Facing a Grandson in Court — Élisabeth-Isabelle Rondeau

B. 19 Oct 1670 in St-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France¹
M. 7 Feb 1690 in St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France²
Husband: Pierre LeClerc
D. 7 Nov 1746 in St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France³

Élisabeth-Isabelle Rondeau, who was born into a family of early New France settlers, was caught in a property dispute with her grandson late in life.

Élisabeth was born on October 19, 1670 in St-Famille on Île d’Orleans.¹ Her parents were Thomas Rondeau and Andrée Remondière, and she was the third of 15 children. Two brothers died as children, but that still must have made for a crowded household, and as the oldest girl, given her extra responsibilities. Ste-Famille was located on the northeast side of the island, and by 1681, the family moved to St-Pierre, which was just to the west.⁴ Here Élisabeth got married on February 7, 1690 to another settler named Pierre Leclerc.²

Soon after they got married, Élisabeth and Pierre relocated to the south side of the island, in the seigneury of St-Laurent.⁵ Here she gave birth to fourteen children, with the youngest born in 1713.⁶ Only one died as an infant, and the others all celebrated weddings in her lifetime. Needless to say, this gave the couple many grandchildren, and one of them, Jean-Baptiste Baillargeon, was the source of the litigation in Élisabeth’s later years. 

Living on Île d'Orleans. (AI-generated image) 

A court action dated July 14, 1632 showed that 17-year-old Baillargeon seems to have gone against his grandparents wishes on some land they had given him: he sold it to someone else. Élisabeth and Pierre filed “letters of restitution addressed to the lieutenant general at the headquarters of the Provost Court of Quebec,” meaning that they wanted to stop the sale and reclaim the property. The argument was that Baillargeon was underaged, and he didn’t have the right to sell the land.⁷

Élisabeth’s husband Pierre passed away on January 26, 1736,⁸ leaving her to deal with the property dispute. The case seems to have become active again in 1744, when the following appeared in the records on October 5th: “Judgment granting default to Jean-Baptiste Baillargeon, resident of the island of Orleans and appellant of the sentence rendered by foreclosure in the Provost Court of Quebec, on June 25, 1733, between him and Elisabeth Rondeau, widow of the said Pierre Leclerc.”⁹

Another year and a half went by before the issue was resolved. In a court record dated January 25, 1746, Élisabeth was ordered to abandon her claim on the land in question, and the original sale from 1732 was honored.¹⁰ The property was described as having an arpent and a half of frontage, indicating that the lot was narrow, but bordered the St. Lawrence River.

Élisabeth died later that year on November 7th, and was buried the following day in the cemetery at St-Laurent-de-Île d’Orleans.³

Children:
1. Anne Leclerc — B. 9 Aug 1691, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁵ D. 24 Oct 1727, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹¹ M. Pierre-Noël Fortier (1686-1731), 13 Oct 1710, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France¹²

2. Margeurite Leclerc — B. 17 Mar 1693, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹³ D. 25 Jul 1750, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁴ M. Nicolas Baillargeon (1684-1749), 16 Nov 1711, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France¹⁵

3. Jean Leclerc — B. 12 Apr 1694, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁶ D. 9 Jun 1772, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, Quebec;¹⁷ M. Marie-Madeleine Gosselin (1700-1750), 11 Nov 1720, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France¹⁸

4. Marie-Madeleine Leclerc — B. 10 Sep 1695, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁹ M. Alexis Roy (1693-1746), 20 Jul 1716, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France²⁰

5. Pierre Leclerc — B. 2 Nov 1696, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;²¹ D. 3 Apr 1751, St-Vallier, New France;²² M. (1) Marie-Josephe Mimaux (1702-1738), 4 Mar 1726, St-Vallier, New France;²³ (2) Marie-Claire Cellier ~1694-1752), 2 Feb 1739, St-Vallier, New France²⁴

6. Élisabeth Leclerc — B. 3 Jul 1698, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;²⁵ D. 22 Feb 1736, St-Vallier, New France;²⁶ M. Jacques Fradet (1700-1783), 28 Nov 1725, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France²⁷

7. Joseph Leclerc — B. 24 Sep 1699, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;²⁸ D. 19 Dec 1699, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France²⁹

8. Agnes-Madeleine Leclerc — B. 9 Oct 1700, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;³⁰ D. 28 Jul 1759, Charlesbourg, New France;³¹ M. Augustin Dufresne (1711-1759), 20 Jan 1749, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France³²

9. Jacques Leclerc — B. 14 Jan 1702, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;³³ D. 15 May 1778, St-Vallier, Quebec;³⁴ M. Élisabeth Turgeon (1712-1784), 20 Nov 1730, Beaumont, New France³⁵

10. Ignace Leclerc — B. 17 Jun 1704, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;³⁶ D. 22 Mar 1776, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, Quebec;³⁷ M. Marie-Madeleine Côte (1722-1783), 15 Jul 1748, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France³⁸

11. Madeleine Leclerc — B. 22 Jul 1706, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;³⁹ D. 8 Nov 1743, Berthier, New France;⁴⁰ M. Joseph Beaudoin (~1707-1783), 23 Oct 1730, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France⁴¹

12. Joseph Leclerc — B. 8 Oct 1707, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁴² D. 11 Nov 1781, Quebec City, Quebec;⁴³ M. Ursule Noël (1712-1798), 8 Jun 1734, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France⁴⁴

13. Genevieve Leclerc — B. 24 Jan 1709, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁴⁵ D. 20 Feb 1748, St-Vallier, New France;⁴⁶ M. Augustin Fradet (1706-?), 23 Oct 1730, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France⁴⁷

14. Marie-Anne Leclerc — B. 8 Feb 1713, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁶ D. 6 Aug 1774, St-Charles, Bellechase, Quebec;⁴⁸ M. (1) Antoine Gosselin (1716-1751), 25 Nov 1743, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁴⁹ (2) Jean Vallieres (1704-1768), 6 Nov 1760, St-Charles, Bellechasse, New France⁵⁰

Sources:
1    Baptismal record of Élisabeth-Isabelle Rondeau, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
2    Marriage record of Pierre Lecrec and Élisabeth-Isabelle Rondeau, Q., C. P. R.
3    Burial record of Élisabeth-Isabelle Rondeau, Q., C. P. R.
4    Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France
5    Baptismal record of Anne Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
6    Baptismal record of Marie-Anne Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
7    Letters of restitution for Pierre Leclerc and Élisabeth Rondeau, 14 Jul 1732, BAnQ
8    Burial record of Pierre Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
9    Judgment regarding case between Jean-Baptiste Baillargeon and the late Pierre Leclerc, 1 Dec 1744, BAnQ
10  Appeal nullified of the sentence in the case between Jean-Baptiste Baillargeon fils and Elisabeth Rondeau, 25 Jan 1746, BAnQ
11  Burial record of Anne Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
12  Marriage record of Pierre-Noël Fortier and Anne Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
13  Burial record of Marguerite Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
14  Burial record of Marguerite Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
15  Marriage record of Nicolas Baillargeon and Marguerite Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
16  Burial record of Jean Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
17  Burial record of Jean Leclerc, Q., C. P. R.
18  Marriage record of Jean Leclerc and Marie-Madeleine Gosselin, Q., C. P. R.
19  Baptismal record of Marie-Madeleine Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
20  Marriage record of Alexis Roy and Marie-Madeleine Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
21  Baptismal record of Pierre Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
22  Burial record of Pierre Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
23  Marriage record of Pierre Leclerc and Marie-Josephe Mimaux, Q.C.P.R.
24  Marriage record of Pierre Leclerc and Marie-Claire Cellier, Q.C.P.R.
25  Baptismal record of Élisabeth Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
26  Burial record of Élisabeth Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
27  Marriage record of Jaques Fradet and Élisabeth Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
28  Baptismal record of Joseph Leclerc (older), Q.C.P.R.
29  Burial record of Joseph Leclerc (older), Q.C.P.R.
30  Baptismal record of Agnes-Madeleine Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
31  Burial record of Agnes-Madeleine Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
32  Marriage record of Augustin Dufresne and Agnes-Madeleine Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
33  Baptismal record of Jacques Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
34  Burial record of Jacques Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
35  Marriage record of Jacques Leclerc and Élisabeth Turgeon, Q.C.P.R.
36  Baptismal record of Ignace Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
37  Burial record of Ignace Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
38  Marriage record of Ignace Leclerc and Marie-Madeleine Côte, Q.C.P.R.
39  Baptismal record of Madeleine Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
40  Burial record of Madeleine Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
41  Marriage record of Joseph Beaudoin and Madeleine Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
42  Baptismal record of Joseph Leclerc (younger), Q.C.P.R.
43  Burial record of Joseph Leclerc (younger), Q.C.P.R.
44  Marriage record of Joseph Leclerc and Ursule Noël, Q.C.P.R.
45  Baptismal record of Genevieve Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
46  Burial record of Genevieve Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
47  Marriage record of Augustin Fradet and Genevieve Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
48  Burial record of Marie-Anne Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
49  Marriage record of Antoine Gosselin and Marie-Anne Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
50  Marriage record of Jean Vallieres and Marie-Anne Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.

Married to a Much Older Man — Marie-Françoise Cassé

B. about 1671 in (probably) Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France¹
M. about 1689 in New France¹
Husband: Étienne Blanchon
D. 14 Jan 1750 in Beaumont, New France²

In the early days of New France, teenaged girls often married husbands who weren’t young. Such was the case for Marie-Françoise Cassé, and this set the course for the rest of her life.

Françoise was born to Antoine Cassé and Françoise Pilois, and she was the fourth of ten children; her birth was in about 1671, likely in Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, but the record for her baptism is missing.¹ When Françoise was about 7-years-old, her family moved to the south shore community of Beaumont.³ Three years later, the 1681 census showed that only 14 families were living there.⁴

In about 1689, Françoise got married to a curious choice of husband. His name was Étienne Blanchon, and he had a cloudy background. A man by that name had arrived in New France before Françoise was born, and he was a Carignan-Salières Regiment soldier.⁵ This Étienne Blanchon was married twice, but was said to have left his second wife by 1684 to move back to France.⁵ Then about five years later, Françoise married a man with the same name who had no known origins. Some think it’s the same man. What is known as a fact is that the Étienne who Françoise married was a lot older than she was, said to be born in about 1632.⁶ This would put their age difference at almost 40 years. 

Married to an older man. (AI-generated image)

Françoise gave birth to her first child, a daughter, in September 1690.⁷ By the end of the decade she had five more, a total of four girls and two boys — both of the sons died young. Étienne passed away in 1712,⁶ and this began a widowhood for Françoise which lasted over 36 years. She never remarried, and with no males in her household, she looked out after her own affairs. Only her oldest daughter was married at the time her husband died, and she had to help arrange the marriages of the other three girls.

Sadly, two daughters died early in their marriages.^8,9 The older of the two, Charlotte, passed away not long after giving birth to her only child, a son Étienne Carpentier,¹⁰ and Françoise took over guardianship of the boy when his father also died in 1724.^11,12 Ten years later, Françoise appeared in court over a lease dispute with an innkeeper named David.¹² The property in question belonged to grandson Étienne as part of his inheritance, and since he was still a minor, she represented his interests. Young Étienne was attending a seminary at the time and had rented the house he owned in Quebec City to David, who apparently was displaying “bad conduct,” and had committed the crime of selling liquor to some Indians.¹³ He was also delinquent on his rent, giving cause for eviction. The court record doesn’t show the outcome of the case.

Françoise died in Beaumont on January 14, 1750 at the age of about 78.² She had lived long enough to see her grandson Étienne ordained as a priest, taking the name Father Bonaventure Carpentier, and he became a noteworthy figure in Canada.¹⁴ In 1758, he served as a missionary to the Acadians who were living in exile in present-day New Brunswick. The English brutally attacked their settlement, forcing Father Bonaventure to flee into the woods with his followers.

Nine years later, Father Bonaventure was accused of fathering a son with an Indigenous woman, which caused him to be recalled to Quebec.¹⁴ He stepped aside for a while, then defiantly resumed his role as a priest, saying that “no one had the right to remove him.”¹⁴ Was the charge of infidelity true? In 2024, a male-line descendant of the illegitimate child had a Y-DNA test done, and he matched closely with descendants of French man named Florent Carpentier of 17th-century Normandy.¹⁵ So it sounds like Françoise’s grandson really did have sexual relations while serving as a priest, a scandal that she thankfully didn’t live to see.

Children:
1. Marie-Françoise Blanchon — B. 28 Sep 1690, Beaumont, New France;⁷ D. 29 Apr 1768, Beaumont, Quebec;¹⁶ M. Jacques Fournier (1684-1767), 27 Nov 1708, Beaumont, New France¹⁷

2. Charlotte Blanchon — B. 26 Mar 1692, St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy, New France;¹⁸ D. 26 Sep 1716, Quebec City, New France;⁸ M. Étienne Carpentier (1688-1724), 25 Nov 1715, Quebec City, New France¹⁹

3. Catherine Blanchon — B. 28 Feb 1694, Beaumont, New France;²⁰ D. 10 Jun 1720, Beaumont, New France;⁹ M. Claude Rancourt (1691-1743), 4 May 1717, New France²¹

4. Etienne Blanchon — B. 1 Nov 1695, Beaumont, New France²²

5. Bernard Blanchon — B. 25 Mar 1698, Beaumont, New France;²³ D. 2 Apr 1698, Beaumont, New France²⁴

6. Suzanne Blanchon — B. 29 Sep 1699, Beaumont, New France;²⁵ D. 15 Nov 1772, Quebec City, Quebec;²⁶ M. Louis Parent (1695-1777), 27 Nov 1719, Quebec City, New France²⁷

Sources:
1    Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing of Marie-Françoise Casse
2    Burial record of Marie-Françoise Casse, Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
3    Baptismal record of Charlotte Casse (Françoise’s sister), Q., C. P. R.
4    Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France
5    WikiTree listing for Étienne Blanchon
6    Burial record of Étienne Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
7    Baptismal record of Marie-Françoise Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
8    Burial record of Charlotte Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
9    Burial record of Catherine Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
10  Baptismal record of Étienne Carpentier (younger), Q., C. P. R.
11  Burial record of Étienne Carpentier (older), Q., C. P. R.
12  Court record of case concerning house lease involving Étienne Carpentier, BAnQ 
13  Court record of case involving man named David selling brandy to Indians, BAnQ 
14  “Carpentier, Bonaventure,” Dictionary of Canadian Biography
15  “Father Bonadventure – born Étienne Carpentier – He was recalled to Québec City in 1768…,” Genealogy Quebec Forum
16  Burial record of Marie-Françoise Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
17  Marriage record of Jacques Fournier and Marie-Françoise Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
18  Baptismal record of Charlotte Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
19  Marriage record of Étienne Carpentier and Charlotte Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
20  Baptismal record of Catherine Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
21  Marriage record of Claude Rancourt and Catherine Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
22  Baptismal record of Etienne Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
23  Baptismal record of Bernard Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
24  Burial record of Bernard Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
25  Baptismal record of Suzanne Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
26  Burial record of Suzanne Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.
27  Marriage record of Louis Parent and Suzanne Blanchon, Q., C. P. R.

Husband Number Three — Urbain Fouquereau

B. about 1653 in Continvoir, Saumurois, Anjou, France¹
M. 28 Dec 1676 in Neuville, New France²
Wife: Jeanne Rossignol
D. about 24 Feb 1700 in Neuville, New France³

For Fille du Roi Jeanne Rossignol, the third time was the charm. After being widowed twice, she married Urbain Fouquereau, and he became father to eight of her children.

Urbain was born in about 1653 in the village of Continvoir, France, which is in the Anjou region east of Angers.¹ His parents were Jean Fouquereau (alternate spellings: Foucreau, Fouquereaux, Foucrault) and Renée Bataille. Nothing at all is known of his family and childhood beyond these facts; neither he nor his parents are listed in Continvoir parish records.

The first place Urbain does appear is in a baptism in New France where he was the godfather. The date was February 20, 1676, and it was for a child born in Sillery, just outside of Quebec City.⁴ The fact he played such a role suggests that he didn’t just step off a boat from France; indeed it was the dead of winter, so the latest he could have arrived was the previous fall. What motivated him to migrate isn’t known. This was well after the period of recruitment of French citizens to populate the colony, and there’s no evidence that Urbain could have been part of the military. 

Baptism showing Urbain as godfather.

Later that same year, on December 28th, Urbain married a widow named Jeanne Rossignol.² She had been married twice before, but both husbands died. Jeanne brought three young sons into the marriage, and became pregnant again almost immediately, delivering Urbain’s first son about 8 1/2 months later.⁵ They would go on to have seven more, with the last child born in 1696.⁶

When Urbain got married, his wife had three sons. (AI-generated image)

While his wife Jeanne appeared in court records, Urbain had no such presence of his own. The case involving Jeanne described her as being a woman “who couldn’t stay out of other people’s business,” and she was forced to make a public apology to others in the community.⁷ This happened a couple years before Urbain was in the picture, but it suggests that she had a lively personality.

As for Urbain, he was only mentioned in a couple of records. On March 27, 1685, he sold property to Guillaume Cartier, with a receipt was issued on the 29th, and Jeanne “ratified “ the sale on April 4th.⁸ Then in 1693, the two of them arranged to hire out their oldest daughter, age 14, to a couple in Quebec City.⁹ This would seem to indicate that the family needed the money.

Urbain’s life came to an end in February 1700,³ and he was buried on the 24th. Jeanne married yet again to her fourth husband.¹⁰ She passed away in 1712.¹¹ Urbain was the ancestor of Chloë Sevigny.

Children:
1. Pierre Fouquereau — B. before 10 Aug 1677, Neuville, New France;⁵ D. before 1681¹²

2. Elisabeth-Ursule Fouquereau — B. 22 Aug 1679, Neuville, New France;¹³ D. 31 Dec 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, New France;¹⁴ M. Pierre Soucy (1673-1760), 13 Jan 1699, Riviere Ouelle, New France¹⁵

3. Michel Fouquereau — B. 5 Oct 1681, Neuville, New France¹⁶

4. André Fouquereau — B. 20 Dec 1683, Neuville, New France;¹⁷ D. before 16 Nov 1722, New France;¹⁸ M. Françoise Aupry (1702-1776), 15 Apr 1720, Laprairie, New France¹⁹

5. Madeleine Fouquereau — B. 10 Jul 1686, Neuville, New France;²⁰ M. (1) Jacques Richaume (1661-1713), 25 Feb 1710, Repentigny, New France;²¹ (2) Louis Cailloneau (1685-?), 8 Jan 1714, Repentigny, New France²²

6. Guillaume Fouquereau dit Urbain — B. 23 Mar 1690, Neuville, New France;²³ D. 22 Apr 1769, Repentigny, Quebec;²⁴ M. Marie Anne Riviere (1699-1785), 20 Mar 1719, Repentigny, New France²⁵

7. Marie-Anne Fouquereau — B. 3 Jul 1693, Neuville, New France;²⁶ D. 7 Feb 1767, Pierrefonds, Quebec;²⁷ M. Antoine Laniel dit Desrosiers (1693-1772), 29 Nov 1719, Repentigny, New France²⁸

8. Marie-Helene Fouquereau — B. 14 Feb 1696, Neuville, New France;⁶ D. 12 Dec 1736, St-Sulpice, New France;²⁹ M. Michel Rivet (1689-1753), 18 Jan 1718, Repentigny, New France³⁰

Sources:
1    Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing of Urbain Fouquereau
2    Marriage record of Urbain Fouquereau and Jeanne Rossignol, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
3    Burial record of Urbain Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
4    Baptismal record of Marie-Madeleine Petitclerc, Q., C. P. R.
5    Baptismal record of Pierre Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
6    Baptismal record of Marie-Helene Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
7    King’s Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi, 1663-1672, Peter J. Gagné, 2001
8    Inventaire des greffes des notaires du Régime français, V. 4, Pierre-Georges Roy
9    Inventaire des greffes des notaires du Régime français, V. 18, Pierre-Georges Roy, p. 36
10  Marriage record of François Huard dit Laliberteand Jeanne Rossignol, Q., C. P. R.
11  Burial record of Jeanne Rossignol, Q., C. P. R.
12  Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France
13  Baptismal record of Elisabeth-Ursule Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
14  Burial record of Elisabeth-Ursule Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
15  Marriage record of Pierre Soucy and Elisabeth-Ursule Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
16  Baptismal record of Michel Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
17  Baptismal record of André Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
18  Burial record of André Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
19  Marriage record of André Fouquereau and Françoise Aupry, Q., C. P. R.
20  Baptismal record of Madeleine Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
21  Marriage record of Jacques Richaume and Madeleine Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
22  Marriage record of Louis Cailloneau and Madeleine Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
23  Baptismal record of Guillaume Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
24  Burial record of Guillaume Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
25  Marriage record of Guillaume Fouquereau and Marie Anne Riviere, Q., C. P. R.
26  Baptismal record of Marie-Anne Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
27  Burial record of Marie-Anne Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
28  Marriage record of Antoine Laniel dit Desrosiers and Marie-Anne Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
29  Burial record of Marie-Helene Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.
30  Marriage record of Michel Rivet and Marie-Helene Fouquereau, Q., C. P. R.

Uncertain Status as Fille du Roi — Andrée Remondière

B. about 1651 in La Rochelle, France¹
M. after 31 Oct 1666 in Île d’Orleans, New France²
Husband: Thomas Rondeau
D. 21 Nov 1702 in St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France³

During the 1660s, when French women were recruited to become the brides of settlers in Canada, they usually said goodbye to their families forever. But Andrée Remondière arrived in different circumstances — her mother either accompanied her or was already there.

Andrée came from a part of France which supplied many of the Filles du Roi: the port city of La Rochelle. Her parents were Jacques Remondière and Renée Rivière, who were likely married around 1650 in the parish of Notre-Dame-de-Cogne.⁴ Andrée is believed to have been born in about 1651,¹ but may have been an only child because no other offspring are attached to her parents. Her father died sometime before 1666,⁴ presenting two scenarios for her childhood — one is in a two-parent household until she was an adolescent, and the other with her widowed mother struggling alone to raise her child from infancy. No records exist that can determine the circumstances of how Andrée grew up.

The lives of Andrée and Renée changed dramatically when a decision was made to move to Canada. This happened in about 1666, and the details are unfortunately lacking, but we can speculate that the mother as well as the daughter needed to find husbands, and somehow it made sense that both of them migrate. While Renée seems to have married a man she connected with on her own, Andrée is believed to have been part of the Fille du Roi program which gave small dowries in return for being courted by the men who desired wives in New France. There is no actual confirmation that mother and daughter traveled together, nor that either of them were Filles du Roi.

The record of Andrée’s marriage survives in the form of a contract with her new husband, Thomas Rondeau. Because of the date of the contract, October 31, 1666,² it’s possible that Andrée and her mother were on that year’s ship of prospective brides. Renée is noted on the document as the wife of Mathurin Croiset, who served as stepfather to Andrée; both couples would settle on Île d’Orleans, although there are no marriage records for either one. 

Signing a marriage contract. (AI-generated image)

In spite of seeming to be an only child herself, Andrée gave birth to 15 children. The oldest was born in 1668,⁵ and the youngest in 1694.⁶ It was common for New France mothers to have such a big family because the authorities offered money to families with 10 living children. The pregnancies may have taken a toll, though, because Andrée didn’t live to a ripe old age; she passed away on November 21, 1702 at the age of about 51.³ Her husband Thomas never remarried and died in 1721.⁷ They were both ancestors of Bridget Fonda and Emeril Lagasse.⁸

Children:
1. Mathurin Rondeau — B. 7 Feb 1668, (probably) Île d’Orleans, New France;⁵ D. before 1681, New France⁹

2. Thomas Rondeau — B. 22 Dec 1668, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁰ D. 13 Nov 1671, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France¹¹

3. Elisabeth-Isabelle Rondeau — B. 19 Oct 1670, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹² D. 8 Nov 1746, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹³ M. Pierre Leclerc (1659-1736), 7 Feb 1690, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France¹⁴

4. Marie Rondeau — B. 16 Dec 1672, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁵ D. 30 May 1751, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁶ M. Philippe Nöel (1670-1736), 5 Nov 1692, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France¹⁷

5. Françoise Rondeau — B. 25 Aug 1674, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁸ D. 12 Oct 1699, St-Jean, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁹ M. Charles Dumas (1671-1734), 12 Aug 1694, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France²⁰

6. Ursule Rondeau — B. 5 Aug 1676, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;²¹ D. 17 Jan 1746, Quebec City, New France;²² M. Jean Bussiere (1673-1735), 21 Apr 1694, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France²³

7. François Rondeau — B. 7 Apr 1678, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;²⁴ D. 27 Oct 1748, St-Antoine-de-Tilly, New France;²⁵ M. (1) Marie-Anne Decaux (1678-1723), 21 Jul 1705, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;²⁶ (2) Marie-Madeleine Denevers (1686-1725), 1724, Ste-Croix, New France;²⁷ (3) Marie-Anne Denevers (~1704-1729), 7 Jan 1728, Ste-Croix, New France²⁸

8. Marie-Madeleine Rondeau — B. 28 Dec 1679, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;²⁹ D. 9 Sep 1712, St-Nicolas, New France;³⁰ M. Jacques Côte (1686-1734), 8 Feb 1706, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France³¹

9. Fabien Rondeau — B. 23 Oct 1681, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;³² D. 14 May 1712, Quebec City, New France;³³ M. Marie Denevers (~1684-1712), about 1705, New France³⁴

10. Baby Rondeau — B. 28 Oct 1683, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;³⁵ D. 28 Oct 1683, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France³⁵

11. Marie-Charlotte Rondeau — B. 25 Dec 1684, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;³⁶ M. Pierre Côte (1679-1715), 27 Apr 1707, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France³⁷

12. Jean-Baptiste Rondeau — B. 24 Mar 1688, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;³⁸ D. 23 Jan 1709, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France³⁹

13. Claire Rondeau — B. 12 Jul 1690, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁴⁰ D. 18 Jul 1690, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France⁴¹

14. Thomas Rondeau — B. 18 Nov 1692, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁴² D. 26 Mar 1734, St-Antoine-de-Tilly, New France;⁴³ M. Marie-Catherine Bourgouin (1700-?), 25 Oct 1717, St-Antoine-de-Tilly, New France⁴⁴

15. Anne Rondeau — B. 4 Nov 1694, Saint-Pierre, Île d’Orlèans, New France;⁶ M. (1) Julien Rapoché (1707-1731), 19 Aug 1725, Quebec City, New France;⁴⁵ (2) Philippe Desmarais (1702-?), 21 Nov 1735, Quebec City, New France⁴⁶

Sources:
1    Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique française listing of Andrée Remondière
2    Marriage contract of Thomas Rondeau and Andrée Remondière
3    Burial record of Andrée Remondière, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
4    Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique française listing of Jacques Remondière
5    Baptismal record of Mathurin Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
6    Baptismal record of Anne Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
7    Burial record of Thomas Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
8    FamousKin.com listing of Thomas Rondeau
9    Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France
10  Baptismal record of Thomas Rondeau (older child), Q.C.P.R.
11  Burial record of Thomas Rondeau (older child), Q.C.P.R.
12  Baptismal record of Elisabeth-Isabelle Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
13  Burial record of Elisabeth-Isabelle Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
14  Marriage record of Pierre Leclerc and Elisabeth-Isabelle Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
15  Baptismal record of Marie Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
16  Burial record of Marie Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
17  Marriage record of Philippe Noël and Marie Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
18  Baptismal record of Françoise Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
19  Burial record of Françoise Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
20  Marriage record of Charles Dumas and Françoise Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
21  Baptismal record of Ursule Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
22  Burial record of Ursule Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
23  Marriage record of Jean Bussiere and Ursule Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
24  Baptismal record of François Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
25  Burial record of François Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
26  Marriage record of Françoise Rondeau and Marie-Anne Decaux, Q.C.P.R.
27  Marriage record of Françoise Rondeau and Marie-Madeleine Denevers, Q.C.P.R.
28  Marriage record of Françoise Rondeau and Marie-Anne Denevers, Q.C.P.R.
29  Baptismal record of Marie-Madeleine Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
30  Burial record of Marie-Madeleine Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
31  Marriage record of Jacques Côte and Marie-Madeleine Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
32  Baptismal record of Fabien Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
33  Burial record of Fabien Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
34  Marriage record of Fabien Rondeau and Marie Denevers, Q.C.P.R.
35  Burial record of Baby Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
36  Baptismal record of Marie-Charlotte Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
37  Marriage record of Pierre Côte and Marie-Charlotte Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
38  Baptismal record of Jean-Baptiste Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
39  Burial record of Jean-Baptiste Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
40  Baptismal record of Claire Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
41  Burial record of Claire Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
42  Baptismal record of Thomas Rondeau (younger child), Q.C.P.R.
43  Burial record of Thomas Rondeau (younger child), Q.C.P.R.
44  Marriage record of Thomas Rondeau and Marie-Catherine Bourgouin, Q.C.P.R.
45  Marriage record of Julien Rapoché and Anne Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.
46  Marriage record of Philippe Desmarais and Anne Rondeau, Q.C.P.R.

Descendants in Canada and Louisiana — Leonard Girardin

B. about 1645 in Poiters, France¹
M. 12 Oct 1671 in Quebec City, New France²
Wife: Marie-Charlotte Jolivet
D. before 18 Oct 1688 in (probably) Lachine, New France³

For most of those who came over from France to settle along the St. Lawrence in the 1600s, they produced masses of descendants who populate 21st-century Canada. But in the case of Leonard Girardin, some of his lines traveled down into the bayou country of Louisiana.

Leonard’s beginnings are sketchy. He was born in about 1645 in Poiters, France,¹ a place that supplied many colonists along the St. Lawrence River. His parents were Joseph Girardin and Jeanne Boulanger, but nothing else is known of them. Also lost to history is the date he was recruited for New France — we only know that he was established as a farmer in the Quebec City area by October 12, 1671, the date of his marriage.²

The woman who Leonard married was a Fille du Roi named Marie-Charlotte Jolivet, and by the summer of 1675, they had two children. Then the family seems to have moved to the Trois-Rivières area because Charlotte was a witness in a court case in March 1677.⁴ By the following year, they were in Lachine,⁵ which was near Montreal. Five more children were added to the family. 

Migrating to Lachine. (AI-generated image)

By bringing his family to Lachine, Leonard introduced his children to life on the frontier, which in some ways set their futures. At age 13, daughter Anne-Jeanne married a soldier who would take her to the western end of Montreal island.⁶ Son Hiliare would survive being captured in an Iroquois raid, having witnessed terrible brutality.⁷ And son Joseph took the adventurous step of moving to the Gulf Coast in 1708; he would later be one of the earliest settlers of New Orleans.⁸

Between the baptism of his youngest son on May 8, 1687⁹ and the remarriage of his wife on October 18, 1688,³ Leonard passed away. A widow in New France tended to find another husband quickly, so perhaps Leonard died closer to the second date. Leonard’s wife and children seemed to have moved away from Lachine by the time of the August 1689 massacre, but may have been caught up in another Iroquois raid in Lachenaie.¹⁰ This was the danger of living around Montreal at that time.

As for the later generations of his family, two daughters would provide numerous lines in Canada, with one that trickled into fur trading outposts in the Illinois country. And son Joseph’s progenitors multiplied in the area around New Orleans, intermarrying with the Cajuns who came later, and leaving Leonard’s descendants scattered all over Louisiana today. Among Leonard’s famous descendants are Dan Aykroyd and Rudy Vallee.

Children:
1. Anne-Jeanne Girardin — B. about 1673, New France;¹¹ D. 28 Apr 1760, Ste-Anne-Bellevue, New France;¹² M. Hubert Ranger dit Laviolette (~1681-?), 30 Jul 1686, Lachine, New France⁶

2. Hillaire Girardin — B. 21 Jul 1675, Quebec City, New France;¹³ M. (1) Nicole Salois (1681-?), 26 Jan 1699, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁴ (2) Anne-Marguerite Dupuis (1705-1767), 16 Aug 1729, La Prairie, New France¹⁵

3. Charles Girardin — B. 9 Mar 1678, Lachine, New France;⁵ D. before 30 Jan 1682, (probably) Lachine, New France¹⁶

4. Catherine Girardin — B. 16 Feb 1680, Lachine, New France;¹⁷ D. 24 Feb 1724, Ste-Anne-Bellevue, New France;¹⁸ M. Joseph Lamadeleine (1673-1750), 15 Nov 1699, Lachine, New France¹⁹

5. Joseph Girardin — B. 30 Jan 1682, Lachine, New France;²⁰ D. about 1756, Louisiana, New France⁸

6. Michel Girardin — B. 28 Jan 1684, Lachine, New France²¹

7. Louis Girardin — B. 8 May 1687, Lachine, New France⁹

Sources:
1    Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing of Leonard Girardin
2    Marriage record of Leonard Girardin and Charlotte-Catherine Jolivet, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
3    Marriage record of Simon Trio and Charlotte-Catherine Jolivet, Q., C. P. R.
4    Court records of case against Michel Gauron and Marguerite Robineau, BAnQ
5    Baptismal record of Charles Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
6    Marriage record of Hubert Ranger and Anne-Jeanne Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
7    The Lachenaie Massacre November 1689 (website)
8    WikiTree listing of Joseph Girardy
9    Baptismal record of Louis Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
10  Because 14-year-old Hillaire Girardin gave an eyewitness report about the massacre, it leads to the conclusion his family was also there.
11  Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing of Anne-Jeanne Girardin
12  Burial record of Anne-Jeanne Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
13  Baptismal record of Hilliare Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
14  Marriage record of Hilliare Girardin and Nicole Salois, Q., C. P. R.
15  Marriage record of Hilliare Girardin and Anne-Marguerite Dupuis, Q., C. P. R.
16  Burial record of Charles Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
17  Baptismal record of Catherine Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
18  Burial record of Catherine Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
19  Marriage record of Joseph Lemadeleine Catherine Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
20  Baptismal record of Joseph Girardin, Q., C. P. R.
21  Baptismal record of Michel Girardin, Q., C. P. R.

Young Mother in a War Zone — Marie-Marguerite Morin

B. about 1735 in (probably) St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, New France¹
M. 18 Feb 1754 in St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, New France²
Husband: Jean-François Chouinard
D. 18 Sep 1816 in Kamouraska, Quebec¹

War touches more than the soldiers who engage in it — at times, it invades the lives of civilians. This was true for Marie-Marguerite Morin in the 1759 English takeover of French Canada. The story of her generation is one that needs to be remembered.

Marguerite was born in St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, a community near the St. Lawrence River. Her parents were Antoine Morin and Marguerite Daniau and she was the oldest of their 15 children. Her baptism is missing from parish registers, but by the age on her burial record, we can say it was about 1735.¹ It was on February 18, 1754 that Marguerite got married to Jean-François Chouinard; the wedding took place at her family’s parish.²

Over the next five years, Marguerite gave birth to three or four children in their home somewhere on the Côte-du-Sud (the south shore of the St. Lawrence). As to exactly where the family lived, that is in question because the baptismal records of her children are missing. The villages where she and her husband were born (St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and L’Islet) each have complete records, but a village nearby, St-Jean-Port-Joli, doesn’t have surviving parish registers before 1767. There is a strong possibility that this was where Marguerite and her family lived.

As Marguerite was raising her young children, the colony of her birth was dying. New France was overpowered and outnumbered by the English to the south, which was enough of a threat, but when England and France found themselves at war in the mid-1750s, it was almost inevitable that the British would take Canada. The first few years of the war caused terrible hardship to people like Marguerite with food shortages and limited access to other goods. The men were leaving their farms to take up arms in a desperate attempt to save their homeland, which made the food supply even more scant.

In the late spring of 1759, the British Navy arrived by ship to the St. Lawrence River. As they headed up the coast of the river to make campsites, they sailed along the Côte-du-Sud, and perhaps Marguerite saw them from her farm. People along the south shore knew they had to find shelter inland, and during this time, Jean-François and Marguerite likely packed up their family and moved to safer ground. This meant abandoning their farm during the planting season. 

Evacuating the farm. (AI-generated image)

There’s no specific details of what Marguerite’s family experienced. What we know is that when they were gone, the English came in and destroyed many villages. A force of 800 men landed at Kamouraska and marched through the towns along the river, one-by-one.³ They methodically visited each farm, killed the livestock, and set fire to the houses and outbuildings. This happened at virtually the same time as the battle on the Plains of Abraham.

Many communities, including L’Islet and St-Jean-Port-Joli, suffered near total destruction, and it's likely that Marguerite and her husband had nothing to return to except bare, scorched land. As with other residents of Côte-du-Sud, they resettled there and resumed their lives. On March 11, 1761, the baptism of her son, Louis-Marie was recorded at L’Islet;⁴ then followed two more children with missing baptisms until we see a daughter Marie-Françoise baptized on May 6, 1768 at St-Jean-Port-Joli.⁵ The family would grow to include five more children baptized at St-Jean-Port-Joli, with the youngest born in 1778 when she was about age 43.⁶

Eventually Marguerite and Jean-François moved downriver to St-Louis-de-Kamouraska. Jean-François passed away in 1807,⁷ and Marguerite lived until September 18, 1816.¹ Today the terrible events of 1759 are recognized in St-Jean-Port-Joli with a monument to those who lived through it. The French words on the monument translate as, “We remember you – We salute the courage and determination that cured the South Coasters following the devastating invasion of 1759.”⁸ 

Monument at St-Jean-Port-Joli.

Children:
1. Jean-Marie Chouinard — B. about 1755, Côte-du Sud, New France;⁹ D. 8 May 1836, St-Louis, Kamouraska, Quebec;¹⁰ M. (1) Genevieve Miville (1760-1788), 17 Aug 1778, St-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec;¹¹ (2) Catherine Roy (1768-1791), 1 Feb 1790, Kamouraska, Quebec;¹² (3) Marie-Antoinette Pinet (1772-1813), St-Andre, Quebec;¹³ (4) Euphrosine Tardif (1773-1856), 21 Jan 1817, Kamouraska, Quebec¹⁴

2. (possibly) Marguerite Chouinard — B. 7 Oct 1758, Côte-du Sud, New France;¹⁵ D. 7 Oct 1758, Côte-du Sud, New France¹⁵

3. Marguerite Chouinard — B. about 1759, Côte-du Sud, New France;¹⁶ D. 2 Dec 1828, Bellechasse, Quebec;¹⁶ M. (1) François-Joseph Mignault dit LaBrie (1743-1805), 12 Jan 1779, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec;¹⁷ (2) Joseph Lacasse (1754-1829), 26 Jan 1807, Lauzon, Quebec¹⁸

4. Charlemagne Chouinard — B. about 1760, Côte-du Sud, New France;¹⁹ D. 7 Apr 1852, Kamouraska, Quebec;²⁰ M. Perpetue Mignault (~1780-1849), 23 Nov 1801, St-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Quebec²¹

5. Louis-Marie Chouinard — B. 11 Mar 1761, L’Islet, New France;⁴ D. 16 Feb 1821, St-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Quebec;²² M. Marie-Josephe Levasseur (~1771-1821), 7 Nov 1785, St-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Quebec²³

6. Genevieve Chouinard — B. about 1763, Côte-du Sud, New France;²⁴ D. 19 Apr 1851, St-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec;²⁵ M. Jean-François Lavoie (1762-1820), 28 Jul 1783, St-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Quebec²⁶

7. Jean-Chrysostome Chouinard — B. about 1765, Côte-du Sud, Quebec;²⁷ D. 1 Nov 1835, St-Ours, Quebec;²⁸ M. (1) Marguerite Michaud (~1742-1827), 3 Nov 1801, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec;²⁹ (2) Josephte Beaunoyer (~1790-?), 4 May 1829, St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec³⁰

8. Marie-Françoise Chouinard — B. about 6 May 1768, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec;⁵ M. Joseph Blouin (~1755-?), 18 Jun 1787, St-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Quebec³¹

9. Marie-Reine Chouinard — B. 13 Feb 1771, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec;³² D. 3 Sep 1851, St-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Quebec;³³ M. Joseph-Marie Roy (1764-1856), 10 Feb 1792, Kamouraska, Quebec³⁴

10. Marie-Therese Chouinard — B. 18 Sep 1772, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec³⁵

11. Amable Chouinard — B. 19 Jun 1774, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec³⁶

12. Marie-Veronique Chouinard — B. 23 Sep 1776, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec;³⁷ D. 11 Jan 1781, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec³⁸

13. Archange Chouinard — B. 2 Nov 1778, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec;⁶ D. 31 Oct 1860, St-Frederic, Drummondville, Quebec;³⁹ M. Benjamin Pinet (1768-?), 21 Jul 1794, Kamouraska, Quebec⁴⁰

Sources:

1    Burial record of Marie-Marguerite Morin, Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
2    Marriage record of Jean-François Chouinard and Marie-Marguerite Morin, Q., C. P. R.
3    The French and Indian War and the Conquest of New France, William R. Nestor, 2014
4    Baptismal record of Louis-Marie Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
5    Baptismal record of Marie-Françoise Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
6    Baptismal record of Archange Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
7    Burial record of Jean-François Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
8    “Les Anciens Canadiens,” The Historical Marker Database
9    Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing of Jean-Marie Chouinard
10  Burial record of Jean-Marie Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
11  Marriage record of Jean-Marie Chouinard and Genevieve Miville, Q., C. P. R.
12  Marriage record of Jean-Marie Chouinard and Catherine Roy, Q., C. P. R.
13  Marriage record of Jean-Marie Chouinard and Marie-Antoinette Pinet, Q., C. P. R.
14  Marriage record of Jean-Marie Chouinard and Euphrosine Tardif, Q., C. P. R.
15  Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'a nos jours, Cyprien Tanguay (The date of the baptism and burial of Marguerite is during a gap in the current surviving records, but it’s possible Tanguay had access to records that no longer exist.) 
16  Burial record of Marguerite Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
17  Marriage record of François-Joseph Mignault dit LaBrie and Marguerite Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
18  Marriage record of Joseph Lacasse and Marguerite Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
19  Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing of Charlemagne Chouinard
20  Burial record of Charlemagne Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
21  Marriage record of Charlemagne Chouinard and Perpetue Mignault, Q., C. P. R.
22  Burial record of Louis-Marie Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
23  Marriage record of Louis-Marie Chouinard and Marie-Josephe Levasseur, Q., C. P. R.
24  Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing of Genevieve Chouinard
25  Burial record of Genevieve Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
26  Marriage record of Jean-François Lavoie and Genevieve Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
27  Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française listing of Jean-Chrysostome Chouinard
28  Burial record of Jean-Chrysostome Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
29  Marriage record of Jean-Chrysostome Chouinard and Marguerite Michaud, Q., C. P. R.
30  Marriage record of Jean-Chrysostome Chouinard and Josephte Beaunoyer, Q., C. P. R.
31  Marriage record of Joseph Blouin and Marie-Françoise Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
32  Baptismal record of Marie-Reine Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
33  Burial record of Marie-Reine Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
34  Marriage record of Joseph-Marie Roy and Marie-Reine Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
35  Baptismal record of Marie-Therese Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
36  Baptismal record of Amable Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
37  Baptismal record of Marie-Veronique Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
38  Burial record of Marie-Veronique Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
39  Burial record of Archange Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.
40  Marriage record of Benjamin Pinet and Archange Chouinard, Q., C. P. R.