M. 5 Mar 1696 in Neuville, New France2
Wife: Catherine Piché
D. 4 May 1758 in Neuville, New France3
Sometimes it’s the land that tells the story of those who came before us. Antoine Bordeleau’s land left a remarkable legacy in that a charming house standing there today still bears his name — Maison Bordeleau.
Antoine Bordeleau was born in Neuville, New France on December 18, 1673 to Antoine Bordeleau and Pérette Hallier.1 Like many of his generation, his father had been a Carignan-Sallieres Regiment soldier and his mother was a Fille du Roi. Antoine only had one sibling, a younger sister,4 which was unusual in a colony that encouraged its settlers to have large families. When Antoine was about 8-years-old, his mother returned to France, abandoning his father, who was left to raise the two children alone.5
When Antoine was 20-years-old, he spent several weeks in Hotel-Dieu, the hospital in Quebec City;6 it’s unknown what sort of sickness or injury brought him there. A couple of years later on Mar 5, 1696, he married Catharine Piché,2 a young woman from another family who had settled in Neuville. Antoine and Catherine had 16 children between the years 1696 and 1720, of whom six died as infants.
Antoine Bordeleau was born in Neuville, New France on December 18, 1673 to Antoine Bordeleau and Pérette Hallier.1 Like many of his generation, his father had been a Carignan-Sallieres Regiment soldier and his mother was a Fille du Roi. Antoine only had one sibling, a younger sister,4 which was unusual in a colony that encouraged its settlers to have large families. When Antoine was about 8-years-old, his mother returned to France, abandoning his father, who was left to raise the two children alone.5
When Antoine was 20-years-old, he spent several weeks in Hotel-Dieu, the hospital in Quebec City;6 it’s unknown what sort of sickness or injury brought him there. A couple of years later on Mar 5, 1696, he married Catharine Piché,2 a young woman from another family who had settled in Neuville. Antoine and Catherine had 16 children between the years 1696 and 1720, of whom six died as infants.
On August 19, 1700, Antoine’s father gave him land that had been deeded to him in 1669.7 Antoine held onto this land until December 20, 1741 when he gave it to his two youngest sons, Louis and Etienne.8 It’s believed that at his time, Etienne began construction of a house, and this became Maison Bordeleau.9 The property remained in the Bordeleau family until 1825. In 2011, the house was beautifully restored, preserving its original floors, beams and exposed stone walls. The house is considered to be one of the oldest surviving dwellings in Neuville.9
Maison Bordeleau in Neuville, Quebec
Since Maison Bordeleau had been built in Antoine’s lifetime, he likely was at least a visitor to it, perhaps even living in one of its rooms. He passed away on May 4, 1758 in Neuville.3 It’s not known when his wife Catherine died.
Children:
1. Antoine Bordeleau — B. 14 Dec 1696, Neuville, New France;10 D. about 23 Jan 1697, Neuville, New France11
2. Jean-Baptiste Bordeleau — B. 10 Nov 1697, Neuville, New France;12 D. before Nov 1760, Neuville, New France;13 M. (1) Marie-Anne Fauteux (1683-1758), 14 Jul 1721, Neuville, New France;14 (2) Marie-Françoise Béland (1715-1805), 11 Jan 1759, Neuville, New France15
3. Marie-Catherine Bordeleau — B. 15 Aug 1699, Neuville, New France;16 D. 14 Nov 1767, St-Nicolas, Quebec;17 M. (1) René Rousseau (1688-1744), 9 Sep 1737, Neuville, New France;18 (2) Joseph Bergeron (1699-1772), 3 Oct 1745, St-Nicolas, New France19
4. Antoine Bordeleau — B. 23 Oct 1701, Neuville, New France;20 D. 20 Sep 1735, Quebec City, New France;21 M. Madeleine-Angélique Savary (1708-1782), 4 Nov 1727, Neuville, New France22
5. Marie-Angélique Bordeleau — B. 15 Apr 1704, Neuville, New France;23 D. 10 Jun 1761, Neuville, New France;24 M. Pierre Sylvestre (1704-?), 26 Feb 1732, Pointe-aux-Trembles, New France25
6. Marie-Louise Bordeleau — B. 11 Aug 1706, Neuville, New France;26 D. 3 May 1783, Neuville, Quebec;27 M. Ignace Grégoire (1709-1788), 1 Mar 1734, Neuville, New France28
7. François Bordeleau — B. 16 Aug 1708, Neuville, New France;29 D. 16 Aug 1708, Neuville, New France30
8. François de Sales Bordeleau — B. 10 Aug 1709, Neuville, New France;31 D. 1 Nov 1710, Neuville, New France32
9. Louis-Joseph Bordeleau — B. 7 Jan 1711, Neuville, New France;33 M. Marie-Madeleine Laberge (1695-?), 30 Jun 1738, Neuville, New France34
10. Marie-Claire Bordeleau — B. Feb 1712, Neuville, New France;35 D. Nov 1712, Neuville, New France36
11. Antoinette Bordeleau — B. 19 Feb 1713, Neuville, New France;37 D. 22 Feb 1715, Neuville, New France38
12. Marie-Françoise Bordeleau — B. 15 Mar 1714, Neuville, New France;39 D. 24 Nov 1773, Ste-Famille, Cap-Santé, Quebec;40 M. Joseph-Marie Potrel, 30 Aug 1756, Neuville, New France41
13. Michel Bordeleau — B. Jun 1715, Neuville, New France;42 D. Aug 1715, Neuville, New France43
14. Louis Bordeleau — B. 7 Jun 1716, Neuville, New France;44 M. Geneviéve Dion (1717-?), 19 Aug 1743, Neuville, New France45
15. Etienne Bordeleau — B. 2 Nov 1717, Neuville, New France;46 D. 8 Jul 1781, Neuville, Quebec;47 M. (1) Geneviéve Béland (1719-1748), 17 Apr 1747, Pointe-aux-Trembles, New France;48 (2) Louise Aide (1726-1769), 9 Feb 1750, Neuville, New France49
16. Marie-Anne Bordeleau — B. 25 Jul 1720, Neuville, New France;50 M. Jean-François Pinel (1721-?), 1 Aug 1746, Neuville, New France51
Sources:
1 Baptismal record of Antoine Bordeleau, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
2 Marriage record of Antoine Bordeleau and Catherine Piché, Q.C.P.R.
3 Burial record of Antoine Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
4 Baptismal record of Marie-Louise Bordeleau (sister), Q.C.P.R.
5 King’s Daughters and Founding Mothers—1663-1673, Peter Gagne, 2000
6 Le Registre journalier des malades de l’Hotel-Dieu de Quebec, Marcel Fournier and Giséle Monarque, 2005
7 Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing for Antoine’s father
8 Donation by Antoine Bordeleau and Marie-Catherine Pichet (Piché), husband and wife, to Louis Bordeleau and Étienne Bordeleau, BAnQ, 20 Dec 1741
9 D’Histoire Société de Neuville, Maisons ancestrales
10 Baptismal record of Antoine Bordeleau (older son), Q.C.P.R.
11 Burial record of Antoine Bordeleau (older son), Q.C.P.R.
12 Baptismal record of Jean-Baptiste Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
13 Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing of Jean-Baptiste Bordeleau
14 Marriage record of Jean-Baptiste Bordeleau and Marie-Anne Fauteux, Q.C.P.R.
15 Marriage record of Jean-Baptiste Bordeleau and Marie-Françoise Béland, Q.C.P.R.
16 Baptismal record of Marie-Catherine Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
17 Burial record of Marie-Catherine Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
18 Marriage record of René Rousseau and Marie-Catherine Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
19 Marriage record of Joseph Bergeron and Marie-Catherine Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
20 Baptismal record of Antoine Bordeleau (younger son), Q.C.P.R.
21 Burial record of Antoine Bordeleau (younger son), Q.C.P.R.
22 Marriage record of Antoine Bordeleau and Madeleine-Angélique Savary, Q.C.P.R.
23 Baptismal record of Marie-Angelique Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
24 Burial record of Marie-Angelique Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
25 Marriage record of Pierre Sylvestre and Marie-Angeleique Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
26 Baptismal record of Marie-Louise Bordeleau (daughter), Q.C.P.R.
27 Burial record of Marie-Louise Bordeleau (daughter), Q.C.P.R.
28 Marriage record of Ignace Grégoire and Marie-Louise Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
29 Baptismal record of François Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
30 Burial record of François Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
31 Baptismal record of François de Sales Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
32 Burial record of François de Sales Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
33 Baptismal record of Louis-Joseph Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
34 Marriage record of Louis-Joseph Bordeleau and Marie-Madeleine Laberge, Q.C.P.R.
35 Baptismal record of Marie-Claire Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
36 Burial record of Marie-Claire Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
37 Baptismal record of Antoinette Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
38 Burial record of Antoinette Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
39 Baptismal record of Marie-Françoise Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
40 Burial record of Marie-Françoise Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
41 Marriage record of Joseph-Marie Potrel and Marie-Françoise Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
42 Baptismal record of Michel Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
43 Burial record of Michel Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
44 Baptismal record of Louis Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
45 Marriage record of Louis Bordeleau and Geneviéve Dion, Q.C.P.R.
46 Baptismal record of Etienne Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
47 Burial record of Etienne Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
48 Marriage record of Etienne Bordeleau and Geneviéve Béland, Q.C.P.R.
49 Marriage record of Etienne Bordeleau and Louise Aide, Q.C.P.R.
50 Baptismal record of Marie-Anne Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
51 Marriage record of Jean François Pinel and Marie-Anne Bordeleau, Q.C.P.R.
