Marie-Anne had children: Marie-Marguerite [4/18/1678-7/26/1715][m. 11/18/1696 Pierre Perras Fontaine], Pierre [11/24/1680], Jacques [3/01/1683], Marie Anne [5/07/1684-09/__/1684], Marie Anne [1686-5/15/1708][m. 5/13/1700 Julien Bariteau-Lamarche & 2nd. 10/27/1704 Francois Bory Grand Maison], Charles [8/05/1688-6/20/1734][m. 2/17/1716 Marie Jeanne Anne Boyer], Marie Marguerite [6/14/16915/25/1763][m. 2/03/1711 Jean Baptiste Lacombe], Jacques [2/02/1693-9/23/1745][m. 7/13/1715 Marie-Anne Crepin] & Catherine [8/09/1695-8/10/1695].³ Charles's wife, Marie-Anne, died circa 4 February 1697 in Longueuil, Montreal, leaving him a widower. He married 2nd. on 8 May 1702, Marie Francois Simon Lapointe at Notre Dame de Montreal. Charles departed this life on Sunday, 20 June 1734 in Longueuil, Montreal at age 81 years. He was buried there in the Churchyard of the Cathedrale of St-Antoine-de-Pade on Monday, 21 June 1734.⁴