Nicolas Leroy
1639 - 1691 (~ 50 years)-
Name Nicolas Leroy [1] Christened 25 May 1639 Saint Remi, Dieppe, France [2, 3] Gender Male Immigration Jun 1661 [2] - Nicolas, Jeanne, their sons Louis and Nicolas and Nicolas' mother, Anne Le Mestre, immigrated to New France in 1661. A document located in the Archives of France states:
"On Friday the 17th of June 1661, before Michel Manichet, Royal Notary in the Vicomte of Arques, and Antoine Le Marchal, Notary of Dieppe, was present Nicolas Leroy, citizen of Dieppe, who promises by these presents to pay or to have paid to the Honorable Jean Gloria, merchant of the said Dieppe, a loan made in order to voyage to Canada, in the ship commanded by Captain Poullet of this city. Eight days after his arrival at the said place, will be paid the sum of fifty livres for the passage by the said Leroy, who admits to have received payment from the said Gloria. If there should be delay or refusal of said payment in the amount at the time aforesaid, the said Gloria may dispose of the matter as he may best see fit. Made and done, to which the said Leroy pledges himself and his belongings, in the presence of Guillaume Loy and Jacques Ledoyen of said Dieppe, Loy with initials, J. Gloria; Nicolas Leroy."
In the Journal of the Jesuits:
"Nicolas Le Roy arrived in the country on 22 August 1661 aboard the ship ?i?Laurent Poullet?/i?".
Land 6 Oct 1663 Beaupre Coast, Quebec, Canada [2] - Nicolas received a concession from Guillemette Hebert, widow of Couillard.
Land 8 Jun 1664 [2] - Nicolas acquired two arpents in width by a mile in depth, located just to the east of the falls of Montmorency. A house was build and the family lived there until 1679 when the property was split and sold to Jacques Martelle and Rene Brisson.
Census 1666 Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada [4]
Nicolas Leroy, poigneur, 23 years
Jeanne Leliepvre, 26 years
Louis Leroy, 7 years
Nicolas Leroy, 5 years
Noel Leroy, 3 years
Marie Jeanne Leroy, 16 months
Jean Briere, domestique, engage, boulanger, 24 years
Occupation 1666 poigneur - Poigneur refers to someone involved with fisheries.
Census 1667 Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada [2, 5]
Nicolas Leroy, habitant, 23 years
Jeanne Lelievre, 30 years
Louis Leroy, 8 years
Nicolas Leroy, 6 years
Noel Leroy, 5 years
Marie Leroy, 4 years
Guillaume Leroy, 2 years
They owned four animals and had seven arpents of cleared land.
Additonal information 9 Aug 1669 [2] - During the summer of 1669, Nicolas and Jeanne's daughter Marie was attacked and violated by Jacques Nourry (known as Pierre Maheux in Feings, France). They swore out a warrant in the name of Marie. Three doctors gave their opinions. On 10 August 1669 the Sovereign Council received a summary from the Assistant Attorney-General. The Council declared on 12 August 1669 that Jacques Nourry was guilty of the act and convicted him of violating Marie. He was condemned to "be hanged and strangled on a gallows; then his body taken to a public place where his head shall be severed and placed on a post". From Nourry's estate Marie would received 300 livres in damages. Another 100 livres would be divided in thirds, with one third going to the hospital and the other two thirds going to the Council for court costs. The remainder of his estate was confiscated by the Lord of the High Court of Beaupre.
Census 1681 La Durantaye, Quebec, Canada [2, 6]
Nicolas Leroy, habitant, 37 years
Jeanne Lelievre, 40 years
Guillaume Leroy, 14 years
Jean Leroy, 8 years
Baptiste Leroy, 3 years
Elisabeth Leroy, 10 years
They owned 8 animals and had 20 arpents of cleared land.
Name Nicolas Roy _UID 231B980754C441DF83C97B7C56400FE8E530 Died Between Apr 1690 and Oct 1691 [2] Person ID I10822 Lirette Family Tree Last Modified 4 Aug 2020
Father Louis Leroy, d. Bef 1661 Mother Anne Lemaitre, c. Abt 1618, d. Yes, date unknown Married 27 Apr 1638 Saint Remi, Dieppe, France [3] Family ID F4484 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jeanne Lelievre, b. Abt 1640, bur. 11 Jan 1727/28, St. Vallier, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 88 years) Married Feb 1657/58 Saint Remi, Dieppe, France [3] Children 1. Louis Leroy, c. 26 Nov 1658, Saint Remi, Dieppe, France , d. 5 Jun 1705, Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 46 years) 2. Nicolas Leroy, c. 24 Mar 1660/61, Saint Remi, Dieppe, France , bur. 4 Feb 1726/27, St. Vallier, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 65 years) 3. Noel Leroy, b. Abt 1662, bur. 6 Feb 1730/31, St. Vallier, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 69 years) 4. Marie Jeanne Leroy, b. 15 Aug 1664, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 5. Guillaume Leroy, b. Abt 1666, d. Yes, date unknown 6. Anne Leroy, b. 6 Feb 1667/68, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada , d. 6 Jul 1670, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada (Age 2 years) 7. Jean Leroy, b. 12 Oct 1669, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada , d. 6 Jul 1670, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada (Age 0 years) 8. Elisabeth Roy, b. 18 May 1671, L'Ange Gardien, Quebec, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 9. Jean Leroy, b. 8 Jul 1674, L'Ange Gardien, Quebec, Canada , d. 14 May 1742, Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada (Age 67 years) 10. Jean Baptiste Leroy, c. 20 Oct 1678, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. 10 Apr 1743, St. Vallier, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 64 years) Last Modified 6 May 2014 Family ID F4456 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Nicolas, Jeanne, their sons Louis and Nicolas and Nicolas' mother, Anne Le Mestre, immigrated to New France in 1661. A document located in the Archives of France states:
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