Rioux Genealogy
The Ancestors and Descendants of Jean Rioux and Catherine Leblond [Rioux]
by Thomas Wayne "Tom" Rioux, Ph.D., Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Dedicated to the work and memory of François Beaulieu

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Jean Riou and his Ancestors

The following are excepts from the data given to Tom Rioux by Mr. J.-François Beaulieu; from "Généalogie Descendante (en lignée directe) de Jean Riou & Catherine Leblond, 1678-1987, Premier Seigneur sédentaire de la Seigneurie Riviére Trois-Pistoles"; "Dictionnaire Généalogique Familles Riou-x, Descendance de Jean Riou & Catherine Leblond, 1678-2001, Tome 1 A-I and Tome 2 J-Z"; and/or updates from trusted resources including Hervé Teurnier who lives in Ploujean, France.

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KEROC'HIOU   -1
JACOBUS (Jaquobus Jaques)   Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France   08-02-1618   LE FEREC Jeanne
(unknown)  (unknown)
Jacobus (Jaquobus Jaques) Keroc’hiou b. 1590
Jeannette Ferec b. 16-06-1599,
Joanna (Jeanne) Le Ferec m. 08-02-1618, d. 20-05-1651
"   Jacques Ferec b. 1570 & Ann Corvest b. 1570 d. 1623 m. 08-02-1618 Ploujean
Engagement on 19-11-1617
Notre Dame Catholic Church in Ploujean record of the Marriage of Jacobus (Jaquobus Jaques) Keroc’hiou and Joanna (Jeanne) Le Ferec

Keroc'hiou Prefix Symbol

  Marguerite Roc'hiou b. 1618 d. 1668, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France

  Joannes (Jean Jan) Keroc'hiou (Roc’hiou) n. 1619 b. 03-05-1619, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
  Notre Dame Catholic Church in Ploujean record of the Baptism of Joannes (Jean Jan) Keroc'hiou (Roc’hiou)

  p/m Joannes Gourec & Anna Corvest
  m. Beric François, 15-09-1645, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
  m. Guéguen Marguerite, about 1649-1650, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
       "   Rodolphe/Raoul & Francisca (Françoise) Beric, 11-02-1619, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
  d.
between 1664 and 1685

  Christian (Hervé) Keroc'hiou n. 1621, b. 18-03-1621, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France

  Jeannette (Joanna) n. 1623, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France

  Guiomarch Keroc'hiou b. 1630, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
  mother's name Joanna Le Ferec
  p/m  Guiomarch Le Guilchert & Marguerite Pap

  ? Françoise Roc'hiou, (godmother of the daughter of Jean and Marguaretta (Marguerite) Guéguen)

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ROC'HIOU      0
JOANNES (JEAN JAN)   Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France  15-09-1645  BERIC Françoise
(Jacobus (Jaquobus Jaques) Keroc'hiou & Jeanne Le Ferec (unknown)

  Marguerite Roc'hiou n. 1646 

LE MÊME         Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France  about 1649-50  GUÉGUEN Marguerite
(Jacques & Jeanne LeFerec)  (Rodolphe/Raoul & Francisca (Françoise) Beric)
Notre Dame Catholic Church in Ploujean record of the Marriage of Rodolphe (Raoul) Guéguen (Guinguen) and Francisca (Françoise) Beric

Rodolphe (Raoul) Guéguen (Guinguen) and Francisca (Françoise) Beric banns announced 07-01-1619 & 14-01-1619
Rodolphe (Raoul) Guéguen (Guinguen) and Francisca (Françoise) Beric married 11-02-1619 at Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France; the official witnesses were Guillaud Geffroy & Raoul Prigent
Notre Dame Catholic Church in Ploujean record of the Baptism of Marguaretta (Marguerite) Guéguen

Marguaretta (Marguerite) Guéguen baptized on 12-12-1622 at Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
Marguaretta (Marguerite) Guéguen p/m Guillaume Guéguen & Marguaretta Guilotou

  Françoise Roc'hiou n. 1651, b. 01-02-1651, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
  p/m François Scarabin & Françoise Roc'hiou

  JAN (JEAN) Roc'hiou (Riou) n. 1652, b. 20-03-1652, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
  Notre Dame Catholic Church in Ploujean record of the Baptism of Jan (Jean) Roc'hiou (Riou)
  p/m Jean Prigent & Jeanne Bernont
  m. Leblond, Catherine 10-01-1678, Ste-Famille, Î.O.
        "     Nicolas & Marguerite Leclerc, 13-10-1561, Château-Richer

  Yvonnette Roc'hiou n. 1654, b. 07-11-1654, Ploujean, Brittany. France
  p/m Jean ? & Yvonne Meur

  Claude Roc'hiou n. 1656, b. 10-01-1656, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
  p/m Dom Claude Guéguen & Catherine Guezennec

  Anne Roc'hiou n. 1658, b. 04-10-1658, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
  p/m Yves ? & Anne ?

  Philippe Roc'hiou n. 1663
  godmother: Marie Du Cosquer
  d. 1664, s. 21-08-1664, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France   10 months

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RIOU  (ROC'HIOU)       1      ancestor
JAN (JEAN)            Ste-Famille, Î.O.     10-01-1678  LEBLOND Catherine
(Roc'hiou Jean & Marguerite Guéguen)  (Nicolas & Marguerite Leclerc -1)
ct.
under private signature by Moreau, 26-12-1677, contract 07-03-1678, Aubert,
first sedentary lord and founder of Trois-Pistoles in 1697,
b. 20-03-1652, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Ploujean near Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany/Bretagne, France
Notre Dame Catholic Church in Ploujean record of the Baptism of Jan (Jean) Roc'hiou (Riou)
d. before 13-08-1710

  NICOLAS  n. vers -1680, Île d'Orléans
  m. Asselin Marie Louise, 13-08-1710, Ste-Famille, Î.O.   ct. 08-08-1710 Jacob
       " Pierre & Louise Bosché -1, 20-11-1679, Ste-Famille, Î.O.
  second lord of Trois-Pistoles
  d. 06, chicken pox, s. 09-01-1756, Trois-Pistoles
  Riou
of the big house

  Jean  n. 26, b. 28-02-1684, St-François, Î.O.
  p/m  Sébastien Gateau & M.-Madeleine Leblond
 
d. before 1723
  note: death certificate not found.

  Antoine  n. 06, b. 07-03-1686, St-François, Î.O.
  p/m  Jean Leclerc & Madeleine Manicot
  d. 15, s. 16-03-1686, Ste-Famille, Î.O.          9 days

  Jean-Baptiste  n. 10, b. 11-07-1687, St-François, Î.O.
  p/m  Jean Leclerc & Marguerite Leclerc
  s. 01-06-1690, Ste-Famille, Î.O.

  VINCENT  n. 14, b. 15-02-1690, Ste-Famille, Î.O.
  p/m  Vincent Chrestien & Madeleine Manicotte
  m. Côté Catherine, 20-08-1731, Rimouski  ct. 29-07-1731 Barolet
       " Jean-Baptiste & Françoise Choret, 24-10-1695, St-Pierre, Î.O.
  part owner of the lordship of La Minotière, bought in 1712 by his brother Nicolas.
  d. before 22-05-1756, Trois-Pistoles
  Widow's Property Inventory Vincent Rioux, 05-11-1756, DuLaurent
  Rioux of Anse-aux-Coques

  Catherine  n. 08, St-François Î.O., b. 09-10-1693, Ste-Famille, Î.O.
  p/m Claude Guyon dit le Jeune & Elizabeth Lestourneau
  d. before 1723
  note: death certificate not found.

  Pierre  n. b. 24-12-1694, Ste-Famille, Î.O.
  p/m  Pierre Martineau & Reine Mesni
  d. circia 1757, Trois-Pistoles         death without a last will and testament
  note: Pierre Riot, d. 24-09-1757,
Québec, Hôtel-Dieu

  M.-Madeleine  n. -1698, lordship Rivière-Trois-Pistoles.
  Even if the baptism is not in the register, it is the first white born in Trois-Pistoles.
  She is quoted in Trois-Pistoles on the 01-11-1715.
  Novice, 17-09-1718, professed, 18-03-1720, (Sr. Ste-Véronique).
  d. 13-10-1744, Québec.  She would be the first Canadian nun of the Hôpital-Général de Québec.
  Re: History Hôtel-Dieu of Québec by l'Abbé Casgrain p. 589.

  note: Jean and Catherine did not come to Trois-Pistoles.  The report Collet of 1721 does not mention them, nor in the division of the lordship.  Probably died in cradle or in early age.