Charles Picou was born in Brest, Finistere, France, and died Bet. 1720 - 1733 in Louisiana.
Wife Jeanne Poupon was born in France, and died Aft. 1720 in Louisiana.
Their children were:
1- Jeanne Picou b: 9 November 1690 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France
2- Marie Therese Picou b: 18 January 1692 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France
3- Louise Picou b: 24 August 1694 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France; d: 1699 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France
4- Catherine Picou b: 30 January 1697 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France; d: Aft. 1720 Louisiana
+Francois Genouy b: Abt. 1698; m: Abt. 1719 France; d: Aft. 1720 Louisiana
5- Francoise Picou b: 11 August 1699 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France; d: 1703 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France
6- Charles Picou b: 28 May 1702 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France; d: 1712 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France
7- Marie Francoise Picou b: 2 November 1704 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France; d: 1705 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France
8- Urbain Michel Picou b: 15 September 1706 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France; d: Bef. 6 April 1766 German Coast, LA
+Marie Anne Josephe Lermusiau b: 9 August 1717 Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Hainaut, Nord, France (baptism: 9 August 1717 Avesnes, France); m: 21 July 1733 St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, LA; d: 8 October 1788 Edgard, St. John, LA; burial: 15 October 1788 St. John Baptist, Edgard, LA
9- Jacques Jean Picou b: 23 August 1709 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France; d: 1715 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France
10- Marie Jeanne Picou b: 3 June 1712 Saint-Sauveur, Brest, France
Notes for Charles Picou:
- Among the workers for the John Law concession who embarked on 10 June 1720 on the ship La Profund, commanded by M. Du Gerneur, bound for Louisiana from La Rochelle, were Charles Picou, Jeanne Poupon, his wife, and Urbain Picou, his son. Also included among the passengers were Francois Genouy and Catherine Picou, who were the son-in-law and daughter of Charles Picou and Jeanne Poupon. The town of origin of the family was referenced in Louisiana documentation to be Brest, in the present day department of Finistere, France. [German Coast Families, European Origins and Settlement in Colonial Louisiana; Robichaux]
Parents of Charles Picou - unknown
Parents of Jeanne Poupon - unknown
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