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Jean Gauthier dit Larouche

Male Abt 1645 - 1690  (~ 45 years)


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  • Name Jean Gauthier dit Larouche 
    Born Abt 1645 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Bef 1672  Saintonge d'Echillais, Charente Inferieure, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • He was from the Saintonge d'Echillais (diocese of Saintes), Charente-Inferieure (district of Marennes) (Canton of Saint-Agnant), France. This is located near Rochefort.
    Immigration 1672  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 1674  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    blacksmith 
    Legal Matter Nov 1674  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Jean owed a debt to La Rochelle merchant Alexander Petit. Petit agreed to accept 303 livres "in good furs or cash" upon arrival of the first ship from Canada in the summer of 1675.
    Residence 12 Mar 1675/76  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Jean rented the house of Pierre Bouvier.
    Occupation Jun 1678  [1] 
    master edge-tool maker 
    Property 25 Jun 1678  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Jean purchased a piece of property "with the building which is above" on the Sault-au-Matelot. It had 16 feet in frontage. The price was 1000 livres. Jean signed the deed and Angelique initialed.
    Legal Matter 27 Jul 1678  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Pierre Bouvier asked to have Jean and family evicted for failure to pay his rent. Jean told the Sovereign Council that he was willing to pay except for some windows and frames that were damaged by thunder. Jean and family were evicted and still required to pay back rent.
    Apprenticeship 21 Feb 1679/80  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Jean agreed to take on 16 year old Joseph Mailloux as an apprentice. The agreement was that Jean would "show and instruct Joseph Mailloux in his trade as edge-tool maker" and furnish food, fire and light, "all clothing and footwear", and to treat him humanely during the three year apprenticeship.
    Census 1681  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 

    • Jean Gautier, taillandier, habitant, 41 years
      Angelique Lefebvre, 23 years
      Francois Gautier, 6 years
      Catherine Gautier, 4 years
      Jean Gautier, 2 years
      Genevieve Gautier, 4 months
      Francois Guay, apprenti, 18 years
      Anne Crespau, servante, 16 years

      They lived in lower town but declared they had two cows and twelve arpents of land under cultivation.
    Apprenticeship 10 Jul 1684  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Jean Choret assigned his apprentice, Pierre Choret, to Jean. Gaultier was to pay 8 livres a month to Pierre and to clothe his "reasonably".
    Apprenticeship 1685  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Jean took as an apprentice, 15 year old, Pierre Tewey. Pierre would remain with Jean for four years.
    Legal Matter 18 Dec 1686  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • During the unveiling celebration of the bust of Louis XIV in the Place Royale of the Lower Town of Quebec, Jean was playfully badgering merchant Henri Petit dit Bruneau with an old shotgun. The gun went off and mortally wounded Petit. Petit died 13 days later. Jean was convicted of murder by the Provost of Quebec. He was to be taken to the entry of the Cathedral, "to make honorable amends, head bared, a rope around his neck, and a burning torch in his hand". He would then be exiled from Quebec forever. Jean appealed to the Sovereign Council 10 days later. He pleaded "not guilty" and his sentence was commuted. He did have to pay the widow Petit 300 livres and 100 livres to the King.
    Name Jean Gaultier 
    Name Jean Gaultier dit Larouche  [1] 
    Name Jean Gaultier Larousche  [3] 
    Name Jean Gautier  [4] 
    Name Jean Gautier Larouche  [5] 
    Name Jean Larousche  [6] 
    _UID 05AFE02296684E82B27EF4E61933D4FCAA82 
    Buried 27 May 1690  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    • 45 years old
    Person ID I7844  Lirette Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2020 

    Father Mathurin Gauthier,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catherine Loumeaux,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Angelique Lefebvre,   b. Abt 1661, Saint Maclou, Rouen, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1711/12, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage Contract 2 Jan 1674/75  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Notary Duquet drew up the contract which included a promised advance on Angelique's inheritance from her father.
    Married 21 Jan 1674/75  Quebec (Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Marriage Ceremony 21 Jan 1674/75  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Present at the ceremony were Comporte, Jean Bernard Ance, Claude Petit and Jean Giron.
    Children 
     1. Francois Gauthier,   b. 11 Oct 1675, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Catherine Angelique Gauthier,   b. 25 Apr 1677, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Jean Baptiste Antoine Gauthier,   b. 18 Jun 1679, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 14 Apr 1699, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 19 years)
     4. Genevieve Gauthier,   b. 8 Jun 1681, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Claude Gauthier,   b. 23 Dec 1684, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Pierre Gauthier,   b. 27 Apr 1687, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1708, Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     7. Hilaire Gauthier,   b. 20 Oct 1689, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 15 Feb 1689/90, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
    Last Modified 6 May 2014 
    Family ID F3182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S29] Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Thomas J. Laforest, (Palm Harbor, Florida: The LISI Press, 1985), Vol. II, pages 99-106 (Reliability: 4), 21 Sep 2008.

    2. [S8] R.A.B. du PRDH, Charbonneau, Hubert, and Jacques L, (Ga), Possession of Irene Lirette Gauthier., #98436 (Reliability: 4), 21 Sep 2008.

    3. [S8] R.A.B. du PRDH, Charbonneau, Hubert, and Jacques L, (Ga), Possession of Irene Lirette Gauthier., #65730 (Reliability: 4), 20 Sep 2008.

    4. [S8] R.A.B. du PRDH, Charbonneau, Hubert, and Jacques L, (Ga), Possession of Irene Lirette Gauthier., #60581 (Reliability: 4), 20 Sep 2008.

    5. [S8] R.A.B. du PRDH, Charbonneau, Hubert, and Jacques L, (Ga), Possession of Irene Lirette Gauthier., #67130 (Reliability: 4), 20 Sep 2008.

    6. [S8] R.A.B. du PRDH, Charbonneau, Hubert, and Jacques L, (Ga), Possession of Irene Lirette Gauthier., #69720 (Reliability: 4), 21 Sep 2008.

    7. [S8] R.A.B. du PRDH, Charbonneau, Hubert, and Jacques L, (Ga), Possession of Irene Lirette Gauthier., #69720 (Reliability: 3), 21 Sep 2008.


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