Michel Mathieu Brunet dit Letang

Male Abt 1646 - 1708  (62 years)


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  • Name Michel Mathieu Brunet dit Letang  [1
    Alt. Birth 1638  [1
    • 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.
    Born Abt 1646  [2
    Gender Male 
    Residence Bef 1657  Olonne, Saintonge, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • At the time, he was living at Olonne (today Olonne-sur-Mer) in Saintonge.
    Immigration 1657  [1
    • 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) 19 Mar 1656/57  La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • 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 19 Aug 1657  Olonne, Saintonge, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • At that time, he was living at Olonne (today Olonne-sur-Mer) in Saintonge.
    Occupation 1667  [1
    • He was a plowman.
    Land 8 Feb 1667/68  Champlain, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 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 14 Apr 1679  [5
    • 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 1681  Champlain, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6

    • 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 1683  [1
    voyageur 
    • He was a voyageur in the land of the Illinois Indians.
    Occupation 1685  [1
    voyageur 
    • 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.
    Residence 1687  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Land 4 Nov 1687  [1
    • 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.
    Land 1689  [1
    • He leased two plots at Pointe Saint Charles and received a grant at the Cote Saint Paul from the Montreal Seminary.
    Property 1689  [1
    • He leased a milk cow from Marie Pacro for a five year period (Adhemar, notary).
    Name Mathieu Brunet  [7
    Name Mathieu Brunet Lestan 
    Name Michel-Mathieu Brunet  [8
    _UID DFB6DC38E29E469A87783B9EC7E2146C0A50 
    Died 17 Dec 1708  Hotel Dieu de Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    • noted age 70 years
    Buried 17 Dec 1708  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I2297  Lirette Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2020 

    Father Jacques Brunet,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Jacqueline Recheine,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Blanchard,   b. Abt 1649, Rouen, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 29 Jul 1722, Lachine, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1667  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Marriage Ceremony 10 Nov 1667  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Present at the ceremony were Michel Morel, Pierre Pere and Andre Poutre.
    Marriage Contract 14 Apr 1679  [12
    • This was 12 years after their marriage. Antoine Adhemar, notary. Neither spouse could sign the contract.
    Children 
     1. Michel Brunet,   b. Abt 1668,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Jeanne Brunet,   b. Abt 1670,   d. Bef 2 Sep 1704  (Age 34 years)
     3. Marie Anne Brunet,   b. Abt 1672,   d. 6 Nov 1747, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Jean Brunet,   b. 3 Jan 1673/74, Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 24 Mar 1722/23, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years)
     5. Pierre Brunet,   b. 13 Feb 1675/76, Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Marie Brunet,   b. 25 Oct 1677, Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 12 Jan 1756, Ste. Genevieve, Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)
     7. Jacques Brunet,   b. 30 Jul 1680, Champlain, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 1 Dec 1708, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years)
     8. Catherine Brunet,   b. 5 Nov 1681, Champlain, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Marguerite Brunet,   b. 19 Aug 1683, Champlain, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1699, Lachine, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
     10. Mathieu Brunet,   c. 17 Sep 1688, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 7 Nov 1706, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 18 years)
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2020 
    Family ID F1040  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
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