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• _UID: 8755478312B6457DAA48BED135500F4186A9

Jacques married Angelique Clement on 13 Apr 1722 in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada. Angelique (daughter of Pierre Clement dit Lariviere and Marie Catherine Prezot) was born on 18 Nov 1705 in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 24 Nov 1705 in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Francois Bigras
• Name: Jean Bigras
• Name: Louis Bigras
• _UID: 3E219403512542D7B5D59D93211533640C29
• Residence: Bef 1682, Saint Nicolas, La Rochelle, France
• First mentioned in Canada: 1682

Notes:

Engagement Contract (indentured servant):
He had an engagement contract with Louis Moreau when he arrived.

Buried:
noted age 60 years

Francois married Marie Brunet on 31 Aug 1693 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Michel Mathieu Brunet dit Letang and Marie Blanchard) was born on 25 Oct 1677 in Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 26 Oct 1677 in Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 12 Jan 1756 in Ste. Genevieve, Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 0ED95807B3DA4815B8DD84DF018EA8A908F6
• Godparents: 26 Oct 1677, Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1681, Champlain, Quebec, Canada

Notes:

Godparents:
Her god parents were Martin Foisi and Barbe Duchesne.

Census:

Mathieu Brunet, habitant, 35 years
Marie Blanchard, 32 years
Michel Brunet, 13 years
Jeanne Brunet, 11 years
Marie Anne Brunet, 9 years
Jean Brunet, 8 years
Pierre Brunet, 6 years
Marie Brunet, 4 years
Jacob Brunet, 1 year

Le redacterur a inscrit Michelle & Jean Plutot que Michel et Jeanne, comme la reconstitution des familles nous l'indique.


Buried:
noted age 80 years

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• Occupation: portefaix or dock hand
• _UID: 4A02C0BB83364EB1A458D8E1F672A93D8232

Mathurin married Catherine Parenteau on 19 Sep 1660 in Saint Nicolas, La Rochelle, France. Catherine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Catherine Paranteau
• _UID: C857409BDDB447EF85DDA52270217636273D

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• Name: Mathieu Brunet
• Name: Mathieu Brunet Lestan
• Name: Michel-Mathieu Brunet
• _UID: DFB6DC38E29E469A87783B9EC7E2146C0A50
• Alt. Birth: 1638
• Residence: Bef 1657, Olonne, Saintonge, France
• Immigration: 1657
• Engagement Contract (indentured servant): 19 Mar 1656/57, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France
• Residence: 19 Aug 1657, Olonne, Saintonge, France
• Occupation: 1667
• Land: 8 Feb 1667/68, Champlain, Quebec, Canada
• Marriage Contract: 14 Apr 1679
• Census: 1681, Champlain, Quebec, Canada
• Occupation: 1683; voyageur
• Occupation: 1685; voyageur
• Residence: 1687, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Land: 4 Nov 1687
• Land: 1689
• Property: 1689

Notes:

Alt. Birth:
The census of 1681 states that he is 35 years old which would put his birth about 1646. King's Daughter states he was born about 1638 in either Tourouvre (arrondissement of Mortagne, diocese of Chartres), Perche or Saint Jean de Rai, near l'Aigle (arrondissement of Mortagne, diocese of Evreux), Perche.

Residence:
At the time, he was living at Olonne (today Olonne-sur-Mer) in Saintonge.

Immigration:
He came to Canada aboard the ship ?i?Les Armes d'Amsterdam?/i?.
Mathieu Brunet - Liste de migrants - LaRochelle - 19 Mar 1657 - 20 years old - from Olonne - Noted - Mathieu Brunet est engage trois ans pour le Canada a 60 livres par an

Engagement Contract (indentured servant):
He appeared in the office of notary Moreau at La Rochelle, enlisting for three years of service in Canada in the name of recruiters Antoine Grignon, Pierre Gaigneur and Jacques Masse for 60 livres a year.

Liste de migrants - Mathieu Brunet - 20 years old - from Olonne

Residence:
At that time, he was living at Olonne (today Olonne-sur-Mer) in Saintonge.

Occupation:
He was a plowman.

Land:
They settled on the seigneurie of Marsolet (about two leagues above Champlain), where Michel-Mathieu was granted a plot of land of 6 arpents in frontage by 40 arpents. This was before notary Ameau.

Marriage Contract:
Mathieu Brunet Lestang
Son of Jacques Brunet (deceased) and Jacqueline Prohuie
Residence - Prairies de Marsollet
From - St. Jean-Dore pres de la ville de L'Aigle, eveche d'Hevreux, Normandie

Marie Blanchard
Daugher of Jean Blanchard and Martine Lebach
From - Pariosse de St. Nicaize, ville de Det, eveche de Rouen

*mariage celebre depuis environ 12 years

Census:

Mathieu Brunet, habitant, 35 years
Marie Blanchard, 32 years
Michel Brunet, 13 years
Jeanne Brunet, 11 years
Marie Anne Brunet, 9 years
Jean Brunet, 8 years
Pierre Brunet, 6 years
Marie Brunet, 4 years
Jacob Brunet, 1 year

Le redacterur a inscrit Michelle & Jean Plutot que Michel et Jeanne, comme la reconstitution des familles nous l'indique.

Occupation:
He was a voyageur in the land of the Illinois Indians.

Occupation:
In the winter of 1685, Perrot enlisted him on a trapping expedition to the Baie des Puants (Green Bay) and the Mississippi River. Perrot advanced Michel-Mathieu 600 livres for the food and expenses of his family while he was away. He returned after two years.

Land:
Notary Basset drew up a five-year farm lease for property located on the Saint Pierre River in the seigneurie of Hautmesnil, in present day Verdun.

Property:
He leased a milk cow from Marie Pacro for a five year period (Adhemar, notary).

Land:
He leased two plots at Pointe Saint Charles and received a grant at the Cote Saint Paul from the Montreal Seminary.

Died:
noted age 70 years

Michel married Marie Blanchard on 10 Nov 1667 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Jean Blanchard and Martine Lebas) was born about 1649 in Rouen, Normandy, France; was buried on 29 Jul 1722 in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Marie Blanchart
• _HASHTAG: King's Daughter
• _UID: 9E9C1D87D45145B2ACC11CDBA184ADD606AA
• Birth: 1649
• Census: 1681, Champlain, Quebec, Canada
• Residence: 1685-1687, Lachine, Quebec, Canada

Notes:

King's Daughter

(Research):King's Daughers and Founding Mothers, The Filles du Roi, 1663-1673, vol. 1, pages 94-96
Marie was born about 1649 in the parish of Saint-Michel or Saint-Nicaise in Rouen, Normandy. She immigrated to Canada in 1667 at about the age of 18, bringing with her goods worth an estimated 50 livres for her dowry.
Marie married a second time about 1713 to Yves Lucas dit Saint-Venant.

_HASHTAG:
King's Daughter

Birth:
She was born in the parish of Saint-Michel or Saint-Nicaise in Rouen, Normandy

Census:

Mathieu Brunet, habitant, 35 years
Marie Blanchard, 32 years
Michel Brunet, 13 years
Jeanne Brunet, 11 years
Marie Anne Brunet, 9 years
Jean Brunet, 8 years
Pierre Brunet, 6 years
Marie Brunet, 4 years
Jacob Brunet, 1 year

Le redacterur a inscrit Michelle & Jean Plutot que Michel et Jeanne, comme la reconstitution des familles nous l'indique.


Residence:
When Michel Mathieu went on his expedition, Marie and the family moved to Lachine, the "jumping off point" for the fur trade.

Buried:
noted age 75 years - Yves Lucas Stvelan listed as husband and present along with her son Michel Brunet

Notes:

Marriage Ceremony:
Present at the ceremony were Michel Morel, Pierre Pere and Andre Poutre.

Marriage Contract:
This was 12 years after their marriage. Antoine Adhemar, notary. Neither spouse could sign the contract.

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• _UID: 66E42E03D4C74E3A957A15205FC24BE12F4F

Jacques married Jacqueline Recheine. Jacqueline and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Jacqueline Prohuie
• _UID: 08239849040F4F89A0665D836BFE35EE69D3

Other Events:

• _UID: E24B9147CC2C400880CC7C5362E45C252776

Jean married Martine Lebas. Martine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Martine Lebach
• _UID: 10ED7824C411477EB0610B426552084090F3