Jean-Baptiste Chevalier (1677-1752) of Montreal, Quebec, moved with his wife, (II)-Francoise Alavoine (1690-1756), and family to Michillimakinac, New France (which later became Michigan, as it is known today). The family included
M. Charlotte b- 3 Aug 1710 who married 1729, Michillimackinac, New France (Michigan), Antoine Deshetries
M. Anne, b- 22 Jan 1722 who married 1735, Michilimackinac, New France (Michigan), Charles Chaboillez,
From "The Wisconsin Creoles: 'The Chevalier Family This family provided more early settlers to Wisconsin than any other. Chevalier descendants have names like Grignon, Bourassa, Langlade, De Quindre, Chabolillez, Gagnier, Gauthier, Brusnette, Brisbois, Dousman, Rolette, Baird, LaBorde - to name a very few.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jean-Baptiste by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jean-Baptiste:
Chevalier-191 and Chevalier-171 are not ready to be merged because: They appear to be the same person, but the children are different. I've never heard of Luc Macher Chevalier.
Chevalier-171 and Chevalier-68 appear to represent the same person because: same name, spouse name same, her first name differs but could be nickname, and last name is rare