Piecing the Life of a Midwestern Farmer — Joseph Luckey

B. about 1795 in (probably) Rowan County, North Carolina¹
M. before 1829²
Wife: Esther J. Tucker
D. after Mar 1841 in (probably) Jersey County, Illinois³

No document survives that identifies the vital events of Joseph Luckey’s life, but from various sources, it’s possible to get a sense of him. He was born during the 1790s¹ to unknown parents, probably in Rowan County, North Carolina. That area had a large, extended family all descended from a common ancestor named Robert Luckey. This progenitor was from Northern Ireland, having migrated to Pennsylvania in around 1720, and by mid-century, several of his sons wound up in North Carolina. By estimating ages, Robert was likely Joseph’s great-grandfather, and by using other facts, a speculative pedigree emerges (see below).

Since Joseph wasn’t named in any probate records of a potential father, his family was likely poor, and his later migration west helps confirm this. Sometime during the 1820s, he married a young woman named Esther Tucker,² who was from Iredell County, North Carolina. The record of their wedding is lost, but it probably wasn't in Rowan County, where marriage records are fairly complete for that time. A daughter was born in Tennessee in about 1829,⁴ although we don’t know if the family actually lived there — they may have been just passing through.

On the road to Missouri. (AI-generated image)

One of the few documents that shows Joseph during his lifetime was the 1830 census, and it’s unfortunately sketchy. That year, he was listed in St. Charles County, Missouri, which was located on the Mississippi River.⁵ St. Charles was the western frontier where Daniel Boone had died ten years earlier, but by 1830, the population had grown to over 4,000 settlers. Besides Joseph, the household consisted of his wife Esther and daughter Ellen, although the census didn't list them by name. During the next two years, two more children were born, then by 1835, the family crossed back to the east side of the Mississippi and settled in Illinois.⁶

The record that establishes Joseph in Greene County, Illinois was for a purchase of federal land on December 2, 1837.⁷ The government sold undeveloped land at a low price, and in this way, Joseph was able to purchase the land for a farm. In February 1839, he sold off 42 acres in return for $53.⁸ After the land he originally bought was paid for in full, a deed was issued dated January 1, 1840 for the remaining 84 acres.⁹ While living on this property, Joseph became a father twice more with the youngest child born January 7, 1842.¹⁰ By this time, the area had been split off to form a new county named Jersey.

Joseph Luckey land deed (Source: Ancestry.com)

After the land deed, there is no further record of Joseph being alive. His family was listed without him in the 1850 census, where the personal wealth of his widow Esther was shown to be only $100.¹¹ There are a pair of deeds showing the sale of Joseph’s homestead in 1864.¹² The owners of the land were his six children; the acreage was divided into two parts so that three owners could be named on each document. Joseph’s wife Esther survived him by many years, and died in 1883.¹³

The speculative family of Joseph Luckey
In my effort to identify the parents of Joseph Luckey, I noticed there were other people who had the exact same migration from Rowan County to St. Charles County, Missouri in 1829. One family was headed by John and Jane Davis, and Jane’s maiden name was Luckey.¹⁴ Another was a single man named James McGuire, and his mother’s maiden name was also Luckey.¹⁴ By 1835, all ended up in Greene County, Illinois (later called Jersey County) where they lived for the rest of their lives.¹⁴

Joseph Luckey, Jane Davis and James McGuire were each born in the 1790s, and it seemed likely that these three people were closely related. I’m proposing that Joseph and Jane were brother and sister, and that James was their first cousin. The significant thing is that James has a traceable pedigree: his mother was the daughter of Samuel Luckey (1733-1804), who was the son of immigrant ancestor Robert Luckey. From Samuel’s probate records we can see that he had two sons, Samuel and John,¹⁵ either of whom could be the father of Joseph and/or Jane.

The lack of records still creates a roadblock in definitively proving this. But I do feel that Joseph must be a descendant of Robert Luckey, and so I am making that claim.

Possible family of Joseph Luckey. (Joseph and Jane may not have the same father, making them first cousins instead.)

Children:
1. Ellen Ann Luckey — B. 1829, Tennessee;⁴ D. 1882, Labette County, Kansas;¹⁶ M. John Ross (1829-?), 3 Apr 1850, Jerseyville, Illinois¹⁷

2. Samuel Luckey — B. 7 Jan 1830, (probably) St. Charles County, Missouri;¹⁸ D. 8 Mar 1884, Labette County, Kansas;¹⁸ M. Mary Jane Davis (1834-1927), 7 Apr 1853, Jerseyville, Illinois¹⁹

3. Rachel E. Luckey — B. 10 Nov 1832, (probably) St. Charles County, Missouri;²⁰ D. 23 Apr 1883, Morgan County, Illinois;²⁰ M. Aaron B. Devore (1822-1884), 26 Feb 1861, Sangamon County, Illinois²¹

4. Joseph Luckey — B. 15 May 1835, (probably) Greene County, Illinois;²² D. 20 Jan 1916, Jersey County, Illinois;²² M. Edith Catherine Davis (1838-1913), 12 Jan 1865, Jersey County, Illinois²³

5. John Luckey — B. about 1839, (probably) Jersey County, Illinois;²⁴ D. after 22 Dec 1864¹²

6. Mary Jane Luckey — B. 7 Jan 1842, Jersey County, Illinois;⁹ D. 15 Jan 1908, Belvidere, Nebraska;⁹ M. (1) John Stanfield (about 1838-?), 1 Mar 1863, Sangamon County, Illinois;²⁵ (2) Charles N. Lovercheck (1847-1927), 3 Feb 1870, Sangamon County, Illinois²⁶

Sources:
1    Estimated birth year of Joseph Luckey based on his 1830 U.S. Census listing
2    Estimated marriage year based on approximate age of Joseph Luckey’s oldest child in census records and on Find-A-Grave
3    Estimated death date of Joseph Luckey based on birth date of his youngest child, counting back 9 months
4    1870 U.S. Census listing for Ellen Ann Ross
5    1830 U.S. Census listing for Joseph Luckey
6    Based on birthplace and birth year of Rachel Luckey on her 1850 U.S. Census listing
7    Jersey County Early Land Records, Jersey County IL GenWeb  
8    Deed of sale of Joseph and Ester Luckey to Gregg McDaniel, 15 Feb 1739, Greene County, Illinois, FamilySearch.org

9    1840 Jersey County, Illinois land grant for Joseph Luckey
10   Find-a-Grave listing for Mary Jane Lovercheck  
11  1850 Census listing for Esther Luckey 

12  Deeds of sale of Joseph Luckey’s land, Jersey, Illinois Deeds, 1864-1866, FamilySearch.org
13  Find-a-Grave listing for Esther Luckey 

14  Atlas of Jersey County, Illinois, 1872

15  Probate records of Samuel Luckey, Rowan County, North Carolina, 1804

16  Find-a-Grave listing for Ellen A. Ross  
17  Marriage record of John Ross and Ellen Ann Luckey, Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935, FamilySearch.org
18  Find-a-Grave listing for Samuel Luckey  
19  Marriage record of Samuel Luckey and Mary Jane Davis, Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935, FamilySearch.org
20  Find-a-Grave listing for Rachel Elizabeth Devore  
21  Marriage record of Aaron B. Devore and Rachel E. Luckey, Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935, FamilySearch.org
22  Find-a-Grave listing for Joseph Luckey  
23  Marriage record of Joseph Luckey and Edith Davis, Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935, FamilySearch.org

24  1850 Census listing for John Luckey
25  Marriage record of John Stanfield and Mary Jane Luckey, Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935, FamilySearch.org
26  Marriage record of Charles N. Lovercheck and Mary Jane Stanfield, Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935, FamilySearch.org

Mother-Daughter Wedding Day — Marie-Joseph Fournier

B. 23 Jun 1777 in Beaumont, Quebec¹
M. (1) 4 Jul 1796 in Beaumont, Quebec²
Husband: Michel Dubois
M. (2) 19 Oct 1812 In St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec³
Husband: Laurent Gosselin
D. 8 Nov 1856 in St-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec⁴

Marie-Joseph Fournier had the unusual distinction of getting married at the same place and on the same day as her oldest daughter. She lived her entire life on or near the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, born in Beaumont to Alexandre Fournier and Charlotte Turgeon on June 23, 1777.¹ Marie-Joseph grew up as the only girl among five brothers.

On July 4, 1796, 19-year-old Marie-Joseph married Michel Dubois.² After the wedding in Beaumont, she moved with her husband to his hometown of St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy. About a year later, Marie-Joseph gave birth to her first child, Marie-Charlotte,⁵ and seven more children followed by 1808. Sadly, one died young, then Michel passed away on August 12, 1809.⁶ Marie-Joseph likely had help supporting her children from her elderly father and her brothers, but for a woman in her situation, finding a new husband was her best option. So in the autumn of 1812, she married Laurent Gosselin of Bellechasse.

Record of Marie-Joseph's marriage to Laurent Gosselin in 1812. (Source: FamilySearch.org)

Marie-Joseph’s wedding took place at St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy on October 19th,³ but it wasn’t the only marriage the family celebrated that day. After her service was done, her 15-year-old daughter Marie-Charlotte married Joseph Mignault dit LaBrie.⁷ Why were two weddings held the same day? Perhaps it was for the convenience of having family gathered for both events at once. Remarkably, Marie-Joseph’s husband was about six years younger than the man her daughter married. Within a few months, both mother and daughter became pregnant, and they each gave birth to sons about six weeks apart.^8,9 Marie-Joseph had one more child in 1816.¹⁰

Mother and daughter wedding day. (AI-generated image)

Marie-Joseph was the wife of a tenant farmer, and census records show that her second husband’s farm production was below average. In the 1831 census,¹¹ with 9 people in the household, Laurent had a harvest of 54 bushels of potatoes, but there were no other crops or animals on the farm. Another census taken in 1842 said that there were 8 family members under their roof,¹² and they reported no crops at all that year, with a single hog as their livestock. Neither farm was located in St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy; in 1831, they lived in St-Charles-de-Bellechasse, and by 1842, they had moved to St-Jean-Chrysostome. Both locations were several miles south of the St. Lawrence, and far away from any large town or city.

Despite the hardships of life in rural 19th-century Quebec, Marie-Joseph lived to a fairly old age, passing away at 79 on November 8, 1856.⁴ Her husband Laurent survived until 1858.¹³

Children by Michel Dubois:
1. Marie-Charlotte Dubois — B. 29 Jun 1797, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;⁵ M. Joseph Mignault dit LaBrie (~1781-1846), 19 Oct 1812, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec⁷

2. Michel Dubois — B. about 30 May 1798, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;¹⁴ D. 5 Jul 1806, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec¹⁵

3. Marie-Euphrosine Dubois — B. about 9 Aug 1800, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;¹⁶ M. Pierre Cantin (1788-?), 8 Feb 1820, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec¹⁷

4. Judith Dubois — B. about 24 Jan 1801, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;¹⁸ M. Thomas Roberge (1798-?), 15 Oct 1822, Lévis, Lauzon, Quebec¹⁹

5. Jacques Dubois — B. about 12 Sep 1802, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;²⁰ D. after 1881, (probably) Quebec;²¹ M. Julie Hinse (~1805-?), 8 Feb 1825, Lévis, Lauzon, Quebec²²

6. Charles-Raphael Dubois — B. 12 Jul 1804, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;²³ D. 18 Sep 1891, Lauzon, Quebec;²⁴ M. Marie Roberge (1811-?), 12 Feb 1828, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec²⁵

7. Magloire Dubois — B. 29 Aug 1806, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;²⁶ D. 19 Feb 1873, Lauzon, Quebec;²⁷ M. (1) Françoise Couture (1806-?), 4 Oct 1825, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;²⁸ (2) Marie Dion (~1806-?), 13 Jan 1863, Lauzon, Quebec²⁹

8. Marie-Pelagie Dubois — B. 3 Jun 1808, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;³⁰ D. 3 Apr 1826, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;³¹ M. Louis Samson, 20 Jul 1824, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec³²

Children by Laurent Gosselin:
1. Laurent Gosselin — B. 3 Aug 1813, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;⁸ D. 15 Sep 1847, St-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec;³³ M. Marie Simoneau (~1812-?), 31 Jul 1832, St-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec³⁴

2. Hubert Gosselin — B. 30 May 1816, St-Joseph-de-la Pointe-Lévy, Quebec;¹⁰ D. 24 Sep 1899, St-Romauld-d’Etchemin, Quebec;³⁵ M. (1) Marie-Theotise Dupperon (1817-1866), 19 Mar 1839, St-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec;³⁶ (2) Vitaline Belanger (1836-1876), 25 Feb 1867, St-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec;³⁷ (3) Flavie Shink (~1828-1902), 6 Nov 1882, St-Lambert, Lévis, Quebec³⁸

Sources:
1    Baptismal record of Marie-Joseph Fournier, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
2    Marriage record of Michel Dubois and Marie-Joseph Fournier, Q.C.P.R.
3    Marriage record of Laurent Gosselin and Marie-Joseph Fournier, Q.C.P.R.
4    Burial record of Marie-Joseph Fournier, Q.C.P.R.
5    Baptismal record of Marie-Charlotte Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
6    Burial record of Michel Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
7    Marriage record of Joseph Mignault dit LaBrie and Marie-Charlotte Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
8    Baptismal record of Laurent Gosselin (younger), Q.C.P.R.
9    Baptismal record of Joseph LaBrie, Q.C.P.R.
10  Baptismal record of Hubert Gosselin, Q.C.P.R.
11  Lower Canada Census, 1831, FamilySearch.org
12  Lower Canada Census, 1842, FamilySearch.org
13  Burial record of Laurent Gosselin, Q.C.P.R.
14  Baptismal record of Michel Dubois (younger), Q.C.P.R.
15  Burial record of Michel Dubois (younger), Q.C.P.R.
16  Baptismal record of Marie-Euphrosine Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
17  Marriage record of Pierre Cantin and Marie-Euphrosine Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
18  Baptismal record of Judith Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
19  Marriage record of Thomas Roberge and Judith Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
20  Baptismal record of Jacques Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
21  Canada Census, 1881, FamilySearch.org
22  Marriage record of Jacques Dubois and Julie Hinse, Q.C.P.R.
23  Baptismal record of Charles-Raphael Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
24  Burial record of Charles-Raphael Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
25  Marriage record of Charles-Raphael Dubois and Marie Roberge, Q.C.P.R.
26  Baptismal record of Magloire Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
27  Burial record of Magloire Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
28  Marriage record of Magloire Dubois and Françoise Couture, Q.C.P.R.
29  Marriage record of Magloire Dubois and Marie Dion, Q.C.P.R.
30  Baptismal record of Marie-Pelagie Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
31  Burial record of Marie-Pelagie Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
32  Marriage record of Louis Samson and Marie-Pelagie Dubois, Q.C.P.R.
33  Burial record of Laurent Gosselin (younger), Q.C.P.R.
34  Marriage record of Laurent Gosselin and Marie Simoneau, Q.C.P.R.
35  Burial record of Hubert Gosselin, Q.C.P.R.
36  Marriage record of Hubert Gosselin and Marie-Theotise Dupperon, Q.C.P.R.
37  Marriage record of Hubert Gosselin and Vitaline Belanger, Q.C.P.R.
38  Marriage record of Hubert Gosselin and Flavie Shink, Q.C.P.R.

Over 95 Years in Early New England — Mary Lothrop

B. before 4 Oct 1640 in Barnstable, Massachusetts¹
M. (1) 20 Dec 1656 in Barnstable, Massachusetts²
Husband: John Stearns
M. (2) 6 May 1669 in Billerica, Massachusetts³
Husband: William French
M. (3) 1684 in (probably) Massachusetts⁴
Husband: Isaac Mixer
D. after 1735 in Massachusetts⁵

Mary Lothrop saw a lot of history in her long life, outliving three husbands in Puritan Massachusetts. She was born in the Cape Cod village of Barnstable, where she was baptized on October 4, 1640.¹ Her parents were Thomas Lothrop (sometimes spelled Lathrop) and Sarah Learned. Mary’s grandfather, Reverend John Lothrop, was a founder of Barnstable and the minister of its church.⁶ She was the oldest in a family of five children, but when she was 12-years-old, her mother died.⁷ Her father never remarried, and Mary likely helped to take care of her siblings.

When Mary was just 16, she married her first husband, John Stearns.² The wedding took place in Barnstable, but soon after, the couple settled in Billerica, a new town northwest of Boston. Between 1658 and 1665, Mary gave birth to five children, all boys; only the first one died as an infant.⁸ She became a widow when John passed away on March 5, 1669,⁹ and she quickly remarried to William French,³ one of Billerica’s leaders. He was almost old enough to be her grandfather, but in spite of their age difference, they had four daughters together, with the youngest born in 1676.¹⁰ On November 20, 1681, William died,¹¹ and Mary was on her own again.

A couple of years passed before Mary found a new husband. He was Isaac Mixer, the brother of Sarah Mixer, who was the first wife of her first husband John. No record of the marriage has survived; one source says the wedding took place on June 29, 1684.⁴ Isaac had fathered 16 children with his two previous wives, but by now Mary was in her mid-forties and she had no children with him. By the time he died on November 27, 1716, they had moved to Watertown, Massachusetts.¹²

Mary's "M" on a receipt regarding her third husband's probate. (Source: FamilySearch.org)

In Mary’s final widowhood, she went through some legal battles with her children as to who was going to support her. The surviving children were son Isaac Stearns, and daughters Mary Dunklin, Sarah Crosby and Hannah Child. In 1722, Stearns seemed be the only one of Mary’s children offering support, and Mary and Isaac sued to have the three daughters and their husbands contributing as well. An October 1723 court record stated that she was “an aged, poor and infirm widow unable to support herself.” It must have been an ordeal for Mary, who was now 83, to have this matter aired out in public. Unfortunately the archive of records don’t indicate a ruling in the case.¹³

In her old age. (AI-generated image)

By this time, Mary was considered among the very elderly in New England. The Puritans had a reverence for anyone reaching an advanced age; only one in five made it to 70, and this was often seen as a sign from God that they were special. Mary would far exceed that number; she was said to be “very aged” on a Watertown record in 1735,⁵ and must have been at least 94. The date of her death is unknown, but likely happened within a few years. Among Mary's descendants were Eli Whitney, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jeb Bush and Elon Musk.¹⁴

Children by John Stearns:
1. Isaac Stearns — B. 17 Apr 1658, Massachusetts;¹⁵ D. 9 Oct 1659, Massachusetts⁸

2. Samuel Stearns — B. about 3 Sep 1659, Billerica, Massachusetts¹⁶

3. Isaac Stearns — B. 23 Dec 1661, Cambridge, Massachusetts;¹⁷ M. Mary Merriam (1664-1734), about 1700, Billerica, Massachusetts¹⁸

4. Nathaniel Stearns — B. about 30 Nov 1663, Billerica, Massachusetts¹⁹

5. Thomas Stearns — B. 6 Dec 1665, Billerica, Massachusetts;²⁰ D. 9 Feb 1697, Billerica, Massachusetts;²¹ M. Rebecca Chamberlain (1663-1728), 20 Jun 1688, Watertown, Massachusetts²²

Children by William French:
1. Mary French — B. 30 Apr 1670 Billerica, Massachusetts;²³ M. (1) Robert Sharp (1670-?), 20 Jun 1687, Watertown, Massachusetts;²⁴ (2) Nathaniel Dunklin (1670-?), Billerica, Massachusetts²⁵

2. Sarah French — B. 29 Oct 1671 Billerica, Massachusetts;²⁶ M. Joseph Crosby (1671-?), 6 May 1691, Billerica, Massachusetts²⁷

3. Abigail French — B. 14 Apr 1673 Billerica, Massachusetts;²⁸ D. 13 Apr 1674, Billerica, Massachusetts²⁹

4. Hannah French — B. 25 Jan 1676, Billerica, Massachusetts;¹⁰ M. John Child (1669-1748), 5 Sep 1693³⁰

Resources:
1    Barnstable, Massachusetts Church Records, 1639-1892
2    Marriage record of John Stearns and Mary Lathrop, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, FamilySearch.org
3    Marriage record of William French and Mary Lathrop, M., T. C., V. & T. R.
4    Marriage record of Isaac Mixer and Mary Lathrop, Massachusetts, T. C., V. & T. R.
5    Find-a-Grave listing for Mary Mixer, but uncertain about the original source 
6    The Great Migration, Robert Charles Anderson, page 345, 1999
7    Find-a-Grave listing for Sarah Lothrop  
8    Death record of Isaac Stearns (older), M., T. C., V. & T. R
9    New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850, Ancestry.com
10  Birth record of Hannah French, M., T. C., V. & T. R
11  Death record of William French, M., T. C., V. & T. R
12  Death record of Isaac Mixer, M., T. C., V. & T. R 

13  Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), FamilySearch.org
14  FamousKin.com listing for Mary Lothrop 
15  Birth record of Isaac Stearns (older), M., T. C., V. & T. R
16  Birth record of Samuel Stearns, M., T. C., V. & T. R
17  Birth record of Isaac Stearns (younger), M., T. C., V. & T. R
18  Estimated marriage based on birth record of oldest child Mary, M., T. C., V. & T. R
19  Birth record of Nathaniel Stearns, M., T. C., V. & T. R
20  Birth record of Thomas Stearns, M., T. C., V. & T. R
21  Death record of Thomas Stearns, M., T. C., V. & T. R
22  Marriage record of Thomas Stearns and Rebecca Chamberlain, M., T. C., V. & T. R
23  Birth record of Mary French, M., T. C., V. & T. R
24  Marriage record of Thomas Stearns and Mary French, M., T. C., V. & T. R
25  The Great Migration, Robert Charles Anderson, page 345, 1999
26  Birth record of Sarah French, M., T. C., V. & T. R
27  Marriage record of Joseph Crosby and Sarah French, M., T. C., V. & T. R
28  Birth record of Abigail French, M., T. C., V. & T. R
29  Death record of Abigail French, M., T. C., V. & T. R
30  Marriage record of John Child and Hannah French, M., T. C., V. & T. R

Following Her Guardian to America — Elizabeth Northend

B. about 1618 in Riplingham, Rowley, England¹
M. (1) 1639 in (probably) Rowley, Massachusetts²
Husband: Francis Parrat
M. (2) 24 Feb 1658 in Rowley, Massachusetts³
Husband: Thomas Tenney
D. 17 Nov 1694 in Bradford, Massachusetts⁴

The course of Elizabeth Northend’s life was changed by the man named to look after her interests when she was a girl. Elizabeth was born in about 1618 in Riplingham, England,¹ which was part of the town of Rowley in Yorkshire. Her parents were John Northend and Elizabeth Cole, who were wealthy landowners; Elizabeth was the fourth of their eight children.

After both of her parents died in 1625, their property was held in trust for Elizabeth and most of her siblings to be overseen by their uncle Robert and Rowley’s minister, Reverend Ezekiel Rogers.⁵ He would become a significant figure in Elizabeth’s life. Reverend Rogers was a non-conformist who was dismissed from the Church of England in 1638 after a disagreement over doctrine, and this led to his migration to Massachusetts with 22 families from Rowley. Among the group were Elizabeth and some of her siblings. They left on a ship called John of London which sailed out of Hull, England, and brought them to America.⁶ The first winter was spent in Salem, then Reverend Rogers took his followers six miles north to set up a new town which they named Rowley in honor of their town of origin.⁶

Window of St. Peter's Church in Rowley, England honoring the 1638 voyage to America. (Source: Find A Grave)

Elizabeth was 21-years-old in 1639 when she married another settler named Francis Parrat.² He was also from Rowley, England and had come over on the same boat, so he likely had known her for some time. There is no record of their marriage, but it probably happened in the new settlement. Elizabeth became pregnant soon after and had a baby girl born in May of 1640.⁷ She had seven more in the next decade or so; two of them died as infants.

In 1652, Elizabeth and her husband were witnesses in a court case for a man who claimed he heard a spirit voice that caused him to act crazy;⁸ it’s not known what they said during the trial. The man was ordered to be publicly whipped. Just three years later, Elizabeth’s husband was involved in another matter that had him sailing back to England. Unfortunately, something happened to him on the trip, and he passed away, leaving her a widow with six children.⁹

Elizabeth remarried on February 24, 1658 to a recently widowed neighbor named Thomas Tenney.³ Like she and her first husband, Thomas and his wife had come from Rowley, England on the John of London, then married in New England soon after. He brought six children into his marriage with Elizabeth making for what must have been a crowded household. Elizabeth’s daughter Mercy married Thomas’s son John in 1664,¹⁰ an event which sometimes happened in blended families. Elizabeth and Thomas had no children together, probably due to the fact she was past 40 when they married.

All during these years, Reverend Rogers was still a presence in Rowley guiding the followers of his church, but in 1661, he passed away.⁶ Even though he had been married three times, he had no children, and perhaps this is why others in his life were mentioned in his will. Elizabeth was one of them; he left her £10 with the curious note that she had been his “sometime servant.”⁵ Whether this was a reference to her relationship as an underaged girl, or that she worked for him later in his life, is unknown.

Sometime before the end of her life, Elizabeth and Thomas moved to the newer inland community of Bradford, Massachusetts. This is where she died on November 17, 1694.⁴ Thomas lived another five years, dying in early 1700. Elizabeth had noteworthy descendants President Chester Alan Arthur, Charles and John Sargent Pillsbury (founders of Pillsbury Co.), Bette Davis, and singer James Taylor.¹¹

Children (all by Francis Parrat):
1. Elizabeth Parrat — B. 1 May 1640, Rowley, Massachusetts;⁷ D. 9 May 1690, Haverhill, Massachusetts;¹² M. Samuel Worcester (1629-1681), 29 Nov 1659, Rowley, Massachusetts¹³

2. Faith Parrat — B. 20 Mar 1642, Rowley, Massachusetts;¹⁴ D. 15 Oct 1715, Rowley, Massachusetts;¹⁵ M. Ezekiel Jewett (1643-1723), 26 Feb 1663, Rowley, Massachusetts¹⁶

3. John Parrat — B. 22 Feb 1643, Rowley, Massachusetts;¹⁷ D. young

4. Sarah Parrat — B. 22 Feb 1643, Rowley, Massachusetts;¹⁸ D. 9 Oct 1663, (probably) Rowley, Massachusetts¹⁹

5. Mercy Parrat — B. 23 Jul 1646, Rowley, Massachusetts;²⁰ D. 27 Nov 1667, (probably) Rowley, Massachusetts;²¹ M. John Tenney (1640-1722), 26 Feb 1664, Rowley, Massachusetts¹⁰

6. Mary Parrat — B. 15 Jul 1647, Rowley, Massachusetts;²² D. 28 Sep 1714, Rowley, Massachusetts;²³ M. John Sawyer (1648-1722), about 1674, Rowley, Massachusetts²⁴

7. Martha Parrat — B. 9 Oct 1649, Rowley, Massachusetts;²⁵ D. 13 Jul 1730, Amesbury, Massachusetts;²⁶ M. Isaac Colby (1640-1723), 1668, Salisbury, Massachusetts²⁷

8. Hannah Parrat — B. 21 Dec 1651, Rowley, Massachusetts;²⁸ D. young

Sources:
1    Estimated birth year for Elizabeth Northend based on birth of oldest child Elizabeth Parrat, Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, FamilySearch.org
2    Estimated marriage year for Francis Parrat and Elizabeth Northend based on birth of oldest child Elizabeth Parrat, M. B. & C.
3    Marriage record of Thomas Tenney and Elizabeth Parrat, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, FamilySearch.org
4    Find-a-Grave listing for Elizabeth Tenney  
5    Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury, V. 2, p. 950, Mary Lovering Holman, 1938
6    Ezekiel Rogers (Wikipedia article)  
7    Birth record of Elizabeth Parrat, M. B. & C.
8    Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Volume I, edited by George Francis Drew, 1912
9    Probate file of Francis Parrat, Essex County Massachusetts Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, AmericanAncestors.org
10  Marriage record of John Tenney and Mercy Parrat, M., T. C., V. & T. R
11  FamousKin.com listing for Elizabeth Northend  
12  Find-a-Grave listing for Elizabeth Worcester  
13  Marriage record of Samuel Worcester and Elizabeth Parrat, M., T. C., V. & T. R
14  Birth record of Faith Parrat, M., T. C., V. & T. R
15  Death record of Faith Jewett, M., T. C., V. & T. R
16  Marriage record of Ezekiel Jewett and Faith Parrat, M., T. C., V. & T. R
17  Birth record of John Parrat, M., T. C., V. & T. R
18  Birth record of Sarah Parrat, M., T. C., V. & T. R
19  Death record of Sarah Parrat, M., T. C., V. & T. R
20  Birth record of Mercy Parrat, M., T. C., V. & T. R
21  Death record of Mercy Tenney, M., T. C., V. & T. R
22  Birth record of Mary Parrat, Rowley birth records
23  Death record of Mary Parrat, Rowley death records
24  Estimated marriage date of Edward Sawyer and Mary Parrat based on age of oldest child Edward, M. B. & C.
25  Birth record of Mercy Parrat, M., T. C., V. & T. R
26 Find-a-Grave listing for Martha Colby  
27  Marriage record of Isaac Colby and Martha Parrat, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com
28  Birth record of Hannah Parrat, M. B. & C.

Child Bride of Unknown Background — Marie Benoit

B. about 1653 in France¹
M. about 1668 in Contrecœur, New France²
Husband: Pierre Favreau dit Deslauriers
D. 11 Dec 1733 in Contrecœur, New France³

Marie Benoit was a teenaged girl when she became the wife of a New France settler. Her origins are completely unknown, and it’s assumed she was one of the Filles du Roi, the migration of marriageable women from France. But there’s no marriage contract or parish record of her wedding, so this can’t be taken as pure fact.

Based on the age of her oldest child, Marie would have migrated as a Filles du Roi in 1667 or 1668,² and according to other records, she would have been 14- or 15-years-old.¹ Why would a girl that young go on such a risky venture? The Filles du Roi were recruited in Paris, as well as places near the port cities of Dieppe and LaRochelle. Those who had few options in life snapped up the opportunity. Marie may have been an orphan, or maybe she was from a large, impoverished family, but no records offer any sort of clue to her actual background.

Teenaged girl going to Canada. (AI-generated image)

An alternative to this scenario is that Marie was actually born in the colony. This speculation plays out because there was a man who arrived in Montreal in 1653 whose name was Paul Benoit (or Benoist). Much of Marie’s life was in the Montreal area, and for a time, she lived in the same community as some of his family. But Marie was not listed in Paul Benoit’s household in the 1666 census, so there’s nothing to really connect her to him.

Sometime about 1668, Marie married a man named Pierre Favreau dit Deslauriers,² who had been a Carignan-Salières Regiment soldier. After having arrived in 1665, Pierre finished his 3-year term of service, and he became one of the many who decided not to return to France. The couple settled in the seigneury of Contrecœur, located downriver from Montreal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. Marie had three children before she was age 20, and their family grew to thirteen children by 1693; four of them, all boys, died young. In about 1687, the family moved to closer to Montreal, to the settlement of Boucherville.⁴

In July 1697, Marie testified at the scandalous trial of Marie-Madeleine Gibault,⁵ a young woman who left her newborn baby in a manure pile next to a barn; as an unmarried mother, she was charged with trying to hide the baby by leaving it to die. The woman was found guilty and hanged for her crime.

Marie's testimony at the 1697 trial of Marie-Madeleine Gibault. (Source: BAnQ)

Marie’s husband Pierre died on May 26, 1708.⁶ Twelve years later, Marie was living in the household of her oldest son Nicolas when she wrote a will dated March 5, 1720.⁷ In the document, she bequeathed such things as bedding, clothing and “a full pot of butter” to various children, grandchildren and daughters-in-law. Marie lived another 13 years and passed away on December 11, 1733.³ Among her descendants are voiceover actress June Foray, famous for being the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel.

Children:
1. Nicolas Favreau — B. about 1669, New France;² D. 11 Jan 1731, Boucherville, New France;² M. (1) Catherine Picard (~1679-1699), 18 Oct 1694, Boucherville, New France;⁸ (2) Marie Meunier (1683-1742), 20 Apr 1700, Boucherville, New France⁹

2. Pierre Favreau — B. about 1670, New France;¹ D. before 21 Mar 1693¹⁰

3. Marie-Anne Favreau — B. about 1672, New France;¹¹ D. 3 Apr 1737, Contrecœur  New France;¹¹ M. (1) Antoine Emery dit Coderre (1643-?), 5 Jun 1688, Boucherville, New France;¹² (2) Joseph Circe (1691-1754), 10 Feb 1716, Contrecœur, New France¹³

4. Antoine Favreau — B. 26 Feb 1675, Contrecœur  New France;¹⁴ D. 6 Nov 1709, Montreal, New France;¹⁵ M. Anne Meunier (~1678-?), 11 Jan 1700, Boucherville, New France¹⁶

5. Mathurin Favreau — B. 16 Mar 1677, Contrecœur  New France;¹⁷ D. 27 Mar 1752, Boucherville, New France;¹⁸ M. Marie-Madeleine Emery (1678-1760), 11 Jan 1700, Boucherville, New France¹⁹

6. Marie Favreau — B. about 1679, New France;²⁰ D. 1 May 1703, Montreal, New France;²⁰ M. François Picard (1673-1728), 18 Oct 1694, Boucherville, New France²¹

7. Jean Favreau — B. about 1681, New France;²² D. 31 Oct 1747, Boucherville, New France;²² M. Jeanne Meunier (1685-1760), 23 Jan 1702, Boucherville, New France²³

8. Joseph Favreau — B. 25 Mar 1683, Contrecœur, New France;²⁴ D. (probably) young

9. Charles Favreau — B. 13 Feb 1685, Contrecœur  New France;²⁵ D. 31 Oct 1764, Verchères, New France;²⁶ M. Marie-Angelique Benard (1699-?), 11 Nov 1720, Boucherville, New France²⁷

10. Genevieve Favreau — B. 4 Oct 1686, Contrecœur, New France;²⁸ D. before 5 Oct 1717, New France;²⁹ M. Gabriel Giard (1675-1753), 21 Jul 1710, Contrecœur, New France³⁰

11. René Favreau — B. 25 May 1688, Boucherville, New France;⁴ D. 11 Apr 1689, Boucherville, New France³¹

12. Jacques Favreau — B. 28 Aug 1690, Boucherville, New France;³² D. 25 Sep 1690, Boucherville, New France³³

13. Pierre Favreau — B. 21 Mar 1693, Boucherville, New France;¹⁰ M. Marie-Anne Perrault (1692-1730), 28 Jun 1716, Boucherville, New France³⁴

Sources:
1    Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France
2    Burial record of Nicolas Favreau, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
3    Burial record of Marie Benoit, Q.C.P.R.
4    Baptismal record of René Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
5    Court record of case against Marie Madeleine Gibault, BAnQ  
6    Burial record of Pierre Favreau dit Deslauriers, Q.C.P.R.
7    WikiTree listing for Marie Benoit  
8    Marriage record of Nicolas Favreau and Catherine Picard, Q.C.P.R.
9    Marriage record of Nicolas Favreau and Marie Meunier, Q.C.P.R.
10  Baptismal record of Pierre Favreau (younger), Q.C.P.R.
11  Burial record of Marie-Anne Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
12  Marriage record of Antoine Emery dit Coderre and Marie-Anne Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
13  Marriage record of Joseph Circe and Marie-Anne Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
14  Baptismal record of Antoine Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
15  Burial record of Antoine Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
16  Marriage record of Antoine Favreau and Anne Meunier, Q.C.P.R.
17  Baptismal record of Mathurin Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
18  Burial record of Mathurin Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
19  Marriage record of Mathurin Favreau and Marie-Madeleine Emery, Q.C.P.R.
20  Burial record of Marie Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
21  Marriage record of François Picard and Marie Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
22  Burial record of Jean Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
23  Marriage record of Jean Favreau and Jeanne Meunier, Q.C.P.R.
24  Baptismal record of Joseph Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
25  Baptismal record of Charles Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
26  Burial record of Charles Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
27  Marriage record of Charles Favreau and Marie-Angelique Benard, Q.C.P.R.
28  Baptismal record of Genevieve Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
29  Marriage record of Gabriel Giard and Suzanne Menard, Q.C.P.R.
30  Marriage record of Gabriel Giard and Genevieve Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
31  Burial record of René Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
32  Baptismal record of Jacques Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
33  Burial record of Jacques Favreau, Q.C.P.R.
34  Marriage record of Pierre Favreau (younger) and Marie-Anne Perrault, Q.C.P.R.

Arriving With the Winthrop Fleet — Rice Cole

B. about 1589 in England¹
M. 7 Jun 1612, in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England²
Wife: Arrold Dunnington
D. 15 May 1646 in Charlestown, Massachusetts³

When English Puritans made their historic 1630 migration to Massachusetts, Rice Cole was among them. Rice, also called Ryce, Ryse or Rise, was born about 1589.¹ His parents may have been Isaac Cole and Jane Meryot, but this isn’t proven. His birthplace was said to be Norwich, England, but by 1612, he was living in Great Bowden, a village in Leicestershire where on June 7, he married a woman named Arrold Dunnington.² They were known to have five children born from about 1616 to 1625.

Rice and his wife were among the thousands of people living in England who became non-conformists of the officially sanctioned church, and they sought to live in a place where they could freely practice their religion. It had been ten years since a colony had been established in America at Plymouth, and settlers had been trickling into the region ever since. Then in 1630, Puritan leaders in England organized an effort to bring over a larger number of people.

The migration was led by John Winthrop, and it totaled about 700 people on 11 ships.⁴ The first four ships left Yarmouth, England on April 8th, landing at Massachusetts Bay in June. Other ships followed soon after carrying more passengers, plus the supplies to set up a new colony. Rice and his family were on one of ships, but there are no records identifying which one. The colonists landed at the site of present-day Charlestown, where a small number of English people already lived. The intention was to build their settlement there, but after a few months of sickness and hardship, most of the people relocated across the bay, and this became Boston.

Arrival of the Winthrop Fleet in Massachusetts. (AI-generated image)

A few of the settlers stayed behind in Charlestown, though, and it’s believed that Rice and his family were among them. By the end of 1632, enough additional arrivals allowed them to form their own congregation. The founding of the Charleston church took place on November 2nd, and both Rice and Arrold were listed as original members.⁵

Rice’s two oldest children had an interesting connection to a man named Samuel Fuller, who had arrived on the Mayflower years earlier. Fuller lived in the Plymouth colony, but he went to Charlestown at the time the Winthrop Fleet landed in 1630, and offered his medical skills to treat their illnesses. Three years later, it was noted in Fuller’s will that he had taken in Rice’s daughter Elizabeth in order to educate her, and that Rice’s son Robert was also taken in as a servant.⁵ This was a practice among some Puritans known as “sending out” — they believed that placing their children in another household provided preparation for life that they wouldn't get at home. It’s unknown if the two children went to live with Fuller in 1630 or later, but it’s likely their relationship was established during the summer of 1630.

As was typical in early colonial New England towns, Rice was granted plots of land scattered in the surrounding area. While he lived with his wife and children in a community clustered near the water, he owned eight other tracts outside of town, the largest of which was described as “50 acres in Water Field.”⁵ Within a few years, some of this land would be inside the boundaries of new towns that split off from Charlestown.

In May 1646, Rice wrote his will, and he died on the 15th of that month.³ The will wasn’t probated until his widow Arrold passed away in 1662.² Rice and Arrold were ancestors of Franklin Pierce, George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush and James Spader.⁶

Children:
1. Robert Cole — B. about 1616, (probably) Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England;⁵ M. Phillip ______⁵

2. Elizabeth Cole — B. about 1619, (probably) Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England;⁵ D. 5 Mar 1688, Woburn, Massachusetts;⁷ M. Thomas Peirce (~1608-1681), before 1639, Charlestown, Massachusetts⁵

3. Mary Cole — B. about 1621, (probably) Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England;⁵ D. 7 Oct 1683, Charlestown, Massachusetts;⁸ M. Richard Lowden (~1612-1700), about 1640, Charlestown, Massachusetts⁵

4. John Cole — B. about 1623, (probably) Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England;⁵ D. about 1673, Charlestown, Massachusetts;⁵ M. Ursula ______, before 1655⁵

5. James Cole — B. about 1625, (probably) Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England;⁵ M. Ruth _______, before 28 Aug 1655⁵

Sources:
1    Estimated birth year of Ryse Cole based on date of his marriage
2    “Colonists from Great Bowden, Leicestershire — Rice Cole of Charlestown, Massachusetts,” Leslie Mahler, The American Genealogist, Vol. 78, July 2003
3    Death record of Rice Cole, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, FamilySearch.org
4    John Winthrop (Wikipedia article)  
5    Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Vols. I-III, Robert Charles Anderson
6    FamousKin.com listing for Rice Cole
7    Find-a-Grave listing for Elizabeth Cole Pierce  
8    Death record of Mary Lowden, M., T. C., V. & T. R.

An Illegitimate Daughter — Jean Royer

B. before 29 Mar 1634 in Saint-Cosme-de-Vairais, France¹
M. 22 Nov 1663 in Château-Richer, New France²
Wife: Marie Targer
D. before 17 Feb 1676 in Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France³

In New France records, out-of-wedlock children were sometimes openly identified in baptisms, and in this way we know that Jean Royer fathered a baby with a woman who wasn’t his wife. Jean was a recent migrant to the colony from Perche, France; he had been baptized there in the village of Saint-Cosme-de-Vairais on March 29, 1634.¹ His parents were Jean Royer and Marie Pais, and he had at least two younger sisters.

Jean was mentioned in New France records for the first time when he was confirmed on August 10, 1659.⁴ On that day, François de Montmorency-Laval administered the sacrament at Notre-Dame-de-Quebec to 177 people. How and why Jean arrived in the colony is unknown.

Confirmation in 1659 Quebec. (AI-generated image)

The next time Jean appeared in records was on January 3, 1661 when he received a concession of land at Ste-Famille on Île d’Orleans.¹ It was sometime during that year that he became involved with a single woman who was newly arrived in the colony. Her name was Madeleine Dubois, and in about late spring or early summer, she became pregnant with Jean’s child. The details of their relationship are a mystery, but it didn’t result in a trip to the altar, and during her pregnancy, Madeleine married another man. She gave birth to the baby, a healthy girl, on February 7, 1662.⁵ Jean was likely not present at her baptism, and the child later took her step-father’s name. Madeleine went on to raise a large family with her husband in the seigneury of Beauport.

In September 1663, the very first ship of women who were later called Filles du Roi landed at Quebec City, and from this small group, Jean found a wife. She was Marie Targer, who was born in LaRochelle in 1642, and the couple married in Château-Richer on November 22nd.² They seemed to have lived there for a couple of years, having two children born during that time. Then Jean and his family moved to Île d’Orleans for good, and five more children were born. Sadly, four of their seven children seem to have died as infants.

Not long after his youngest child’s funeral on March 4, 1675, Jean passed away.³ There’s no burial record for him which may indicate he drowned, but this is speculation. His widow Marie remarried on February 17, 1676;⁶ she died in 1712.⁷ Among Jean's descendants is Tom Bergeron.

Child by Madeleine Dubois:
1. Marie-Madeleine Baugis — 7 Feb 1662, Quebec City, New France;⁵ D. 23 Mar 1743, Beauport, New France;⁸ M. Jacques Menard dit Deslauriers (~1653-1716), 28 Nov 1680, Beauport, New France⁹

Children by Marie Targer:
1. Jean Royer — B. 28 Sep 1664, Château-Richer, New France;¹⁰ D. before 6 Nov 1671, New France¹¹

2. Marie-Anne Royer — B. 21 Aug 1665, Château-Richer, New France;¹² D. 11 May 1746, Repentigny, New France;¹³ M. René Alaire (1635-1709), 14 Apr 1681, Neuville, New France¹⁴

3. Madeleine Royer — B. 18 Oct 1666, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁵ D. (probably) young

4. Pierre Royer — B. 6 Nov 1667, (probably) Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁶ D. (probably) young

5. Isabelle-Elisabeth Royer — B. 14 Sep 1669, St-Jean, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁷ D. 22 Jun 1715, Montreal, New France;¹⁸ M. (2) Pierre Blais (1639-1700), 5 Jun 1689, St-Jean, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁹ (2) Robert Pepin (1678-1754), 16 Nov 1700, St-Jean, Île d’Orleans, New France²⁰

6. Jean Royer — B. 6 Nov 1671, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹¹ D. 5 Apr 1743, St-Jean, Île d’Orleans, New France;²¹ M. Catherine Dumont (1675-1757), 19 Oct 1694, St-Jean, Île d’Orleans, New France²²

7. Therese Royer — B. 21 Feb 1675, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans, New France;²³ D. 4 Mar 1675, Ste-Famille, Île d’Orleans²⁴

Sources:

1    Perche-Quebec.com
2    Marriage record of Jean Royer and Marie Targer, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
3    Burial record of Jean Royer, Q.C.P.R.
4    Confirmations à Percé et Québec en 1659 (blog), Guy Perron, 2015  
5    Baptismal record of Marie-Madeleine Royer, Q.C.P.R.
6    Marriage record of Robert Tournerouche and Marie Targer, Q.C.P.R.
7    Burial record of Marie Targer, Q.C.P.R.
8    Burial record of Marie-Madeleine Baugis, Q.C.P.R.
9    Marriage record of Jacques Menard and Marie-Madeleine Baugis, Q.C.P.R.
10  Baptismal record of Jean Royer (older son), Q.C.P.R.
11  Baptismal record of Jean Royer (younger son), Q.C.P.R.
12  Baptismal record of Marie-Anne Royer, Q.C.P.R.
13  Burial record of Marie-Anne Royer, Q.C.P.R.
14  Marriage record of René Alaire and Marie-Anne Royer, Q.C.P.R.
15  Baptismal record of Madeleine Royer, Q.C.P.R.
16  Baptismal record of Pierre Royer, Q.C.P.R.
17  Baptismal record of Isabelle-Elizabeth Royer, Q.C.P.R.
18  Burial record of Isabelle-Elizabeth Royer Royer, Q.C.P.R.
19  Marriage record of Pierre Blais and Isabelle-Elizabeth Royer Royer, Q.C.P.R.
20  Marriage record of Robert Pepin and Isabelle-Elizabeth Royer Royer, Q.C.P.R.
21  Burial record of Jean Royer (younger son), Q.C.P.R.
22  Marriage record of Jean Royer and Catherine Dumont, Q.C.P.R.
23  Baptismal record of Therese Royer, Q.C.P.R.
24  Burial record of Therese Royer, Q.C.P.R.