GUILLET This couple is from LaRochelle, France; nothing more about them is known. Their children were:
Pierre
The death details for Francois Guillet & Perrine Ménard are unknown.4Pierre Guillet dit Lajeunesse was from either Saintonge or La Rochelle, France; born there in 1626 to François GUILLET & Perrine MÉNARD. Pierre and his brother Mathurin are believed to have arrived in Canada about 1647 or so. It is not known when Pierre arrived in Trois-Rivières, but he is believed to have been one of its first settlers. He was a carpenter and woodworker by trade.4
Jeanne St. Père was baptized 3 February 1627 in St. Jean-de-Angély, Saintes, Saintonge, France. Her parents were Étienne ST. PÈRE & Marie Madeleine COUTEAU .
About 1647, Jeanne immigrated to Canada with her mother and sister Catherine ST. PÈRE; all 3 of these women were considered filles à marier. History records the daughters landing at Trois-Rivières, while their mother landed in Quebec.4
Jeanne and Pierre were married sometime in 1648 and had the following children:Other than a brief departure from the area to Québec after brother Mathurin was slain by the Iroquois, Pierre lived most of his life at Cap-de-la-Madeleine. He kept himself busy and productive by completing several construction jobs for his neighbors at Cap-de-la-Madeleine between 1660-1668; the census of 1667 showed that he had an impressive 78 arpents of land under cultivation; and in the years of 1666-1670, he was acquiring and re-selling real estate both at the Cap and at Batiscan. In the 1681 census, Pierre seems to have had two homes--one at the Cap and one at Lintot--that the family moved freely back and forth between. 3,4
Jeanne St. Père was very ill when she had her will drawn up on 16 February 1699. She died between that date and October 1670, which is when Pierre Guillet signed a marriage contract to fille du roi Madeleine Delaunay; they had no children together. Pierre Guillet dit Lajeunesse was buried 8 May 1695 at Cap-de-la-Madeleine. His widow, Madeleine, returned to France and was buried in the St. Jean parish of La Rochelle on 6 February 1699.3,5MASSÉ Jacques was born about 1644 in Anjou, France to Jacques & Philippe DAVID; nothing else is known about his parents. It is believed that he immigrated to New France about 1665, the same year that the Carignan-Salièrs Regiment arrived. Jacques is included in the 1662 census of Québec and shown as being unmarried. By the beginning of 1667, Jacques obtained a parcel of land at Cap-de-la-Madeleine and began clearing it. His relatively short life would see him acquire more land, along with leasing lands for farming.3
Marie Catherine, the daughter of Pierre GUILLET & Jeanne ST. PÈRE, was born in Québec on 8 February 1656 and baptized 8 days later. When the couple's marriage took place on 18 November 1669, Marie Catherine was only 13 years old.1,2,3,5
Jacques and Marie Catherine had the following eight children:RIVARD Michel's name is found in various places as either Thomas or Michel or both. The couple is most likely from the Tourouvre, Perche region of France. Their son was Pierre. Jeanne Chevreau died before 13 September 1620; Thomas Michel Rivard died after that date.4
Pierre was born sometime before 1599 in the St. Aubin parish of Tourouvre, Mortagene, Perche, France; his parents were Thomas Michel RIVARD & Jeanne CHEVREAU. This is the same parish--and most likely the same chuch!--that ancestor Jean GUYON helped to restore the church bell tower.3,4
Jeanne's parents were Robert MULLARD & Françoise LOUSCHE; Jeanne was baptized 9 July 1597 in St. Aubin; her godparents were Jean Isbeau, Jeanne Doucet, and Françoise Bovin.4
Pierre and Jeanne were married 11 November 1613 in St. Aubin. They had the following children:Pierre Rivard died sometime after March 1653; his son Jean must have been born posthumously. Jeanne Mullard's death details are unknown.
Nicolas was the son of Pierre RIVARD & Jeanne MULLARD; he was baptized 17 June 1617 at St. Aubin, Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche, France. His godparents were Nicolas Boucher and Jeanne Pichot. He enlisted to go to Canada on 6 March 1648 and worked for Noël Juchereau for 3 years. At some point he was made a militia captain and retired from that post in 1698 at 81 years of age.
Sister to Jeanne (and 7 years younger), Catherine was baptized 26 August 1634 in St. Jean-d'Angély, Saintes, Saintonge, France, daughter of Étienne ST. PÈRE & Marie Madeleine COUTEAU.
Catherine first married Mathurin Guillet. After his tragic death, Catherine married Nicolas, 17 years her senior, in 1653 at Trois-Rivières. Nicolas and Catherine had 10 children:Three years after his retirement, Nicolas Rivard dit Lavigne was buried on 1 June 1701 in Batiscan. Catherine St. Père died 27 June 1709 in Batiscan and was buried there the next day.3,4
Julien was born 9 December 1657 in Trois-Rivirès and baptized the same day; his parents were Nicolas RIVARD & Catherine ST. PÈRE.2,4
Elizabeth THUNAY-DUFRESNE was born about 1667, daughter of Pierre-Felix THUNAY-DUFRESNE & Elizabeth LEFEBVRE.2
Julien and Elizabeth were married 16 November 1720 in Batiscan.2 They had 11 children:Elizabeth Thunay-Dufresne was buried 26 March 1734 at Yamachiche. Julien Rivard's death details are unknown.2
Jean Baptiste was born 25 July 1702 at Batiscan, where he was baptized 2 days later. His parents were Julien & Elizabeth THUNAY-DUFRESNE.1,2
In March of 1728, Jean Baptiste Rivard married Genevieve at Yamachiche. She was baptized 31 March 1706 in Champlain, Quebec, the daughter of Nicolas TOUTANT & Marie Anne RAOUL. Jean Baptiste and Genevieve had one known son, Alexis.2
Genevieve Toutant died sometime before 7 February 1749, which is when Jean Baptiste Rivard married Marie Anne Lesieur (daughter of Charles Julien Lesieur/Marie Charlotte Rivard). Death details for Jean Baptiste are not known.Alexis was the son of Jean Baptiste & Genevieve TOUTANT; he was baptized 26 December 1739. He was a tenant farmer.1,2
Alexis married Veronique, daughter of Joseph GAUTHIER & Jeanne FOUCHER, on 7 February 1763 at Yamachiche.2.
Alexis and Veronique had one known daughter, Theotiste.
Veronique Gauthier died sometime before the marriage of Theotiste on 6 November 1797, as she is listed as "defunct" in that record. Alexis must have lived for the wedding, but his death details are not known.2The In-Laws Sometimes the in-law section is just a list of names and little else. This in-law section has a little bit of information, so sharpen those pencils and get ready to make notes! The order is the same; listed in alphabetical order by husband's surname.
Antoine was a judge, born about 1619; his origins and parents are unknown.2
Anne was born in France in 1632, the daughter of Michel LENEUF du Hérisson; her mother is unknown. As Anne is not among the filles à marier/filles du roi, I am assuming that this couple married in France before coming to Canada. Their child was Marie.2
Antoine was buried 9 August 1691 in Champlain. Anne's death information is not known.2The spelling of this surname varies by records; it is also spelled Gaultier or Gautier.
Jean was born about 1649 to Jean & Jeanne CHARDAVOUENNE in Saintes, France; nothing else is known about his parents.2
Jeanne was baptized 13 May 1657 in Trois-Rivières, the daughter of Nicolas PETIT & Marie POMPONNELLE.2,4
Jean and Jeanne wed on 26 November 1671 in Trois-Rivières. Their only known child is son Joseph.1,2,4
On 17 May 1672, Jean was at the river with his brother-in-law Louis Petit, where heard the cries of Julien Latouche being beaten to death by his in-laws, Jacques BERTAULT & Gillette BANNE in a barn across the river. Jean and Louis let Jacques & Gillette know that they had heard the commotion. The next day, they investigated the barn. The inside was splattered with blood. The men even found human teeth. Jean and Louis went to the authorities with their grisly discovery. An account of the incident--including testimony by the defendants--can be found here.
Jean Gauthier was buried 10 January 1717 in Montreal. Jeanne Petit death information is unknown.2Joseph was born 2 October 1701 in Boucherville, Quebec; he was baptized there the next day. His parents were Jean GAUTHIER & Jeanne PETIT.1
Joseph married Jeanne in Lotbiniere, Quebec on 17 July 1735. Nothing at all is known about Jeanne. The couple had one known daughter, Veronique. The couple's death dates are unknown.2Michel was from France. His wife and mother of daughter Anne is unknown. Michel was a commercial brewer as well as being the Sieur du Hérisson. At this time, nothing more is known about Michel.
Jean was born about 1640 in Saintonge, France; his parents are unknown.2,3.
The daughter of Pierre GUILLET & Jeanne ST. PÈRE, Anne was born in Trois-Rivirès in September of 1654 and baptized 4 October of that year in Quebec.2,3,4
Jean and Anne were married about 1671 and had 6 known children:Jean Moreau died at Batiscan on 4 February 1711. Anne Guillet's death details are not known.1
Robert was a manual laborer who married Françoise about 1588. Françoise's great-grandparents were Thomas LOUSCHE & Perrine MERCIER; but I do not known the names of her parents or grandparents.3 Nothing else is known about this couple.
Nicolas was from Le Gué-d'Alleré, Courçon, La Rochelle, Aunis, France; born there in 1632 to Nicolas PETIT & Catherine ANCELINE. He was a plowman who enlisted to go to Canada on 9 March 1649; he was educated enough to be able to sign his name.4
Marie was a fille à marier from Longéves, La Rochelle, Aunis, France. She was born in 1630 to Jean POMPONNELLE & Michelle BOULET, who had both died by time Marie left France. She arrived in Trois-Rivières about 1656.4
On 24 July 1656 Nicolas and Marie entered into a marriage contract; on 17 August they were married at Trois-Rivières. The couple had 9 children, all baptized at Trois-Rivières:Nicolas Petit died 26 June 1697 and was buried the next day at Varennes, Quebec. Marie died 18 November 1700 and was buried the next day at Varennes.1,2,4
Alexandre, master carpenter, was born in Dey, Aunis, France about 1636, the son of merchant Louis RAOUL & Jacqueline ROBIN; Louis had died sometime before January 1664 as he is written as "defunct" in his son's marriage record.2,3
>Marie was baptized 16 June 1650 in Trois-Rivières; daughter of Antoine DEROSIERS & Anne LENEUF du Hérisson.2
Alexandre was no stranger to the Desrosiers; indeed, he had been godfather to one of his future in-laws' children. On 19 January 1664, Alexandre paid a visit to notary Ameau with the oldest child of the Desrosiers--Marie. She was fifteen year old; he was twenty-eight. Her dowry was 300 livres. The wedding ceremony took place in Trois-Rivières on 19 February 1664.3
A year after the wedding, Alexandre presented himself before notary Ameau at Champlain to claim a parcel of land for he and his new wife to settle. They had 10 children in a period of 20 years, all born at Champlain, as follows:Alexandre Raoul died on 6 January 1692. The curate Gaspard Dufornel recorded this event under the name "Alexandre Raux". Marie Desrosiers was mentioned in the record books on and off for 20 years or so; the last mention of her occurs on the event of her son Alexis' marriage in 1716. After that, the records are silent.
Étienne's birth information and parents are unknown. He was a master pastry chef. He wed Marie Madeleine about 1626 in St. Jean-d'Angély, Saintes, Saintonge, France.
Marie Madeleine was the daughter of Jean COUTEAU & Jeanne MORANT; born in 1607 in St. Jean-d'Angély. Historian Berneval claims that she was known in France as Noémie Coutaud.
The couple had six children together before Étienne died sometime before May 1639. In 1647, Marie Madeleine--after annulling a marriage contract with André Musset--relocated to New France with her daughters Jeanne and Catherine, thus making all 3 of them filles à marier; her other four children had died in France.
Nearly in poverty, Marie Madeleine wasted no time in entering a marriage contract with Emery Calteau on 12 October 1647; the marriage date is unknown. The union was short-lived, as Emery was killed by the Iroquois Indians on 2 June 1653. Marie-Madeleine quickly entered into a marriage contract with Claude Houssard dit Petit-Claude on 2 November of that year. The couple had no children together.
On 15 April 1689, Marie-Madeleine had an act of donation drawn up in which her grandson Nicolas Rivard would inherit their land in exchange for his taking over the direct care of Claude, who had developed what can only be construed as a form of dementia; Marie Madeleine claimed he was in "utter madness" and that one had to clean up "every mess which may be imagined". She also asked that her surviving daughter Catherine care for her in her old age.
Nicolas did not have to care for Claude long--he only lived 4 months after the act was penned. The Rivard-St. Père family joined forces and began donating to a fund, created outside the act of donation, to pay for Claude's medical expenses; with granddaughter Madeleine Guillet renouncing her promised dowry of 300 livres to be donated to the cause.
Marie Madeleine died on 9 September 1691 and was buried the next day at Batiscan. She was buried under the name Cousteau.4Pierre Felix was a surgeon from France, born there about 1633; parents unknown. He married Elizabeth, 18 years his junior, about 1666.1
Elizabeth was baptized 15 May 1651 in Trois-Rivières, the daughter of Pierre LEFEBVRE & Jeanne AUNEAU dit Aunois.
Pierre Felix and Elizabeth had one known daughter, Elizabeth THUNAY-DUFRESNE.
Pierre Felix was buried at Batiscan on 27 July 1683. Elizabeth married Jean Colet in 1687. Elizabeth Lefebvre's death details are unknown at this time.Nicolas was born about 1651 in St. Aubin, Tourouvre, France to Antoine TOUTANT & Marie GITON. Did he know the Rivards before coming to Canada? I'd like to think so, but I really don't know.2
Marie Anne was born about 1672 to Alexandre RAOUL & Marie DESROSIERS.2,3
This couple married on 16 August 1686 in Champlain, Quebec. They had two known daughters; Marie and GENEVIEVE.2,3
Nicolas Toutant was buried 22 October 1711 in Champlain. Marie Anne Raoul's death details are not known.2Sources:
1. The Drouin Collection at Ancestry
2. Tanguay's Dictionary
3. "Our French Canadian Ancestors" by Thomas Laforest, Volumes 5,6,7
4. "Before the King's Daughters: The Filles à Marier" by Peter Gagné
5. "King's Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi" by Peter Gagné
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