Charles Marin dit de la Marque

     Charles was born circa 1668 in diocese of Toulon, France, at the parish of Notre-Dame-de-Ste-Relique. He was the son of Jacques Marin & Helene Garel. Charles married Marie-Madeleine Niquet, daughter of Pierre-Rene Niquet and Francoise Lemoine, on 5 July 1691 in St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Francois-du-Lac Church.¹ Charles & Marie had children: Marie [2/16/1686-1/20/1750][m. 1/10/1708 Antoine Pinard], Michel [7/11/1688-2/23/1765][m. 6/14/1714 Marie-Ursule Pinard], Dominique [3/02/1690-3/03/1690], Jean-Baptiste [1692-1/16/1762 [m. 2/12/1725 Marie-Jeanne Pinard & 2nd 2/24/1728 Marie-Claire Crevier], Catherine [2/10/1694-9/27/1698], Madeleine [12/05/1695] & Francoise [3/07/1698][m. 7/22/1726 Antoine Geguere dit Depins]. Charles's wife, Marie-Madeleine, died on 15 March 1703 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, leaving him a widower. He married 2nd late in 1703 Louise Lami. Charles departed this life on Sunday, 14 May 1713 in Montreal. On the same day, he was buried there in the cemetery of Notre Dame.²