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Chère Elizabeth: Voici des informations sur la famille Boucher. Tu deviendra suprie de savoir que il y a des autres cousins tiennes de la famille Boucher ici à Nashville. Sommes une famille très grande et très fiere.
OK, in English now. I don't want to torture you.
Source: Saintonge, Jacques. Nos Ancêtres 4. Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (Québec), Canada: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Press, 1995. (pps. 33-40)
I'm just going to put the highlights here, but I can photocopy the pages and send them to you... they are in French, though.
Marin Boucher:
The Boucher family was one of the original families to settle in New France, Québec. The King sent his one of his Knights, Robert Giffard (who had previously travelled to Canada as an explorer) out to the Old French Province of La Perche (in the area of Le Mans, now... sandwiched between Brittany and Normandy), and there they recruited the Guyon, Cloutier, Boucher and Pinguet families. These are the founding families of Quebec, and of Canada. This happened in 1634.
The families left the French port of Dieppe in the Spring of 1634, arriving in June. The Boucher family settled on the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the St. Charles River.
Father Archange Godbout did extensive research on the Boucher family. His writings were posthumously published in "Vielles familles de France en Nouvelle France." Pages 139 and 140 of that text are on the family of Marin Boucher. This is the source that Saintonge is using to give the biographical information about Marin Boucher.
Marin Boucher, born between 1587 and 1589, was married twice in France. On 7 February 1611, he married Juliane Baril. She died 15 December 1627. About 1629, he married Perrine Malet (this is how this guy spells it). The children from the first marriage were Nicole (1611), Jean (1613), François (1617), Thienette (1620), Charlotte (1622), Marie (1625). From the second marriage are: Louis-Marin (1630) and Galleran (1633)-- born in France. Françoise (1636), Pierre (1639), Madeleine (1641)-- that's your's!-- who was the ancester of the Houde and Houle families through her marriage to Louis Houde in 1660, Marie (1644), Guillaume (1647). Perinne Malet was born between 1604 and 1606 and was the daughter of Pierre Malet and Jacqueline Liger of Courgeout (Orne), France. Pierre and Jacqueline also went to New France later in 1634, with Perinne's little brothers: Louis-Martin, Jean-Galleran, François.
Very little is known about Marin Boucher's early years in Quebec, except mention of him in Champlain's last will and testament. Champlain, as you know, "discovered" Quebec. More importantly, he visited Cape Cod in 1604, well before the Mayflower landed there (1620). According to E. Mitchell, a historian from the Society of Canadian Authors and the Historical Societies of Montreal and Boucherville, when Champlain's will was read, it said "I give Marin, a mason, who lives on the land of the Recollet Fathers, my last suit of clothes that I purchased in a store. This of course meant that Champlain had the highest esteem for Marin Boucher, as it was customary to give your last suit of clothing to the person that you esteemed the most.
On 24 August 1638, Marin Boucher was called to testify about the circumstances surrounding the voyage of Gaspard Boucher "his parent" who also supposedly arrived in 1634. There was some type of conflict with the Jesuit fathers regarding some land (I didn't quite understand what it said). Because of that conflict, Marin Boucher and his family move to the Beaupré coast (this is right above Quebec City. Marin sells his land. After a some years, he divides his land up between his family members and friends... he's now 80 years old. Boucher died in 1671. Perinne Mallet died in 1681. Father Godbout found the following in the registers of Château-Richer, on the Beaupré coast, just above Quebec City:
"L'an de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ 1671 le 29 mars mourut Marin Boucher après avoir cescu en bon chrétien et receu les Sts sacrements de pénitence eucharistie en viatique et l'extrême onction et fust enterré dans le cimetière de Chateau Richer par M. Morel accompagné du révérend père Nouvelle et de moy faisant pour lors les fonctions curiales dans la coste de Beaupré."
(Signé) F. Fillon, prest. missionaire
Marin Boucher's descendents are extremely numerous in America. "His descendents could form an entire regiment!" exclaimed the historian Benjamin Sulte, more than a century ago, while speaking of Marin Boucher. Now, they're even stronger, they could form an entire army.
[note from todd: minus two, the peace loving , bleeding heart liberals Elizabeth and Todd]
OK, just so you know, with regards to your other family names, I have stuff (in English) on the following families, that I could send to you as photocopies:
Bérubé, Bourbaut (probably your Bourbeau), Lefebvre.
I also have some stuff on Marin's father Gaspard and his brother, Pierre (in English). Pierre visited King Louis XVI regularly.
Some information on "Les Filles de Roi" or the King's Daughters.
The royal authorities needed to populate the colonies, whose inhabitants were mainly men. So, they sent out "scouts" to look for women of good background, even with a little education, suited for military officers and men of property. At first they just recruited women from Paris, but that did not work out too well [guess the city girls didn't like Quebec!]. Jean Talon, the first governor of Quebec said he wanted "strong, intelligent and beautiful girls of robust health, habituated to farm work."
Each girl was promised a dowry by the King. It was 50 livres if she married a soldier or habitant, 100 livres if she married an officer. THey were also given clothing, and such... Once the girls got there, it was a quick pick-n-choose, but the girl had the opportunity to decide who she wanted. Some 852 women arrived during the ten year period from 1663 to 1673. These ladies comprised about 17% of the total population of New France, estimated at less than 5,000 at this time. Many Frenchmen married Indian girls, but they refused to bear them children. By 1671, these women had given birth to nearly 700 children. I have a list of most of the Kings Daughters. I can send those names to you too.
Fascinating stuff, isn't it? Doesn't it make you proud?
OK, you saw the Springtime pic, here are some pics taken in the last week of March a few years ago. Notice the difference!
Monument to Pierre, Marin's brother:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/boucher1.jpg
Monument to Pierre's wife, Marin's sister-in-law
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/crevier1.jpg
Sign with the children of Pierre and Margaret (your Madeleine's first cousins)
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/bouchersign.jpg
Ste-Famille, the church in Boucherville... this was obviously redone in the 1800s. Pierre is supposedly buried in the floor of the church, where the family pew box was.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/stefamille.jpg
Inside of Ste-Famille church. Seeing that I'm a big fan of architecture, especially church architecture, I have to include this. Isn't it awesome? They were having a first communion rehearsal when I took this.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/stefamille2.jpg
OK, I think this is enough.
Un grand bisou,
ton cousin, Todd
Chère Elizabeth: Voici des informations sur la famille Boucher. Tu deviendra suprie de savoir que il y a des autres cousins tiennes de la famille Boucher ici à Nashville. Sommes une famille très grande et très fiere.
OK, in English now. I don't want to torture you.
Source: Saintonge, Jacques. Nos Ancêtres 4. Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (Québec), Canada: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Press, 1995. (pps. 33-40)
I'm just going to put the highlights here, but I can photocopy the pages and send them to you... they are in French, though.
Marin Boucher:
The Boucher family was one of the original families to settle in New France, Québec. The King sent his one of his Knights, Robert Giffard (who had previously travelled to Canada as an explorer) out to the Old French Province of La Perche (in the area of Le Mans, now... sandwiched between Brittany and Normandy), and there they recruited the Guyon, Cloutier, Boucher and Pinguet families. These are the founding families of Quebec, and of Canada. This happened in 1634.
The families left the French port of Dieppe in the Spring of 1634, arriving in June. The Boucher family settled on the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the St. Charles River.
Father Archange Godbout did extensive research on the Boucher family. His writings were posthumously published in "Vielles familles de France en Nouvelle France." Pages 139 and 140 of that text are on the family of Marin Boucher. This is the source that Saintonge is using to give the biographical information about Marin Boucher.
Marin Boucher, born between 1587 and 1589, was married twice in France. On 7 February 1611, he married Juliane Baril. She died 15 December 1627. About 1629, he married Perrine Malet (this is how this guy spells it). The children from the first marriage were Nicole (1611), Jean (1613), François (1617), Thienette (1620), Charlotte (1622), Marie (1625). From the second marriage are: Louis-Marin (1630) and Galleran (1633)-- born in France. Françoise (1636), Pierre (1639), Madeleine (1641)-- that's your's!-- who was the ancester of the Houde and Houle families through her marriage to Louis Houde in 1660, Marie (1644), Guillaume (1647). Perinne Malet was born between 1604 and 1606 and was the daughter of Pierre Malet and Jacqueline Liger of Courgeout (Orne), France. Pierre and Jacqueline also went to New France later in 1634, with Perinne's little brothers: Louis-Martin, Jean-Galleran, François.
Very little is known about Marin Boucher's early years in Quebec, except mention of him in Champlain's last will and testament. Champlain, as you know, "discovered" Quebec. More importantly, he visited Cape Cod in 1604, well before the Mayflower landed there (1620). According to E. Mitchell, a historian from the Society of Canadian Authors and the Historical Societies of Montreal and Boucherville, when Champlain's will was read, it said "I give Marin, a mason, who lives on the land of the Recollet Fathers, my last suit of clothes that I purchased in a store. This of course meant that Champlain had the highest esteem for Marin Boucher, as it was customary to give your last suit of clothing to the person that you esteemed the most.
On 24 August 1638, Marin Boucher was called to testify about the circumstances surrounding the voyage of Gaspard Boucher "his parent" who also supposedly arrived in 1634. There was some type of conflict with the Jesuit fathers regarding some land (I didn't quite understand what it said). Because of that conflict, Marin Boucher and his family move to the Beaupré coast (this is right above Quebec City. Marin sells his land. After a some years, he divides his land up between his family members and friends... he's now 80 years old. Boucher died in 1671. Perinne Mallet died in 1681. Father Godbout found the following in the registers of Château-Richer, on the Beaupré coast, just above Quebec City:
"L'an de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ 1671 le 29 mars mourut Marin Boucher après avoir cescu en bon chrétien et receu les Sts sacrements de pénitence eucharistie en viatique et l'extrême onction et fust enterré dans le cimetière de Chateau Richer par M. Morel accompagné du révérend père Nouvelle et de moy faisant pour lors les fonctions curiales dans la coste de Beaupré."
(Signé) F. Fillon, prest. missionaire
Marin Boucher's descendents are extremely numerous in America. "His descendents could form an entire regiment!" exclaimed the historian Benjamin Sulte, more than a century ago, while speaking of Marin Boucher. Now, they're even stronger, they could form an entire army.
[note from todd: minus two, the peace loving , bleeding heart liberals Elizabeth and Todd]
OK, just so you know, with regards to your other family names, I have stuff (in English) on the following families, that I could send to you as photocopies:
Bérubé, Bourbaut (probably your Bourbeau), Lefebvre.
I also have some stuff on Marin's father Gaspard and his brother, Pierre (in English). Pierre visited King Louis XVI regularly.
Some information on "Les Filles de Roi" or the King's Daughters.
The royal authorities needed to populate the colonies, whose inhabitants were mainly men. So, they sent out "scouts" to look for women of good background, even with a little education, suited for military officers and men of property. At first they just recruited women from Paris, but that did not work out too well [guess the city girls didn't like Quebec!]. Jean Talon, the first governor of Quebec said he wanted "strong, intelligent and beautiful girls of robust health, habituated to farm work."
Each girl was promised a dowry by the King. It was 50 livres if she married a soldier or habitant, 100 livres if she married an officer. THey were also given clothing, and such... Once the girls got there, it was a quick pick-n-choose, but the girl had the opportunity to decide who she wanted. Some 852 women arrived during the ten year period from 1663 to 1673. These ladies comprised about 17% of the total population of New France, estimated at less than 5,000 at this time. Many Frenchmen married Indian girls, but they refused to bear them children. By 1671, these women had given birth to nearly 700 children. I have a list of most of the Kings Daughters. I can send those names to you too.
Fascinating stuff, isn't it? Doesn't it make you proud?
OK, you saw the Springtime pic, here are some pics taken in the last week of March a few years ago. Notice the difference!
Monument to Pierre, Marin's brother:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/boucher1.jpg
Monument to Pierre's wife, Marin's sister-in-law
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/crevier1.jpg
Sign with the children of Pierre and Margaret (your Madeleine's first cousins)
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/bouchersign.jpg
Ste-Famille, the church in Boucherville... this was obviously redone in the 1800s. Pierre is supposedly buried in the floor of the church, where the family pew box was.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/stefamille.jpg
Inside of Ste-Famille church. Seeing that I'm a big fan of architecture, especially church architecture, I have to include this. Isn't it awesome? They were having a first communion rehearsal when I took this.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i39/pax_et_bonum/stefamille2.jpg
OK, I think this is enough.
Un grand bisou,
ton cousin, Todd