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. 

Marriage record of Leonard and Charlotte.

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.

Accused of a Criminal Scheme — Nicolas Daudelin

B. about 1635 in Rouen, France¹
M. 22 Oct 1665, Château-Richer, New France²
Wife: Anne Girard
D. 24 Aug 1699 in La Pérade, New France¹

During the middle of his life, Nicolas Daudelin seemed to be involved in plotting to steal a vast amount of money from an important man in New France. Nicolas had sketchy beginnings, said to be born in about 1635 in Rouen, France to parents Jacques Daudelin and Jeanne Lépine.² He first turned up in Canada in a record dated January 21, 1665 working as farm laborer for Jean Migneault and Charles Cloutier, two early settlers of Beauport.³ The standard length of an engaged servant’s contract was three years, and this seemed to have been his final year of service, so Nicolas likely arrived from France in about 1663.

In the fall of 1665, Nicolas sought out a bride from that year’s shipload of Filles du Roi. He chose Anne Girard, who at age 35 was unusually old for a woman still single. Their marriage contract was signed on October 21st, and the wedding took place the next day at Château-Richer.² The witnesses were Zacharie and Jean Cloutier, brothers of Charles, further establishing his connection to that family. Nicolas and Anne had their first two children in 1667, a set of twins. Two years later, another set of twins were born. Despite the encouragement by authorities to have large families, Nicolas only fathered these four children; perhaps Anne’s age was a factor in this.

The event that gives an impression that Nicolas wasn’t a lawful man happened in 1675.⁴ In June of that year, a trial took place at Quebec involving him and two others, Mathurin Tessier and Antoine Gaboury. The three were all accused of planning to make themselves rich by poaching goods from remote outposts. The idea was that they would travel into present-day New York, and on the way, pillage “the establishment of Charles Bazire,” a wealthy merchant who operated a post at the Rivière-du-Loup.⁵ They calculated that each participant in the crime would get 20,000 livres, an enormous sum of money. Nicolas had two farm laborers who worked for him also in on the plot, and it was these two who seemed to blow his cover, along with another settler invited to join them named Jean Briere.

Map showing location of Rivière-du-Loup.

When the accused men were brought to court, each of them denied it, pointing the finger at each other. Tessier claimed Nicolas was the ring leader, saying that he had cooked the whole thing up. Meanwhile, Briere testified that Tessier and Gaboury were to blame for talking Nicolas into their scheme. The records don’t reveal the outcome of the trial, but afterwards, Nicolas seems to have resumed his life as a farmer. The 1681 census showed that he had 37 arpents under cultivation and 19 cattle, both of which were signs of success.⁶ Soon after, the family relocated to the seigneury of La Pérade, located upriver from Quebec City.

Nicolas died at La Pérade on August 25, 1699. His wife Anne survived him and passed away in 1710.⁷ They were ancestors of Leo Durocher.

Children:
1. Marie-Anne Daudelin – B. 28 Apr 1667, Château-Richer, New France;⁸ D. 1 Jul 1733, Vercheres, New France;⁹ M. René Provost (~1652-1734), 9 Jan 1684, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, New France¹⁰

2. Réne Daudelin – B. 28 Apr 1667, Château-Richer, New France;¹² D. 11 May 1719, Varennes, New France;¹³ M. (1) Marguerite Collette (1669-1703), 7 Jan 1687, Batiscan, New France;¹⁴ (2) Marie-Madeleine Abirou (1680-1736), 1 Dec 1703, Varennes, New France¹⁵

3. Madeleine Daudelin — B. 11 May 1669, Château-Richer, New France;¹⁶ D. 26 Apr 1750, Varennes, New France;¹⁷ M. (1) Jean-Baptiste Rougeau (1649-1718), 8 Feb 1684, La Pérade, New France;¹⁸ (2) Antoine Berthelet (1675-1755), 30 Jun 1732, Montreal, New France¹⁹

4. Marie Daudelin — B. 11 May 1669, Château-Richer, New France¹⁶

Sources:

1    Burial record of Nicolas Daudelin, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org

2    Marriage record of Nicolas Daudelin and Anne Girard, Q.C.P.R. 

3   Court order involving Jean Migneault Chastillon and Nicolas Daudelin, BAnQ 

4    Criminal case against Nicolas Daudelin, Mathurin Tessier and Antoine Gaboury, BAnQ 

5    Charles Bazire (Wikipedia article) 

6    1681 Census of New France

7    Burial record of Anne Girard, Q.C.P.R. 

8    Baptismal record of Marie-Anne Daudelin, Q.C.P.R. 

9    Burial record of Marie-Anne Daudelin, Q.C.P.R. 

10  Marriage record of René Provost and Marie-Anne Daudelin, Q.C.P.R. 

11  Baptismal record of René Daudelin, Q.C.P.R. 

12 Burial record of René Daudelin, Q.C.P.R. 

13  Burial record of René Daudelin, Q.C.P.R.

14  Marriage record of René Daudelin and Marguerite Collet, Q.C.P.R. 

15  Marriage record of René Daudelin and Marie-Madeleine Abirou, Q.C.P.R.

16  Baptismal record of Madeleine and Marie Daudelin, Q.C.P.R. 

17  Burial record of Madeleine Daudelin, Q.C.P.R. 

18  Marriage record of Jean-Baptiste Rougeau and Madeleine Daudelin, Q.C.P.R. 

19  Marriage record of Antoine Berthelet and Madeleine Daudelin, Q.C.P.R. 

Escorting Filles du Roi — Catherine-Françoise Desnaguets

B. about 1621 in Paris, France¹
M. after 21 Mar 1646 in Paris, France²
Husband: Pierre Petit
D. before 10 Sep 1691 in (probably) Paris, France³

Catherine-Françoise Desnaguets had an unusual story for a woman of New France: her travels and status led her to become a chaperone on a voyage of young women to the colony. She was thought to be born in Paris in about 1621;¹ her parents were said to be Bonaventure Desnaguets (also spelled Desnaguetz or Desnoyers) and Anne des Gautiers.² It’s known that Catherine-Françoise had three brothers and a sister.⁴ Her father had an important job as “Ingénieur du roi pour l'artillerie en France” which translates as “artillery engineer for the king of France.”⁵ He died in March of 1642 and was buried at St. Paul church;⁶ Catherine-Françoise’s mother passed away in September of 1644.⁶

View of Paris when Catherine-Françoise was born.

On March 21, 1646, Catherine-Françoise appeared in records on a contract of marriage.² The man she agreed to marry was Pierre Petit, who was also from Paris. The document indicated that Catherine-Françoise had been living at “the house of the poor orphans of Saint-Joseph on Saint-Dominique street in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.” Given her background and age at her parents’ deaths, she wasn’t likely there as an orphan, but had a different role, perhaps as a teacher. Catherine-Françoise brought 300 livres in dowry, and was said to be vouched for by the woman who headed the orphanage, plus “several notables.” The record of the actual wedding is missing, but it probably happened soon after the contract signing.

A short time later, Catherine-Françoise left France with Pierre to sail to Canada. They landed at Quebec City by May 21st, when Pierre was granted a seigneury in a remote area upriver;⁷ it isn’t believed they ever moved there. Catherine-Françoise gave birth to their first child the following year,⁸ then they settled in Beauport. A second child was born in January of 1650,⁹ who seems to have died young. That May, their farm was invaded by a band of Iroquois, who slaughtered a man who worked for them, and kidnapped their firstborn child, 3-year-old Joseph. The boy was never returned, and was thought to be killed by the Indians at their camp near present-day Albany, New York.⁷

It’s easy to imagine that the hardships Catherine-Françoise and Pierre suffered led to their return to France, and in about the fall of 1651, they were back in Paris.⁷ A daughter was born soon after,⁷ but they once again moved to the colony by 1653, settling first on Île d’Orleans, then in Quebec City.⁷ Catherine-Françoise gave birth to two more sons, with the younger one born in April 1660.^10,11 During this period, she appeared in a court record as handling a matter about the family’s property while Pierre was away from home.⁷ In the case dated August 26, 1659, Catherine-Françoise charged a neighbor with encroaching on their land with a structure he had built. The dispute was settled with a compromise, and the neighbor gave them a portion of his property to compensate for the amount taken up by the building.

In late 1660, the family moved back to France, and seemed to have stayed there for the next few years.⁷ Pierre might have made some trips to the colony, leaving Catherine-Françoise to manage things alone in Paris.⁷ It’s likely that her dealings around this time led to her participation in bringing women to Canada.¹² During the 1660s, the officials in France made a concentrated effort to boost the population of New France by encouraging marriageable women to relocate there. The young brides later became known as the Filles du Roi, or Daughters of the King, and they arrived in the colony by the shipload. Part of the logistics of transporting the women required having a female to escort them, and in 1667, this task fell to Catherine-Françoise. At the time, she had three underaged children, and it isn’t known who may have looked after them while she took on this job.

On June 2nd, Catherine-Françoise brought women who had been recruited in Paris to the port city of Dieppe, estimated to be a group of about twenty. Among that year’s Filles du Roi were several who were from middle- and upper-class families. After they arrived at Dieppe two weeks later, some were unhappy with the way things were going and petitioned authorities about their “ill treatment.” They complained that they were deprived of food that Catherine-Françoise had promised they would get from the men operating the ship. In addition, they accused their chaperone of stealing their clothes.⁷

Unfortunately, no record has survived saying if Catherine-Françoise was found guilty of the accusations. Perhaps the issue of stolen clothing was that some of the women brought too much baggage, but this is speculation.¹² Catherine-Françoise and her group of prospective brides boarded the ship Le St-Louis, along with sixty or so women from Normandy. The crossing was a difficult one that took almost three months, and many of the women were sick when they arrived at Quebec City on September 25th.⁷

Jean Talon, the man responsible for the Filles du Roi program, later wrote about the mismanaged voyage in a letter dated October 27th.⁷ While sticking up for the ship’s company and crew, he said this about Catherine-Françoise: “It would be my feeling about the people of their sex and their quality having a wise and authorized escort to make them give the necessary things.” Later he mentioned that there were "fifteen or twenty [women] who are said to be of fairly good birth… which has not prevented that they have not been very ill-treated by their escort who has robbed them of half of their clothes.”

The style of dresses Catherine-Françoise was accused of "stealing."

Needless to say, Catherine-Françoise made no more trips as a Filles du Roi chaperone. The women she brought over for the most part did find husbands, including Catherine Ballié, Marie Blanchard, Catherine Bourgeois, and Catherine Vieillot.¹² Back in New France, Catherine-Françoise reunited with her husband Pierre, but by May 1669, they had returned once again to Paris, making their home in the Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois parish.⁷ Pierre later went back to Canada, but it’s believed that Catherine-Françoise did not, and she died at an unknown date, likely in Paris. Among her descendants are Ricky Gervais and Matt LeBlanc.

Children:
1. Joseph Petit — B. 12 Jul 1647, Quebec City, New France;⁸ D. (probably) May 1650, Fort Orange, New Netherland⁷

2. Marie Petit — B. 30 Jan 1650, (probably) Beauport, New France⁹

3. Anne-Charlotte Petit — B. about 1652, (probably) Paris, France;⁷ D. 2 Mar 1736, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, New France;¹³ M. (1) Joachim Martin (~1636-1690), 16 Jun 1669, Quebec City New France;¹⁴ (2) Antoine Juchereau (1640-1699), 10 Sep 1691, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;³ (3) Jean-Paul Maheu (1649-1708), 11 Jun 1703, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France¹⁵

4. René-Jacques Petit — B. 16 Jan 1657, Quebec City, New France¹⁰

5. Louis-Alexandre Petit — B. 6 Apr 1660, Quebec City, New France;¹¹ D. before 20 Nov 1738, Varennes, New France;¹⁶ M. Marie-Anne Messier (1665-1751), 8 Jan 1721, Varennes, New France¹⁷

Sources:
1    Estimated age based on ages of siblings and likely age at marriage, Fichier origine
2    Marriage contract of Pierre Petit and Catherine-Françoise Desnaguets, Fichier origine
3    Marriage record of Antoine Juchereau and Anne-Charlotte Petit, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org 
4    Baptismal records of St-Paul church, Paris, Fichier origine
5    Occupation of father in Catherine-Françoise’ profile in Fichier origine
6    Burial records of St-Paul church, Paris, Fichier origine
7    Un Martin en Amérique: Joachim Martin, né à Aytré, 1636-1690, Marcel Martin, 1997
8    Baptismal record of Joseph Petit, Q.C.P.R. 
9    Baptismal record of Marie Petit, Q.C.P.R.
10  Baptismal record of René-Jacques Petit, Q.C.P.R.
11  Baptismal record of Louis-Alexandre Petit, Q.C.P.R.
12  “Catherine-Françoise Desnaguez: Accompagnatice des Filles du Roi,” Robert Berube  
13  Burial record of Anne-Charlotte Petit, Q.C.P.R.
14  Marriage record of Joachim Martin and Anne-Charlotte Petit, Q.C.P.R.
15  Marriage record of Jean-Paul Maheu and Anne-Charlotte Petit, Q.C.P.R.
16  Burial record of Louis-Alexandre Petit, Q.C.P.R.
17  Marriage record of Louis-Alexandre Petit and Marie-Anne Messier, Q.C.P.R.

On the Land of His Wife’s First Husband — Denis Briere

B. about 1631 in Rouen, France^1,2
M. 8 May 1658 in Quebec City, New France³
Wife: Françoise Bigot
D. 24 Apr 1711 in Neuville, New France⁴

When Denis Briere got married, he was able to take over the farm that belonged to his new wife. He was born in Rouen, France in about 1631.^1,2 His parents were Denis Briere and Jacquette Perrault;³ he had at least one sibling, a sister named Anne, but nothing else is known of his family.

It’s believed that Denis migrated to New France in about 1655 by agreeing to a work contract for a period of three years.5 After his service in the colony was over, he married Françoise Bigot, a widow with three small children. The wedding took place in Notre-Dame-de-Quebec on May 8, 1658,⁵ and he moved into her home on a small farm in Sillery. The plot was very narrow at only one and a half arpents wide (about 288 feet), but it bordered the St-Lawrence River.⁵ The location was sometimes described as the seigneury of St-Michel, making it close to Quebec City.

Denis and Françoise soon began a family with the birth of a son in about 1659.^1,2 By 1674, seven more children were born, of whom five died young (some sources say there were two additional children who died as infants). Denis’ farm had 11 cattle and 20 arpents under cultivation in 1666,¹ and for a time, Denis had a young man living in the household who helped with the farm work. Françoise’s elderly mother came to live with them, as well.²

In about 1677, Denis seems to have abandoned the small farm at Sillery, moving his family upriver to the seigneury of St-Augustin-de-Desmaures.⁵ On August 22nd of that year, he acquired a grant of land with 4 arpents of river frontage by 30 arpents in depth. This was where he spent most of the rest of his life. It wasn’t until after Denis’ wife Françoise died in 1706⁶ that he sold the Sillery farm. On July 30, 1707, the seminary of Quebec bought the property for 120 livres⁵; because it had originally belonged to Françoise’s first husband, Denis’ two surviving step-daughters got a share of the profit. There was some sort of dispute over this payment that had to be settled in 1710, and the court ordered Denis to pay a sum of money to one of the step-daughters, Marguerite Guillebourg.⁵

Denis passed away on April 24, 1711 at Neuville,⁴ where he likely lived in his old age with one of his children. The land that he had farmed in Sillery remained in the possession of the seminary for many years. It was bought by a judge in 1831, and he sold it in 1848 to a group of men who turned it into a cemetery.⁵ Today the site of Denis’ first farm in America is Mount Hermon Cemetery, said to be the first suburban cemetery in the Quebec City region.⁵ Denis was the ancestor of Leo Durocher.

Mount Hermon Cemetery (Source: Cephas / CC By-SA)

Children:
1. Denis Briere — B. about 1659, (probably) Sillery, New France;^1,2 D. 20 Jun 1718, Quebec City, New France;⁷ M. Marie-Elisabeth Lemarie (1671-1751), 23 Nov 1688, Neuville, New France⁸

2. Françoise Briere — B. about 1661, (probably) Sillery, New France;^1,2 D. 8 Aug 1738, St-Nicolas, Lévis, New France;⁹ M. Michel Lemarie (~1654-1727), 27 Feb 1680, Neuville, New France¹⁰

3. Sebastien Briere — B. 28 Jan 1664, Sillery, New France;¹¹ D. 23 Dec 1664, Sillery, New France¹²

4. Etienne Briere — B. 19 Apr 1666, Sillery, New France;¹³ D. 19 Apr 1666, Sillery, New France¹³

5. Charles Briere — B. 2 Apr 1667, Sillery, New France;¹⁴ D. before 25 Apr 1671¹⁵

6. Jean-Baptiste Briere — B. 21 May 1668, Sillery, New France;¹⁶ D. 17 Oct 1745, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, New France;¹⁷ M. Françoise Brassard (1679-1728), 23 Nov 1712, Quebec City, New France¹⁸

7. Charles Briere — B. 25 Apr 1671, Sillery, New France;¹⁵ D. (probably) young

8. Joseph Briere — B. 10 Mar 1674, Sillery, New France;¹⁹ D. (probably) young

Sources:
1    Recensement de la Nouvelle-France en 1666
2    Recensement de la Nouvelle-France en 1667
3    Marriage record of Denis Briere and Françoise Bigot, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org 
4    Burial record of Denis Briere, Q.C.P.R.
5    Voyage dans le temps avec Pierrette (website)
6    Burial record of Françoise Bigot, Q.C.P.R.
7    Burial record of Denis Briere (younger), Q.C.P.R.
8    Marriage record record of Denis Briere and Marie-Elisabeth Lemarie, Q.C.P.R.
9    Burial record of Françoise Briere, Q.C.P.R.
10  Marriage record record of Michel Lemarie and Françoise Briere, Q.C.P.R.
11  Baptismal record of Sebastien Briere, Q.C.P.R.
12  Burial record of Sebastien Briere, Q.C.P.R.
13  Baptismal and burial record of Etienne Briere, Q.C.P.R.
14  Baptismal record of Charles Briere (older), Q.C.P.R.
15  Baptismal record of Charles Briere (younger), Q.C.P.R.
16  Baptismal record of Jean-Baptiste Briere, Q.C.P.R.
17  Burial record of Jean-Baptiste Briere, Q.C.P.R.
18  Marriage record record of Jean-Baptiste Briere and Françoise Brassard, Q.C.P.R.
19  Baptismal record of Joseph Briere, Q.C.P.R.

Crime of Selling Brandy to Indians — Madeleine Varennes

B. about 1640 in St-Jean d’Aubrigoux, Auvergne, France^1,2
M. about 1670 in St-Jean d’Aubrigoux, Auvergne, France¹
Husband: Claude Caron
D. 18 Mar 1727 in Montreal, New France³

Madeleine Varennes was a wife and mother in New France, but late in her life, she seems to have been involved in some illegal behavior: providing alcohol to Iroquois in exchange for goods. Madeleine was born in about 1640 in St-Jean d’Aubrigoux,¹ France, a town in the southeast province of Auvergne. Her parents were said to be Claude Varennes and Claude Riberon, but this is uncertain.

In about 1670, Madeleine married a man named Claude Caron, with their wedding taking place at St-Jean d’Aubrigoux.² It’s believed that Claude had migrated to New France a few years earlier, and returned to St-Jean d’Aubrigoux to marry Madeleine. After she gave birth to a daughter in 1671,² they moved to the colony, settling near Montreal in the seigneury of La Prairie. Eight more children were born there by 1683, of which five died young.

There is a story that Madeleine almost lost her husband Claude in January 1681 when he came down with an illness and seemed to be near death. The family was gathered to say goodbye to him, but when the priest arrived to give the last rites, he suggested that Claude pray for a cure to a devout Indian woman who had recently died. A short time later, he was miraculously recovered. Claude lived many more years, which must have been a great relief to Madeleine.⁴

In January 1701, Madeleine got into trouble with the law.⁵ In New France, as with other American colonies, selling alcohol to Indians was prohibited, and this was strictly enforced by authorities. But those on the frontier often sought ways to make easy money. Somehow Madeleine conspired with three men, led by a Montreal blacksmith named Louis Badaillac dit Laplante, to offer brandy to some Iroquois in a trade. She wasn’t the one to conduct the actual transaction, but she was part of the ring, and when they all got caught, she was brought to court. Badaillac dit Laplante was fined 200 livres, and the others had to pay 50 livres each, including Madeleine; it was a lot of money for that time, and must have taken an effort for her to pay it, if she actually did.

1701 subpoena of Madeleine to answer charges against her. (Source: BAnQ)

At some point, Madeleine and her husband moved to Montreal, where Claude died on September 18, 1708. Madeleine survived him by 20 years, passing away on March 18, 1727.³

Children:
1. Louise Caron — B. about 1671, (probably) St-Jean d’Aubrigoux, Auvergne, France;² D. 13 Apr 1703, Montreal, New France;⁶ M. Jean-Baptiste Tessier (1663-1734), 21 Apr 1688, La Prairie, New France⁷

2. Claude Caron – B. 1 Aug 1672, La Prairie, New France;⁸ D. 15 Jun 1759, Montreal, New France;⁹ M. (1) Élisabeth Perthuis (1677-1703), 20 Jun 1695, Montreal, New France;¹⁰ (2) Jeanne Boyer (1682-1762), 12 Nov 1703, Montreal, New France¹¹

3. Vital Caron – B. 11 Aug 1673, La Prairie, New France;¹² D. 20 Apr 1745, Lachine, New France;¹³ M. Marie Perthuis (1678-1766), 24 Jan 1698, Montreal, New France¹⁴

4. Madeleine Caron — B. 20 Oct 1674, La Prairie, New France;¹⁵ D. 30 Oct 1674, La Prairie, New France¹⁶

5. Jean Caron — B. 6 Oct 1675, La Prairie, New France;¹⁷ D. 12 Dec 1687, La Prairie, New France¹⁸

6. Jeanne Caron – B. 30 Nov 1677, La Prairie, New France;¹⁹ D. 16 Oct 1687, La Prairie, New France²⁰

7. Mathieu Caron – B. 12 Jul 1679, La Prairie, New France;²¹ D. 18 May 1684, La Prairie, New France²²

8. Marie Caron — B. 8 Oct 1680, La Prairie, New France;²³ D. 6 Aug 1699, Montreal, New France;²⁴ M. Urbain Gervaise (1673-1713), 1 Oct 1696, Montreal, New France²⁵

9. Catherine Caron — B. 2 Jul 1683, La Prairie, New France;²⁶ D. 18 Jan 1684, La Prairie, New France²⁷

Sources:
1    Listing of Madeleine Varennes on Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française  
2    Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France
3    Burial record of Madeleine Varennes, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
4    “Kateri (Catherine) Teakwitha (Gah-deh-lee Deh-gah-quee-tah)”, Michigan’s Habitant Heritage, Vol. 33, #4, October 2012
5    Court records of case against Madeleine Varennes and others, 2 Jan 1701 to 12 Feb 1701, BAnQ
6    Burial record of Louise Caron, Q.C.P.R.
7    Marriage record of Jean-Baptiste Tessier and Louise Caron, Q.C.P.R.
8    Baptismal record of Claude Caron (younger), Q.C.P.R.
9    Burial record of Claude Caron (younger), Q.C.P.R.
10  Marriage record of Claude Caron (younger) and Élisabeth Perthuis, Q.C.P.R.
11  Marriage record of Claude Caron (younger) and Jeanne Boyer, Q.C.P.R.
12  Baptismal record of Vital Caron, Q.C.P.R.
13  Burial record of Vital Caron, Q.C.P.R.
14  Marriage record of Vital Caron and Marie Perthuis, Q.C.P.R.
15  Baptismal record of Madeleine Caron, Q.C.P.R.
16  Burial record of Madeleine Caron, Q.C.P.R.
17  Baptismal record of Jean Caron, Q.C.P.R.
18  Burial record of Jean Caron, Q.C.P.R.
19  Baptismal record of Jeanne Caron, Q.C.P.R.
20  Burial record of Jeanne Caron, Q.C.P.R.
21  Baptismal record of Mathieu Caron, Q.C.P.R.
22  Burial record of Mathieu Caron, Q.C.P.R.
23  Baptismal record of Marie Caron, Q.C.P.R.
24  Burial record of Marie Caron, Q.C.P.R.
25  Marriage record of Urbain Gervaise and Marie Caron, Q.C.P.R.
26  Baptismal record of Catherine Caron, Q.C.P.R.
27  Burial record of Catherine Caron, Q.C.P.R.

Educated Woman of Early Montreal — Marie-Anne Hardy

B. 10 Oct 1633 in Angers, France¹
M. 23 Oct 1662 in Montreal, New France²
Husband: Pierre Mallet
D. 2 Jan 1726 in Lachine, New France³

Marie-Anne Hardy was a 17th-century woman of New France who could read and write, and showed an ability to conduct business transactions. She was born on October 10, 1633 in the city of Angers, France;¹ her parents, René Hardy and Renée Mauget, had been married six years earlier at La Trinité, a church built in the 11th century.⁴ Marie-Anne's father and grandfather were both goldsmiths, but nothing else is known of her family.⁴

La Trinité church in Angers, France, where Marie-Anne's parents were married. (Source: Chabe01 / CC BY-SA)

At some point in her late-20s, Marie-Anne was recruited to become the bride of a settler in New France (this was over a year before the first of the Filles du Roi). She agreed to a marriage contract with Pierre Mallet, a 33-year-old-farmer.⁵ The contract was signed in July 1662, and their wedding took place on October 23rd at Notre-Dame-de-Montreal. Afterward, they settled in Montreal, and Marie-Anne was soon pregnant; between 1663 and 1676, she gave birth to six children.

A story has been told involving Marie-Anne and an encounter with a man who tried to force himself on her sexually. One day in about 1667, she had run out of flour and took a quantity of wheat to the nearest grist mill. As she entered a fort where the mill was located, she was confronted by Balthazar de Flotte de La Frédière, a military officer who was acting governor of Montreal. He told Marie-Anne she could use the mill only if she gave him “favors.” She firmly refused and left, which made him so angry, he followed her home. Only the presence of her husband Pierre stopped de La Frédière from following her into the house.⁶

Marie-Anne and Pierre acquired large amounts of land over the years; they had a house in Montreal, but also tracts as large as 100 arpents outside of town.⁵ As they got older, Marie-Anne’s name was on many of the transactions, and by the 1690s, she may have been the one handling all of the family’s business. Among the records is a note she wrote to her daughter that says: "Je promet payer a Anne Mallet, ma fille, vingt aulne de toile de chanvre, pour quelques draps, nappes, et serviettes qu'elle m'a baillé, provenant de l'inventaire de défunt son mari.” In English this translates as: "I promise to pay Anne Mallet, my daughter, twenty alder of hemp cloth, for some sheets, tablecloths, and napkins that I borrowed from her, from the inventory of her late husband.”⁷

Marie-Anne's note promising to pay her daughter for some napkins.

Pierre’s health continued to decline. On February 8, 1710, Marie-Anne was involved in a legal matter over repayment of a loan for his burial, so he had died by that date.⁸ Later that year, she was also named in an action for her son René; this involved money he owed, and she stepped in to cover the debt. Marie-Anne lived a very long life; she passed away in Lachine on January 2, 1726 at the age of 92.³

Children:
1. Geneviève Mallet — B. 2 Oct 1663, Montreal, New France;⁹ D. 9 Apr 1703, Montreal, New France;¹⁰ M. Jean Legras (1656-1715), 8 Nov 1677, Montreal, New France¹¹

2. Anne-Marie Mallet — B. 20 Feb 1666, Montreal, New France;¹² D. 22 May 1759, Montreal, New France;¹³ M. (1) Louis Ducharme (1660-1691), 27 Nov 1681, Montreal, New France;¹⁴ (2) Louis Prejean (?-1727), 18 Jan 1697, Montreal, New France¹⁵

3. René Mallet — B. 24 Feb 1668, Montreal, New France;¹⁶ D. 24 Oct 1716, Montreal, New France;¹⁷ M. Marie Lecuyer (1671-1755), 17 Oct 1689, Montreal, New France¹⁸

4. Jean Mallet — B. 16 Apr 1670, Montreal, New France¹⁹

5. Louis Mallet — B. 8 Feb 1673, Montreal, New France;²⁰ D. 18 Jul 1717, Detroit, New France;²¹ M. Marie-Jeanne Brunet (1677-1761), 29 Oct 1697, Lachine, New France²²

6. Pierre Mallet — B. 16 Feb 1676, Montreal, New France;²³ D. 2 Nov 1738, Kaskaskia, New France;²⁴ M. Marie-Madeleine Thunay (~1673-1738), 9 Jan 1698, Montreal, New France²⁵

Sources:

1    Marie-Anne Hardy’s listing on Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française 
2    Marriage record of Pierre Mallet and Marie-Anne Hardy, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
3    Burial record of Marie-Anne Hardy, Q.C.P.R.
4    René Hardy’s listing on Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française 
5    Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Gerard Lebel (translated by Thomas J. Laforest), 1990
6    Migrations (website) 
7    Note of Marie-Anne Hardy to her daughter Anne Mallet, 4 Oct 1696, BAnQ
8    Consignment of Marie-Anne Hardy’s property, 1710, BAnQ 
9    Baptismal record of Geneviève Mallet , Q.C.P.R.
10  Burial record of Geneviève Mallet, Q.C.P.R.
11  Marriage record of Jean Legras and Geneviève Mallet, Q.C.P.R.
12  Baptismal record of Anne-Marie Mallet, Q.C.P.R.
13  Burial record of Anne-Marie Mallet, Q.C.P.R.
14  Marriage record of Louis Ducharme and Ann-Marie Mallet, Q.C.P.R.
15  Marriage record of Louis Prejean and Ann-Marie Mallet , Q.C.P.R.
16  Baptismal record of René Mallet, Q.C.P.R.
17  Burial record of René Mallet , Q.C.P.R.
18  Marriage record of René Mallet and Marie Lecuyer, Q.C.P.R.
19  Baptismal record of Jean Mallet, Q.C.P.R.
20  Baptismal record of Louis Mallet, Q.C.P.R.
21  Louis Mallet’s listing on Généalogie du Quebec et d’Amérique française

22  Marriage record of Louis Mallet and Marie Lecuyer, Q.C.P.R.

23  Baptismal record of Pierre Mallet, Q.C.P.R.
24  “Death of Pierre Mallet, Kaskaskia, 5 a.m., 2 November 1738,” Michigan’s Habitant Heritage, Vol. 33, #4, Oct 2012, p. 186
25  Marriage record of Pierre Mallet and Marie-Madeleine Thunay, Q.C.P.R.