Hello Mary Beth, There were several pioneers named Jean LAVALLÉE or Jean VALLÉE. The story of several of these Jean LAVALLÉE has generally been confused into one. Marie D'ABANCOURT and her second husband Geoffroy GUILLOT dit LAVALLÉE who were married in Quebec City on the 19th of October 1651 did have a son named Jean, born on the 26th of November 1653 in Quebec City. He received confirmation in January 1664, and was for a time employed as a domestic by the Jesuits. He was buried on the 10th of August 1676 under the name of Jean JOLLIET (name of Marie d'ABANCOURT's first husband which Jean had taken up as a dit name). His burial record specifies he was "taken" meaning caught by the Iroquois at the home of Mrs Fomblanche. Several other young men were killed during that attack, in 1676. (Drouin d1p_11000199.JPG) Then, nearly 20 years later, there is Jean VALLÉE dit Petit Jean, born possibly in France, about 1652, who married Marguerite DUSSON, Fille du roi, sometime before 1671 and settled in the Sorel area. He is presumed to have been killed by the Iroquois on July 12, 1692, during an ambush at the Coulée Grou, in Montréal, and have been the man buried in Montréal on that day with two other men under the name "Lavallée", no given name, with the mention "killed by the Iroquois". His ambiguous burial act reads: "Also killed by the Iroquois, La Vallee cabinetmaker and soldier of the Company of St Ours Joachim de Boucherville and Vimont also soldier the 12th of July 1692." (Drouin d1p_11000533.JPG) Was he a soldier, or was Joachim de Boucherville the soldier ? Nothing is less certain. However, this last Jean LAVALLÉE was definitely not Geoffroy GUILLOT and Marie d'ABANCOURT's son. Hope this helps sort this out a bit for you, Mona On 14-04-19 9:31 AM, mbmylott . wrote: > Fichier Origine and PRDH state the origins of Jean LaVallee in France are > unknown. In Peter J Gangne's book of the King's Daughters he states he was > in the St Ours company of Carignan-Salieres. Unfortunately ANCESTRY and > some web sites state Jean Lavallee was the son of Geoffrey Guillet dit > Lavallee and Marie Dabancourt. > > This unfortunate man was killed in conflict with Iroqouis so I would really > like to get him straight! Does anyone have any additional information > about him? > Thanks > Mary Beth >