Montreal Blacksmith’s Wife — Jeanne Ducorps dite Leduc

B. about 1649 in France¹
M. before 1671 in New France²
Husband: Martin Massé
D. 19 Dec 1727 in Montreal, New France³

Jeanne Ducorps dite Leduc was a woman of early Montreal who had sketchy beginnings in France. She was born in about 1649,¹ but her parents and place of birth are unknown.

It’s believed that Jeanne arrived in New France at the age of 17 on a ship of Filles du Roi, a fact that can’t be confirmed because no record of her marriage survives. In the 1667 census, she was said to be living at the Congregation of Notre-Dame of Montreal, with her name listed as “Jeanne de Carts.”⁴ This was a place that had begun in 1653 as a “women’s religious order dedicated to education.” During the 1660s, it was also used to house young women arriving from France as prospective brides, which may have been the reason Jeanne was there, if she is the woman listed on the census.

Prospective brides in New France. (AI-generated image)

The earliest known parish record identifying Jeanne was the baptism of a baby girl at Sorel, New France in March 1673.⁵ Jeanne was the mother of the child and the father was Martin Massé; since they were later shown to have an older child, their marriage must have taken place before about 1671.² Sorel was a remote seigneury on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, located between Trois-Rivières and Montreal. Within a few years, Jeanne and Martin had moved back to Montreal, where he made a living as an edge tool maker, a sort of blacksmith.¹ Jeanne gave birth to six more children between 1676 and 1687; of her eight children, four of them died young.

By virtue of living in Montreal, three of her four surviving children had connections with the fur trade in the Great Lakes area, with several descendants ending up in Detroit.⁶ Oldest son Michel was married in Detroit in 1705 when he worked as a voyageur,⁷ but later made his home in Montreal.⁸ Jeanne became a widow when husband Martin passed away in May 1714.⁹ She lived several more years, and died on December 19, 1727.³

Jeanne has one very well-known descendant: Hillary Clinton.¹⁰ In fact, she was her direct female line ancestor, which gave Jeanne a bit of fame many years after her death. She was also the ancestor of Ricky Gervais.

Children:
1. Michel Massé — B. about 1671, New France;¹ D. 21 Jun 1730, Montreal, New France;⁸ M. Marguerite Couc dite LaFleur (1664-?), 1705, Detroit, New France⁷

2. Marie Massé — B. 19 Mar 1673, Sorel, New France;⁵ D. 18 Feb 1736, Montreal, New France;¹¹ M. Jean-Baptiste Pothier (1671-1732), 24 Sep 1696, Montreal, New France¹²

3. André Massé — B. 30 May 1676, Montreal, New France;¹³ D. before 1681¹⁴

4. Marie-Jeanne Massé — B. 25 Apr 1677, Montreal, New France;¹⁵ D. 5 Sep 1764, Detroit, New France;¹⁶ M. Michel Campeau (1667-1737), 7 Jan 1696, Montreal, New France¹⁷

5. Martin Massé — B. 26 Jun 1679, Montreal, New France;¹⁸ D. 7 Oct 1692, Montreal, New France¹⁹

6. Marie-Françoise Massé — B. 2 Aug 1682, Montreal, New France;²⁰ D. 4 Aug 1682, Montreal, New France²¹

7. Marie-Anne Massé — B. 7 Dec 1684, Montreal, New France;²² D. 23 Sep 1721, Montreal, New France;²³ M. (1) Guillaume Maillot (1680-1718), 16 Jan 1704, Montreal, New France;²⁴ (2) Pierre Courault (1696-1779), 26 Sep 1718, Montreal, New France²⁵

8. Catherine Massé — B. 16 Dec 1687, Montreal, New France;²⁶ D. 11 Jun 1699, Montreal, New France²⁷

Sources:
1    King’s Daughters and Founding Mothers—1663-1673, Peter Gagne, 2000
2    Estimated marriage year based on estimated birth year of oldest child, Michel Massé
3    Burial record of Jeanne Ducorps dite Leduc, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
4    Recensement de 1667 en Nouvelle-France
5    Baptismal record of Marie Massé, Q.C.P.R.
6    Migrations.com listing for Jeanne Ducorps dite Leduc  
7    Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique français listing for Michel Massé  
8    Burial record of Michel Massé, Q.C.P.R.
9    Burial record of Martin Massé, Q.C.P.R.
10  FamousKin.com  
11  Burial record of Marie Massé, Q.C.P.R.
12  Marriage record of Jean-Baptiste Pothier and Marie Massé, Q.C.P.R.
13  Baptismal record of André Massé, Q.C.P.R.
14  Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France
15  Baptismal record of Marie-Jeanne Massé, Q.C.P.R.
16  Find-A-Grave listing of Marie Jeanne Masse Campeau  
17  Marriage record of Michel Campeau and Marie-Jeanne Massé, Q.C.P.R.
18  Baptismal record of Martin Massé (younger), Q.C.P.R.
19  Burial record of Martin Massé (younger), Q.C.P.R.
20  Baptismal record of Marie-Françoise Massé, Q.C.P.R.
21  Burial record of Marie-Françoise Massé, Q.C.P.R.
22  Baptismal record of Marie-Anne Massé, Q.C.P.R.
23  Burial record of Marie-AnneMassé, Q.C.P.R.
24  Marriage record of Guillaume Maillot and Marie-Anne Massé, Q.C.P.R
25  Marriage record of Pierre Courault and Marie-Anne Massé, Q.C.P.R
26  Baptismal record of Catherine Massé, Q.C.P.R.
27  Burial record of Catherine Massé, Q.C.P.R.

On the Land of His Grandfather — Nicolas Baillargeon

B. 27 May 1684 in St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France¹
M. 16 Nov 1711 in St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France²
Wife: Marguerite Leclerc
D. 7 Dec 1749 in St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France³

Nicolas Baillargeon spent his entire life farming on the south shore of Île d’Orleans, and much (if not all) of his time was on land his grandfather had first plowed. Nicolas was born on May 27, 1684 to Jean Baillargeon and Marie-Jeanne Godbout.¹ His birthplace was St-Laurent, the same seigneury where both of his parents had grown up. The Baillargeons had been early settlers on Île d’Orleans with Nicolas’ paternal grandfather moving to St-Laurent around 1660. His maternal grandfather, Nicolas Godbout, arrived sometime during the next ten years.⁴

In a place where most families had more than ten children, Nicolas had only three full-blooded siblings. His father died when he was just 10-years-old,⁵ and his mother waited several years before remarrying, giving him one half-brother. A generation earlier also produced small numbers of offspring, and between both sides of Nicolas’ family, he only had four uncles and one aunt. Without lots of sons to help plow the fields, this made farming more difficult, but it also meant it was easier to inherit land. Perhaps this was how Nicolas was able to stay in one place — not to be forced to leave the island when he came of age.

There are two plat maps from Nicolas’ lifetime that show evidence of where his family lived. The first map was drawn in 1689, when he was about 5-years-old.⁶ Here we can see a house described as belonging to the heirs of Nicolas Godbout, and next to it was the house of a man named Louis Coulombe. 

1689 map showing Nicolas' grandfather's farm.

The second map was made in 1709 showing Coulombe’s farm in the same position, and in the one next to it is the name "N. Baillargeon," which was Nicolas.⁷ His step-father’s name is on the farm to the other side of the Coulombe land, and next to that are two of Nicolas’ uncles named Nicolas and Joseph Godbout.

1709 map showing Nicolas' farm.

Two years after the date of the second map, Nicolas got married. His bride was Marguerite Leclerc, who was from a farm nearby; their wedding took place at St-Laurent church on November 16, 1711.² The two produced a large family of 15 children born between 1712 and 1738, although 5 of them died young. Did Nicolas remain on the same farm during all of that time? It’s likely that he did because the island was completely subdivided, offering no opportunity to clear new land inland, so families held onto their property. Some of his children moved to the mainland after they came of age.

Nicolas died in St-Laurent on December 7, 1749, and was buried at the church near his home.³ His wife Marguerite passed away just a few months later.⁸

Children:
1. Marguerite-Angelique Baillargeon — B. 29 Aug 1712, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁹ D. 1 Mar 1713, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France¹⁰

2. Nicolas Baillargeon — B. 12 Sep 1713, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹¹ D. 10 May 1740, Montmagny, New France;¹² M. Marie-Madeleine Proulx (1712-?), 10 Nov 1737, Montmagny, New France¹³

3. Jean-Baptiste Baillargeon — B. 17 Nov 1714, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁴ D. 15 Oct 1780, La Prairie, Quebec;¹⁵ M. (1) Marie-Jeanne Bareau (1722-1755), 1 Mar 1745, La Prairie, New France;¹⁶ (2) Marguerite-Josephe Desnoyers (~1719-?), 1 May 1758, La Prairie, New France¹⁷

4. Joseph Baillargeon — B. 7 Dec 1715, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;¹⁸ D. 21 Sep 1782, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, Quebec;¹⁹ M. Hélène Nöel (1722-1798), 11 Nov 1754, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France²⁰

5. Antoine Baillargeon — B. 28 Jan 1717, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;²¹ D. 5 Dec 1717, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France²²

6. Madeleine Baillargeon — B. 6 Apr 1718, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;²³ D. 20 Oct 1792, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, Quebec;²⁴ M. Jacques Letourneau (1716-1805), 16 Nov 1739, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France²⁵

7. Marguerite Baillargeon — B. 24 Jul 1719, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;²⁶ D. 15 Mar 1788, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, Quebec;²⁷ M. (1) Theophile Greffard (1724-1756), 14 Apr 1755, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;²⁸ (2) Ignace Martel (1713-?), 2 May 1766, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, Quebec²⁹

8. Louis Baillargeon — B. 13 Sep 1720, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;³⁰ D. 24 Aug 1762, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;³¹ Therese Dorval (1729-1813), 23 Feb 1756, St-Pierre, Île d’Orleans, New France³²

9. Ignace Baillargeon — B. 9 Nov 1721, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;³³ D. 21 Nov 1746, Quebec City, New France³⁴

10. Genevieve Baillargeon — B. 13 Jan 1724, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;³⁵ D. 7 Mar 1724, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France³⁶

11. Antoine Baillargeon — B. 6 Sep 1725, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;³⁷ D. 12 Apr 1782, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, Quebec;³⁸ M. Elisabeth Chabot (1738-1789), 1 Feb 1763, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France³⁹

12. François Baillargeon — B. 7 Feb 1728, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁴⁰ D. 23 Jul 1738, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France⁴¹

13. Pierre Baillargeon — B. 13 Nov 1729, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁴² D. 6 Aug 1730, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France⁴³

14. Marie-Anne Baillargeon — B. 20 Jul 1733, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁴⁴ M. Louis Chabot (1740-?), 7 Feb 1763, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France⁴⁵

15. Augustin Baillargeon — B. 20 May 1738, St-Laurent, Île d’Orleans, New France;⁴⁶ D. May 1784; M. Marie-Antoinette Paquet (~1745-1793), 15 Apr 1771, Chambly, Quebec⁴⁷

Sources:
1    Baptismal record of Nicolas Baillargeon, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
2    Marriage record of Nicolas Baillargeon and Marguerite Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
3    Burial record of Nicolas Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
4    Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Gerard Lebel (translated by Thomas J. Laforest), 1990
5    Burial record of Nicolas Baillargeon (Nicolas’ father), Q.C.P.R.
6    1689 map of Île d’Orleans, BAnQ 
7    1709 map of Île d’Orleans and surrounding area, BAnQ 
8    Burial record of Marguerite Leclerc, Q.C.P.R.
9    Baptismal record of Marguerite-Angelique Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
10  Burial record of Marguerite-Angelique Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
11  Baptismal record of Nicolas Baillargeon (younger), Q.C.P.R.
12  Burial record of Nicolas Baillargeon (younger), Q.C.P.R.
13  Marriage record of Nicolas Baillargeon and Marie-Madeleine Proulx, Q.C.P.R.
14  Baptismal record of Jean-Baptiste Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
15  Burial record of Jean-Baptiste Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
16  Marriage record of Jean-Baptiste Baillargeon and Marie-Jeanne Bareau, Q.C.P.R.
17  Marriage record of Jean-Baptiste Baillargeon and Marguerite-Josephe Desnoyers, Q.C.P.R.
18  Baptismal record of Joseph Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
19  Burial record of Joseph Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
20  Marriage record of Joseph Baillargeon and Hélène Nöel, Q.C.P.R.
21  Baptismal record of Antoine Baillargeon (older), Q.C.P.R.
22  Burial record of Antoine Baillargeon (older), Q.C.P.R.
23  Baptismal record of Madeleine Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
24  Burial record of Madeleine Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
25  Marriage record of Jacques Letourneau and Madeleine Baillargeon Q.C.P.R.
26  Baptismal record of Marguerite Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
27  Burial record of Marguerite Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
28  Marriage record of Theophile Greffard and Marguerite Baillargeon Q.C.P.R.
29  Marriage record of Ignace Martel and Marguerite Baillargeon Q.C.P.R.
30  Baptismal record of Louis Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
31  Burial record of Louis Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
32  Marriage record of Louis Baillargeon and Therese Dorval, Q.C.P.R.
33  Baptismal record of Ignace Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
34  Burial record of Ignace Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
35  Baptismal record of Genevieve Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
36  Burial record of Genevieve Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
37  Baptismal record of Antoine Baillargeon (younger), Q.C.P.R.
38  Burial record of Antoine Baillargeon (younger), Q.C.P.R.
39  Marriage record of Antoine Baillargeon and Elisabeth Chabot, Q.C.P.R.
40  Baptismal record of François Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
41  Burial record of François Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
42  Baptismal record of Pierre Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
43  Burial record of Pierre Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
44  Baptismal record of Marie-Anne Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
45  Marriage record of Louis Chabot and Marie-Anne Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
46  Baptismal record of Augustin Baillargeon, Q.C.P.R.
47  Marriage record of Augustin Baillargeon and Marie-Antoinette Paquet, Q.C.P.R.

Sudden Death of a New France Settler — Jean Guay

B. 10 Aug 1643 in Caen, Normandy, France¹
M. 16 October 1670 in Quebec City, New France²
Wife: Marie Briere
D. before 20 Aug 1679 in (probably) Lauzon, New France³

Jean Guay was in the prime of his life when he seemed to have met with some sort of tragedy. He was born in Caen, France, a city in Normandy, on August 10, 1643.¹ Jean’s parents were André Guay (sometimes spelled Le Guay) and Anne Lamy. At five-days-old, Jean was baptized at St-Gilles, a 12th-century church that was destroyed in World War II.

The church where Jean was baptized.

The first time Jean appeared in New France records was in the 1667 census, living on the south coast at Lauzon.⁴ He was one of three men working on the farm of François Bissot, an early pioneer who lived in Quebec City. Bissot was said to have a preference for hiring migrants from his home province of Normandy, and Jean fits this narrative. This suggests that he entered the colony as an “engaged servant,” a laborer who signed a contract before getting on a ship. Typically a term of service lasted three years, and after Jean’s contract was up, he decided to stay in New France.

In the fall of 1670, Jean went to Quebec City to find a wife among that year’s Filles du Roi, and on September 14th, he signed a contract with Marie Briere, who was also a Normandy native.⁵ Their wedding ceremony was at Notre-Dame-de-Quebec on October 16th.² The two settled in Lauzon, where they started a family with the birth of a son about a year later. Then followed five more children, the youngest one born on August 6, 1679. Parish records show that Jean was in attendance at the baby’s baptism held the next day at Quebec City.⁶

Shockingly, just two weeks later on August 20th, Marie signed a contract to marry another man, Martin Guedon,³ so Jean passed away before that date. The timing seems to indicate his death occurred a day or two after his child’s baptism. With the lack of a burial record, it’s likely that he drowned; perhaps he fell into the river on their return from Quebec City, although this is speculation. Marie couldn’t survive very easily on a farm with six young children, and her quick remarriage seems to have been a necessity. She spent many years with her second husband, and died some time before November 26, 1709.⁷

Both of Jean’s sons went on to become involved in the fur trade, and each spent time in the Great Lakes area. Oldest son Alexis was hired for an expedition out of Montreal in 1702 that took him all the way to the Mississippi River.⁸ And Jean’s other son, Jean-Baptiste, signed up for a 1701 mission that was credited with the founding of Detroit.⁹ His name is one of 52 men is on the Cadillac Convoy Plaque in downtown Detroit, which was dedicated in 2002. 

Jean's son is listed at the top of the second column on the Cadillac Convoy Plaque.  

Children:
1. Alexis Guay — B. 4 Sep 1671, Lauzon, New France;¹⁰ D. before 22 Jul 1728, New France;¹¹ M. Elisabeth Dizy (~1672-1703), 26 Jan 1698, Champlain, New France¹

2. Rosalie Guay — B. 26 Mar 1673, Lauzon, New France;¹³ D. 22 Jan 1749, Baie-du-Febvre, New France;¹⁴ M. (1) Silvain Duplais (1670-?), 28 Jun 1694, Quebec City, New France;¹⁵ (2) Julien Laniel (~1663-1726), 28 Aug 1703, Quebec City, Quebec¹⁶

3. Marie Guay — B. 19 Dec 1674, Lauzon, New France;¹⁷ D. 19 Sep 1747, St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-Lévy, New France;¹⁸ M. François Dubois (1668-1714), 18 Jan 1695, Quebec City, New France¹⁹

4. Catherine Guay — B. 24 May 1676, Lauzon, New France;²⁰ after 26 Nov 1709, (probably) New France⁷

5. Jean-Baptiste Guay — B. 23 Jun 1678, Lauzon, New France;²¹ D. 5 Aug 1705, Montreal, New France²²

6. Marie-Angelique Guay — B. 6 Aug 1679, Lauzon, New France;⁶ D. 8 Oct 1704, Quebec City, New France;²³ M. Jean Boucher (1671-?), 16 Oct 1696, St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-Lévy, New France²⁴

Sources:
1    Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique français listing for Jean Guay  
2    Marriage record of Jean Guay and Marie Biere, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
3    Marriage contract of Martin Guedon and Marie Briere
4    Recensement de 1667 en Nouvelle-France
5    King’s Daughters and Founding Mothers—1663-1673, Peter Gagne, 2000
6    Baptismal record of Marie-Angelique Guay, Q.C.P.R.
7    Mutual donation record of Catherine Guay, BAnQ  
8    Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique français listing for Alexis Guay 
9    Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique français listing for Jean-Baptiste Guay  
10  Baptismal record of Alexis Guay, Q.C.P.R.
11  Marriage record of René Guay (son of Alexis) and Therese Mouet, Q.C.P.R.
12  Marriage record of Alexis Guay and Elisabeth Dizy, Q.C.P.R.
13  Baptismal record of Rosalie Guay, Q.C.P.R.
14  Burial record of Rosalie Guay, Q.C.P.R.
15  Marriage record of Silvain Duplais and Rosalie Guay, Q.C.P.R.
16  Marriage record of Julian Laniel and Rosalie Guay, Q.C.P.R.
17  Baptismal record of Marie Guay, Q.C.P.R.
18  Burial record of Marie Guay, Q.C.P.R.
19  Marriage record of François Dubois and Marie Guay, Q.C.P.R.
20  Baptismal record of Catherine Guay, Q.C.P.R.
21  Baptismal record of Jean-Baptiste Guay, Q.C.P.R.
22  Burial record of Jean-Baptiste Guay, Q.C.P.R.
23  Burial record of Marie-Angelique Guay, Q.C.P.R.
24  Marriage record of Jean Boucher and Marie-Angelique Guay, Q.C.P.R.

Widowed at Age 15 — Sarah Crosby

B. 12 Jun 1694 in Billerica, Massachusetts¹
M. (1) 22 Jul 1709 in Providence, Rhode Island²
Husband: Thomas Hunt
M. (2) 6 Jan 1716 in Andover, Massachusetts³
Husband: Ephraim Abbott
M. (3) 1 Aug 1749 in (probably) Massachusetts⁴
Husband: John Dane
D. before 31 Dec 1760 in (probably) Andover, Massachusetts⁵

Sarah Crosby had a remarkable story for a girl in colonial New England: she married, had a child, and lost her husband all before her 16th birthday. Sarah was born in Billerica, Massachusetts on June 12, 1694 to Joseph Crosby and Sarah French, the second of their 12 children.¹ The Crosby family wasn’t prominent in the community, and unlike many men, Sarah’s father never served on Billerica’s town council. By the time Sarah was 14, her family’s house was becoming crowded; nine children were under the roof, and as the oldest girl, she likely played a big role in looking after them.

It was at this time, a 20-year-old man named Thomas Hunt came into her life, and Sarah herself became pregnant. Was it a consensual relationship? This is unknown, but even if it was rape, Sarah was in trouble. In Massachusetts, unmarried women who gave birth could be dragged into court, exposing their situation to the community, and if convicted, they might be publicly whipped or imprisoned. 

A young couple in 18th-century New England. (AI-generated image)

So it was decided that Sarah and Thomas would get married. Perhaps because of the scandalous nature of their engagement, the couple travelled far from home to exchange vows, and the ceremony took place in Providence, Rhode Island on July 22, 1709.² It isn’t known if the bride and groom had any family in attendance, and Sarah’s mother certainly wasn’t there because she delivered a child the next day.⁶ The man presiding over the event was Joseph Jenckes, who held the office of “assistant,” a sort of colonial judge; a few years later, he became governor of Rhode Island.⁷

Joseph Jenckes, who performed Sarah's marriage to Thomas Hunt. (AI-rendered image)

The newlyweds had only six weeks together, because for some unknown reason Thomas died on September 16th.⁸ Sarah had her baby on November 20th,⁹ and she presumably continued living in the home of her parents. It wasn’t until 1716 that she married again, this time to a man named Ephraim Abbott. The wedding was on January 6th in the town of Andover,³ and afterwards they made their home there. Sarah gave birth just two months after the wedding,¹⁰ suggesting that once again, she was pregnant before she got married. Between 1716 and 1737, Sarah had eleven more children, with only one child who died young.

Sarah’s second husband passed away on June 8, 1748,¹¹ and with several children still underaged, she married a third time. Husband number three was a widower named John Dane, and their wedding was on August 1, 1749.⁴ This was the last record of Sarah; her death date isn’t known, but when her third husband wrote his will on December 31, 1760,⁵ she wasn’t mentioned and it can be presumed that she had died before then.

Child by Thomas Hunt:
1. Sarah Hunt — B. 20 Nov 1709, Billerica, Massachusetts;⁹ D. 18 Nov 1745, Tewksbury, Massachusetts;¹² M. John Whiting (1699-1775), 9 Mar 1727¹³

Children by Ephraim Abbott:
1. Sarah Abbott — B. 8 Mar 1716, Andover, Massachusetts;¹⁰ D. 5 Mar 1814, Andover, Massachusetts;¹⁰ M. Samuel Gray (1711-1813), 8 Sep 1736, Andover, Massachusetts¹⁰

2. Ephraim Abbott — B. 22 Jul 1718, Andover, Massachusetts;¹⁴ D. after 1 Jan 1764, (probably) Amherst, New Hampshire;¹⁵ M. (1) Mary Abbott (1724-1744), 3 Nov 1740, Andover Massachusetts;¹⁶ (2) Mary Nealand (1721-1767), 1 Feb 1745¹⁷

3. Mary Abbott — B. 9 Jul 1720, Andover, Massachusetts;¹⁸ M. Robert Read (1720-1803), 11 May 1743, Andover, Massachusetts¹⁰

4. Joshua Abbott — B. 1 Oct 1722, Andover, Massachusetts;¹⁹ D. 11 Feb 1772, Amherst, New Hampshire;²⁰ M. Phebe Ingalls (1730-?), 27 Feb 1749, Andover, Massachusetts²¹

5. Daniel Abbott — B. 14 Sep 1724, Andover, Massachusetts;¹⁰ M. Lydia Henfield (1726-?), 21 May 1752, Andover, Massachusetts²²

6. Elizabeth Abbott — B. 29 Jun 1726, Andover, Massachusetts;²³ D. 18 Dec 1819;²³ M. Asa Abbott (1721-1797), 20 Sep 1744, Andover, Massachusetts²⁴

7. Josiah Abbott — B. 26 Sep 1728, Andover, Massachusetts;²⁵ D. Dec 1777, Hillsborough, New Hampshire;¹⁰ M. Hannah Hobbs (1729-?), about 1752, Amherst, New Hampshire¹⁰

8. Ebenezer Abbott — B. 20 Feb 1731, Andover, Massachusetts;²⁶ D. 19 Dec 1771;¹⁰ M. Lydia Farrington (1735-1777), 1 Jan 1752, Andover, Massachusetts²⁷

9. Martha Abbott — B. 31 Mar 1733, Andover, Massachusetts;²⁸ D. 24 Apr 1733, Andover, Massachusetts²⁹

10. Peter Abbott — B. 8 May 1734, Andover, Massachusetts;³⁰ D. 18 Apr 1774, Kingston, New Hampshire;³¹ M. Elizabeth Holt (~1733-1822), 22 Sep 1757, Andover, Massachusetts³²

11. Martha Abbott — B. 13 Jul 1737, Andover, Massachusetts;³³ D. 13 Aug 1773, Amherset, New Hampshire;³³ M. Archelaus Towne (1734-1779), 1757, Milford, New Hampshire¹⁰

Sources:
1    Birth record of Sarah Crosby, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, FamilySearch.org
2    The Early Records of the Town of Providence, Vol. 5, 1894
3    Marriage record of Ephraim Abbott and Sarah Hunt, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
4    Marriage record of John Dane and Sarah Abbott, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
5    Essex County, Massachusetts, probate records and indexes 1638-1916, FamilySearch.org
6    Birth record of Deborah Crosby, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
7    Joseph Jenckes (governor) (Wikipedia article)  
8    Death record of Thomas Hunt, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
9    Birth record of Sarah Hunt, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
10  The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 1. No. 3, 1897
11  A genealogical register of the descendants of George Abbot of Andover, Abiel Abbott and Ephraim Abbott, 1847
12  Death record of Sarah Whiting, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
13  Marriage record of John Whiting and Sarah Hunt, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
14  DAR website entry for Ephraim Abbott  
15  Birth record of Daniel Abbott (Ephraim’s son), New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, FamilySearch.org
16  Marriage record of Ephraim Abbott and Mary Abbott, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
17  Marriage record of Ephraim Abbott and Mary Nealand, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
18  Birth record of Mary Abbott, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
19  Birth record of Joshua Abbott, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, FamilySearch.org
20  Death record of Joshua Abbott, N.H.B.R.
21  Marriage record of Joshua Abbott and Phebe Ingalls, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
22  Marriage record of Daniel Abbott and Lydia Henfield, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
23  Find-A-Grave listing for Elizabeth Abbott  
24  Marriage record of Asa Abbott and Elizabeth Abbott, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
25  Birth record of Josiah Abbott, M.T. & V.R.
26  Birth record of Ebenezer Abbott, M.T. & V.R.
27  Marriage record of Ebenezer Abbott and Lydia Farrington, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
28  Birth record of Martha Abbott, M.T. & V.R.
29  Death record of Martha Abbott, Massachusetts, Town Death Records, FamilySearch.org
30  Birth record of Peter Abbott, M.T. & V.R.
31  Death record of Peter Abbott, New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947, FamilySearch.org
32  Marriage record of Peter Abbott and Elizabeth Damon, Mass., T. C. V. & T. R.
33  Find-A-Grave listing for Martha (Abbott) Towne 

Child of Divorce in Colonial Connecticut — Joseph Long

B. 22 Jan 1668 in Hartford, Connecticut¹
M. before 1694 in (probably) Connecticut²
Wife: Martha Smith
D. after May 1713 in (probably) Connecticut³

Having parents getting divorced doesn't seem to fit our idea of colonial New England, but such was the case for Joseph Long. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on January 22, 1668 to Thomas Long and Sarah Wilcox, their firstborn child.¹ At the time, Joseph’s paternal grandmother and his maternal grandfather were married to each other, which made for a somewhat tangled family tree.

Joseph was about 11-years-old when the trouble began between his parents. After giving birth to five more siblings, his mother took up a romantic interest with another man. This must have been truly scandalous in 1680 Connecticut, and to make matters worse, Joseph’s mother was arrested and spent two weeks in jail because of her “crime.”⁴ His father took her back for a time, but when the affair continued, he sued for divorce. Joseph was 13-years-old when the marriage ended, and it made him the rare child of a broken home in colonial New England.⁴

Mother being arrested. (AI-generated image)

It isn’t known which parent Joseph and his siblings lived with after the divorce. His mother remarried to her lover and produced another child.⁵ His father also married again, and had a child, who was born in 1696.⁶ By that time Joseph had found a wife of his own. Her name was Martha, the daughter of Jonathan Smith, but no record of the marriage seems to exist. Their first child was born in about 1694,² and they had at least four more by 1707. During this time, Joseph and his family lived in Middletown, a thriving community on the Connecticut River.

In around 1709, Joseph and his family moved to the new town of Coventry, located inland to the east of the river. His name hardly appeared in Coventry’s records, though. The last mention of him was in a land sale in May 1713,³ and it seems that his heirs may have finalized it. When and where Joseph died is unknown.

Children:
1. Joseph Long — B. about 1694, Connecticut;² M. Sarah Evarts (1689-?), 17 May 1716, Coventry, Connecticut⁷

2. Deborah Long — B. before 24 Apr 1698, Middletown, Connecticut;⁸ M. Amos Carpenter (1693-1793), 23 Oct 1718, Coventry, Connecticut⁹

3. Martha Long — B. before 21 Jul 1700, Middletown, Connecticut²

4. Silas Long — B. before 11 Oct 1702, Middletown, Connecticut;¹⁰ D. 11 Feb 1782, Woodstock, Connecticut;¹¹ M. (1) Lydia Evarts (1699-1757), 28 Sep 1726, Coventry, Connecticut;⁸ (2) Mehitable Holbrook (1701-1774), 12 Oct 1758, Coventry, Connecticut⁸

5. Azubah Long — B. before 31 Aug 1707, Middletown, Connecticut;¹² D. 15 Sep 1743, Middletown, Connecticut;¹² M. Daniel Stow (1701-1744), 3 Mar 1725, Middletown, Connecticut¹³

Sources:
1    Birth record of Joseph Long, Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1667, FamilySearch.com
2    Long Family Genealogy (website)  
3    The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut (1636-1776), p. 372, 1870
4    Women Before the Bar; Gender, Law and Society in Connecticut, 1639-1789, Cornelia Hughes Dayton, 2012
5    Find-A-Grave listing of David Ensign  
6    Genealogy of the Elmer and More Families, L.Q.C. Elmer, 1930
7    Marriage record of Joseph Long (Jr.) and Sarah Evarts, Connecticut Vital Records Prior to 1850, FamilySearch.org
8    Births, marriages, baptisms, and deaths: from the records of the town and churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844, Susan W. Dimock, 1897
9    Marriage record of Amos Carpenter and Deborah Long, Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997, FamilySearch.org
10  Find-A-Grave listing of Silas Long  
11  Death record of Silas Long, Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, FamilySearch.org
12  Find-A-Grave listing of Azubah (Long) Stow  
13  Marriage record of Daniel Stow and Azubah Long, Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939, FamilySearch.org

The Blending of Households — Pierre Bouvier

B. about 1631 in Rouen, France^1,2
M. (1) 24 Nov 1667 in Quebec City, New France²
Wife: Catherine Baillé
M. (2) 4 Jan 1678 in Quebec City, New France³
Wife: Catherine Meliot
D. 3 Dec 1690 in Quebec City, New France⁴

When a widower marries a widow, and each is the parent of minor children, the accounting of who owns what becomes messy. In the case of Pierre Bouvier, this was further complicated by the debts he owed, which left a paper trail in the courts of New France.

Pierre was born in Rouen, France in about 1631,¹ the son of Sebastien Bouvier and Jeanne Leconflette. He may have had a younger brother named Antoine, but nothing else is known of his family. At some point, likely during the early 1660s, Pierre migrated to New France. The first time he appeared in records was as a servant of Denis Derome dit Descarreaux, an edge tool maker in the lower town of Quebec City. After working in Derome’s shop in 1666,¹ Pierre seems to have set up his own forge for making tools, and for the rest of his life, this was his profession.

An edge tool maker. (AI-generated image)

By the the fall of 1667, Pierre decided to find a wife among that year’s group of Filles du Roi, which arrived in Quebec in late September. The woman he married was Catherine Baillé, who was from the northern coast of France not far from Rouen, and they were married at Notre-Dame-de-Quebec on November 24th.² Their first child was born about a year later; they had four more together, with the youngest born in October 1675.⁵ On March 11, 1670, Pierre purchased a concession on the south shore of the St. Lawrence in a place called Cap-St-Claude,⁶ but because his children were baptized in the church at Quebec, it’s not clear if the family moved there.

By 1677, Pierre acquired another farm, this time on the north shore in the seigneury of Neuville. But sadly, on October 31st of that year, Catherine died,⁷ leaving him with five children under the age of 10. He quickly arranged to marry a widow named Catherine Meilot, and their wedding took place at Quebec on January 4, 1678.³ At the time, Pierre had accumulated some debt, and his joint finances with his first wife had to be taken into account for the children they had together. He couldn’t sell the house he still owned in Quebec City to pay his creditors because half of it belonged to his minor children. A guardian had to be assigned to take care of the children’s interests, and presumably after that, the house was sold.⁸

Second wife Catherine had four small children of her own from her first husband. She wanted to keep the land, household items and furniture she had accumulated in her first marriage, but as soon as she became Pierre’s wife, her own children’s guardian took them both to court.⁹ Pierre was ordered to pay 410 livres for the estate property, a large sum of money, and as of 1689, he still hadn’t paid most of it.

Court document dated October 3, 1689 involving Pierre and the guardian of his wife's children.  

Pierre became a father three times with his second wife; all were sons born between 1681 and 1684, but at least two of them died as infants. The family moved back to Quebec City, and Pierre died at Hôtel-Dieu on December 3, 1690.⁴ Catherine survived him and passed away in 1699.¹⁰

Children by Catherine Baillé:
1. Marie Bouvier — B. 20 Sep 1668, Quebec City, New France;¹¹ D. 28 Apr 1711, Ste-Foy, New France;¹² M. Pierre-Jacques Custeau (1663-1711), Quebec City, New France¹³

2. Charles Bouvier — B. 8 Feb 1671, Quebec City, New France;¹⁴ D. 23 Jun 1712, Quebec City, New France;¹⁵ M. Marie-Catherine Renaud (1671-1723), 27 Feb 1696, Quebec City, New France¹⁶

3. Jeanne-Thèrese Bouvier — B. 29 Jul 1673, Quebec City, New France;¹⁷ D. 28 Nov 1729, Lotbinière, New France;¹⁸ M. Jean-Baptiste Barabé (1671-1729), 1693, New France¹⁸

4. Catherine Bouvier — B. 1674, New France;²⁰ D. after 1681, (probably) New France²¹

5. Pierre Bouvier — B. 12 Oct 1675, Quebec City, New France;⁵ D. 16 Mar 1715, Quebec City, New France;²² M. Marie Meunier (1685-1743), 30 Jan 1702, Beaupré, New France²³

Children by Catherine Meliot:
1. Antoine Bouvier — B. 12 Apr 1681, Neuville, New France²⁴

2. Charles Bouvier — B. 21 Apr 1683, Quebec City, New France;²⁵ D. 2 May 1683, Quebec City, New France²⁶

3. Jacques Bouvier — B. 2 Dec 1684, Quebec City, New France;²⁷ 3 Dec 1684, Quebec City, New France²⁸

Sources:
1    Recensement de 1666 en Nouvelle-France
2    Marriage record of Pierre Bouvier and Catherine Baillé, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
3    Marriage record of Pierre Bouvier and Catherine Meliot, Q.C.P.R.
4    Burial record of Pierre Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
5    Baptismal record of Pierre Bouvier (younger), Q.C.P.R.
6    Histoire de la Seigneurie de Lauzon, Volume 1, page 246, Joseph-Edmond Roy, 1897
7    Burial record of Catherine Baillé, Q.C.P.R.
8    Order to elect guardian for children of Pierre Bouvier and Catherine Baillé, March 20, 1680, BAnQ  
9    Ruling in case between Pierre Bouvier and François Repoche, October 3, 1689, BAnQ 
10  Burial record of Catherine Meliot, Q.C.P.R.
11  Baptismal record of Marie Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
12  Burial record of Marie Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
13  Marriage record of Pierre-Jacques Custeau and Marie Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
14  Baptismal record of Charles Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
15  Burial record of Charles Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
16  Marriage record of Charles Bouvier and Marie-Catherine Renaud, Q.C.P.R.
17  Baptismal record of Jeanne-Thèrese Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
18  Burial record of Jeanne-Thèrese Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
19  Marriage record of Jean-Baptiste Barabé and Jeanne-Thèrese Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
20  Baptismal record of Catherine Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
21  Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France
22  Burial record of Pierre Bouvier (younger), Q.C.P.R.
23  Marriage record of Pierre Bouvier and Marie Meunier, Q.C.P.R.
24  Baptismal record of Antoine Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
25  Baptismal record of Charles Bouvier (younger), Q.C.P.R.
26  Burial record of Charles Bouvier (younger), Q.C.P.R.
27  Baptismal record of Jacques Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.
28  Burial record of Jacques Bouvier, Q.C.P.R.

On a Ship Detoured to Ireland — Jean Bourassa

B. 1 Apr 1634 in Bazoges-en-Pallers, Vendée, Poitou, France¹
M. (1) 20 Oct 1665 in Quebec City, New France²
Wife: Perrette Vallée
M. (2) 4 Nov 1676 in Quebec City, New France³
Wife: Catherine Poitevin
D. 21 Jan 1718 in Pointe-de-Lévy, Lauzon, New France⁴

Jean Bourassa migrated to Canada in a roundabout way because his ship broke down shortly after it left France. Such were the hazards of ocean travel in the middle of the 17th century.

Jean was born on April 1, 1634 in the village of Bazoges-en-Pallers, France, located north of La Rochelle.¹ His parents were Jacques Bourasseau and Françoise Fouchande. Jean had at least one older brother and four younger sisters, but nothing else is known of his family or early life. When Jean was 23, he was recruited out of La Rochelle for a work opportunity in New France; the offer was to earn 90 livres per year in return for his labor over a term of three years. He agreed to the arrangement in a contract dated April 5, 1657,⁵ and five days later, he joined 43 other men who boarded a ship called Les Armes d'Amsterdam. The 250 ton vessel also carried the newly appointed governor of the colony, Pierre Voyer d’Argenson, along with a cargo that included fine cloth, lace, and articles of apparel for the people of Quebec.⁶

Pierre Voyer d'Argenson

Not long after the voyage began, major storms damaged the ship. They were close enough to Ireland to land at Limerick so that repairs could be made.⁶ The governor and a few other passengers decided not to continue on, and they went back to France,⁶ but Jean and the other engaged men stayed on the ship when it resumed the journey a month later. They didn’t get very far, and within a day, the ship started taking on water. So the captain went back to Ireland, this time landing on the Kenmore River. It took another few weeks before they could launch again on June 28th.⁶ They finally arrived in Quebec City on August 20th.⁶ 

The detour of Jean's ship to Ireland.

When the three years of his contract were up, Jean decided to stay in New France. Perhaps the challenges of his trip to get there were a factor in this decision — who would want to get on another ship after that experience? Instead, he became a colonist, and on November 5, 1662, he acquired a concession in Lauzon, just across the water from Quebec City.⁵ Three years later, Jean went back to Quebec right after the harvest to find a wife among the Filles du Roi who had just arrived from France. It didn’t take long and he agreed to a marriage contract with a woman named Perrette Vallée, and their wedding took place at Notre-Dame church in Quebec City on October 20, 1665.²

Jean and Perette were missing from both the 1666 and 1667 censuses, but they presumably settled in Lauzon. They started their family with the birth of a son in April 1667.⁷ A couple of weeks later, Jean bought a farm near his original one in Lauzon; the annual rent was 30 livres, payable in silver, wheat or eels.⁸ Six more children were born by about 1675, but on May 5th of the following year, Perette died while trying to deliver another child.⁹ The baby was stillborn, and with seven young children, Jean needed a new wife as soon as possible. So on November 4th, he married Catherine Poitevin,³ a widow who lost her husband the very same day that Perette had died. Catherine had also been a Fille du Roi, and she brought a young son into Jean’s household.

Together, Jean and Catherine had four more children, born between 1678 and 1687. The 1681 census showed that their farm had 15 arpents under cultivation.¹⁰ The two spent the rest of their lives on their farm on the shore of the St. Lawrence in Lauzon. On June 15, 1711, they turned over the property, which included a small house and barn, to Jean’s oldest son François; in return he would take care of them in their old age.¹¹ By then, Catherine was said to be blind and disabled. Jean passed away on January 21, 1718;⁴ it isn’t known when Catherine died. They were the ancestor of Leo Durocher.

Children by Perrette Vallée:
1. François Bourassa — B. 13 Apr 1667, (probably) Lauzon, New France;⁷ D. after 11 Jun 1711, (probably) Lauzon, New France¹¹

2. Pierre Bourassa — B. 11 Feb 1669, (probably) Lauzon, New France;¹² D. after 1681¹⁰

3. Jeanne Bourassa — B. about 1670, (probably) Lauzon, New France;¹⁰ D. about 1682, (probably) Lauzon, New France^10,13

4. Jean Bourassa — B. 24 May 1671, (probably) Lauzon, New France;¹⁴ D. 5 Jun 1746, Lauzon, New France;¹⁵ M. Marie-Françoise Méthot (1675-1754), 10 Jan 1698, St-Nicolas, Lévis, New France¹⁶

5. Marie Bourassa — B. about 1672, (probably) Lauzon, New France;¹⁰ D. after 1681¹⁰

6. Marie-Madeleine Bourassa — B. 13 Sep 1673, (probably) Lauzon, New France;¹⁷ D. 9 Mar 1742, St-Antonie-de-Tilly, New France;¹⁸ M. (1) Jean-François Dussault (1688-1719), 8 Jan 1692, St-Jospeh de la Pointe-de-Lévy, Lauzon, New France;¹⁹ (2) Jean-Baptiste Bergeron (1676-1753), 18 May 1719, Lauzon, New France²⁰

7. Catherine Bourassa — B. about 1675, (probably) Lauzon, New France;¹⁰ D. after 1681¹⁰

Children by Catherine Poitevin:
1. René Bourassa — B. 27 Apr 1678, Lauzon, New France;²¹ D. 29 Sep 1678, Lauzon, New France²²

2. Marie-Anne Bourassa — B. about 1680, (probably) Lauzon, New France;²³ D. 4 Nov 1733, Berthier-sur-mer, New France;²⁴ M. (1) Pierre Bouchard (1672-1717), 29 Oct 1699, Quebec City, New France;²⁵ (2) Louis Bosse (~1650-1736), about 1726, St-Roch des Auinaies, New France²⁶

3. Jeanne Bourassa — B. 1 Jul 1682, Lauzon, New France;¹⁴ M. Louis Marchand (1678-1749), 5 Oct 1701, Lauzon, New France²⁷

4. François Bourassa — B. 2 May 1687, New France;²⁸ D. 26 Feb 1777, St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy, Quebec;²⁹ M. Marguerite Jourdain (1691-1746), 12 Jun 1714, New France³⁰

Sources:
1    Fichier-Origine listing for Jean Bourassa  
2    Marriage record of Jean Bourassa and Perrette Vallée, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979, FamilySearch.org
3    Marriage record of Jean Bourassa and Catherine Poitevin, Q.C.P.R.
4    Burial record of Jean Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
5    Navires venus en Nouvelle-France (website)  
6    “L’expédition du navire Les Armes d’Amsterdam pour le Canada en 1657,” Guy Perron, 2015 (blog)  
7    Baptismal record of François Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
8    Histoire de la seigneurie de Lauzon, Vol. 1, page 433, J. Edmond Roy, 1897
9    Burial record of Perrette Vallée, Q.C.P.R.
10  Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France
11  Donation of land record involving Jean Bourassa of Lauzon, June 15, 1711, BAnQ 
12  Baptismal record of Pierre Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
13  Baptismal record of Jeanne Bourassa (younger), Q.C.P.R.
14  Baptismal record of Jean Bourassa (younger), Q.C.P.R.
15  Burial record of Jean Bourassa (younger), Q.C.P.R.
16  Marriage record of Jean Bourassa (younger) and Marie-Françoise Méthot, Q.C.P.R.
17  Baptismal record of Marie-Madeleine Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
18  Burial record of Marie-Madeleine Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
19  Marriage record of Jean-François Dussault and Marie-Madeleine Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
20  Marriage record of Jean-Baptiste Bergeron and Marie-Madeleine Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
21  Baptismal record of René Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
22  Burial record of René Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
23  Baptismal record of Marie-Anne Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
24  Burial record of Marie-Anne Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
25  Marriage record of Pierre Bouchard and Marie-Anne Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
26  Marriage record of Louis Bosse and Marie-Anne Bourassa, Q.C.P.R.
27  Marriage record of Louis Marchand and Jeanne Bourassa (younger), Q.C.P.R.
28  Baptismal record of François Bourassa (younger), Q.C.P.R.
29  Burial record of François Bourassa (younger), Q.C.P.R.
30  Marriage record of François Bourassa (younger) and Marguerite Jourdain, Q.C.P.R.