Pierre Dancose

Male Abt 1645 - 1697  (~ 52 years)


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  • Name Pierre Dancose  [1
    Born Abt 1645  [2
    Gender Male 
    Engagement Contract (indentured servant) 1662  La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • He signed a contract before notary Moreau.
    Occupation 1662  Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    charron or cartwright and charpentier or carpenter 
    • He lived at Trois-Rivieres for three years and worked as an apprentice cartwright and carpenter.
    Immigration 17 Jun 1662  La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • List of Migrants:
      Pierre Dancosse, 18 years, from La Rochelle
      Pierre Boucher Degrosbois, residence Trois-Rivieres

      Pierre Dancosse est engage trois ans "pour l'apprentissage de charron et de charpentier"
    Immigration 15 Jul 1662  La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Pierre traveled aboard the ship Angle d'Or. The crossing took almost three months. Half of the immigrants fell ill while some died. Half of them were too sick to continue and were put ashore at Newfoundland. At the end of October, 150 more were dropped at Tadoussac.The Journal des Jesuites stated Pierre arrived at Quebec by small boat on 27 October. It was not until 12 November that everyone was brought to Quebec.
    Census 1667  Comte de Champlain, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4

    • Pierre Daucosse, habitant, 22 years
      Antoine Marsureau, 20 years
    Land 19 Mar 1675/76  [2
    • Seigneur Deschamps ceded Pierre frontal land 7 arpents by 12 deep.
    Legal Matter 9 Sep 1677  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Notary Pierre Duquet drew up a contract between Pierre and merchant Simon Mars of the Lower Town. The contract was a loan for 210 livres of merchandise.
    Census 1681  St. Denis de la Bouteillerie, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5

    • Pierre Dancosse, habitant, 40 years
      Madeleine Bouchard, 16 years
      Marie Dancosse, 1 year

      They owned 8 head of cattle and had seven arpents of land under cultivation.
    Land 28 Sep 1682  Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Pierre donated 1 1/2 arpents of frontage on teh Ouelle River in order to build a chapel. He also gave "authority to take heating wood from their homestead for public use if it will be necessary". However, a church was not built on this property
    Legal Matter 18 Jul 1689  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Marie Madeleine presented notary Rageot a document signed by Pierre on 12 July authorizing her to act as his proxy. They owed a debt of 495 livres to merchant Hughes Cochran dit Floridor.
    Additonal information Oct 1690  Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Pierre, along with Michel Bouchard and his sons Etienne, Francois and Pierre, took part in the defense of Riviere-Ouelle against the English. Captain Phipps and his troops tried to capture Quebec City. When the English disembarked on the river opposite Riviere Ouelle, the citizens, who were warned of their arrival, were hiding in the woods. The each had a musket, some powder and a handful of bullets but they opened fire and drove the English back to their ships.
    Land 24 Jun 1695  [7
    • Pierre resold a piece of land that he had bought from Louise Cloutier to Etienne Janneau (notary and merchant) for 320 livres.
    Land 10 Jun 1697  [7
    • Pierre bought a large piece of land 12 arpents wide by a league deep on the Ouelle River from Marie Fayet. The rights to fish on the river at "la pointe" were included in the contract.
    Name Pierre Dancause  [2
    Reference Number 1326 
    _UID 65129B6B2E004AE4B7FFB60BF4D49CE094E7 
    Buried 13 Aug 1697  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8
    Person ID I973  Lirette Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2020 

    Family Marie Madeleine Bouchard,   b. 31 May 1665, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1755, Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married Abt 1679  Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marie Madeleine Dancosse,   b. 24 Jun 1680, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Anne Dancose,   b. 7 Nov 1681, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 29 Feb 1711/12, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years)
     3. Marie Dancose,   b. Abt 1682,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Catherine Dancose,   b. Abt 1684,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Pierre Dancose,   b. Abt 1686,   bur. 2 Nov 1753, Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)
     6. Genevieve Dancose,   b. 26 Dec 1687, Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1744/45, Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     7. Marie Angelique Dancose,   b. 17 Jun 1689, Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Marie Francoise Dancose,   b. 26 May 1691, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 15 Nov 1741, St. Roch des Aulnaies, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years)
     9. Marie Elisabeth Dancose,   b. 18 Mar 1692/93, Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 27 Mar 1698, Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 5 years)
    Last Modified 6 May 2014 
    Family ID F441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
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    5. [S8] R.A.B. du PRDH, Charbonneau, Hubert, and Jacques L, (Ga), Possession of Irene Lirette Gauthier., #97414 (Reliability: 4), 3 Mar 2007.

    6. [S29] Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Thomas J. Laforest, (Palm Harbor, Florida: The LISI Press, 1985), Vol. XIV, pages 66 -77 (Reliability: 4), 6 Mar 2007.

    7. [S29] Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Thomas J. Laforest, (Palm Harbor, Florida: The LISI Press, 1985), Vol. XIV, pages 66 - 77 (Reliability: 4), 6 Mar 2007.

    8. [S8] R.A.B. du PRDH, Charbonneau, Hubert, and Jacques L, (Ga), Possession of Irene Lirette Gauthier., #70011 (Reliability: 4), 3 Mar 2007.