Jacques GAUTHIER

Born

2 June 1647 , St-Vivien, Rouen, Normandie, France

Died

August 1715 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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Born: 2 June 1647 in St-Vivien, Rouen, Normandie, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1665.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS 11 September 1672 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS was born abt. 1658 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth-Ursule died 23 July 1703 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth-Ursule was the child of Étienne BOSIVERT DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY and Marie-Anne HAYOT (AYOTTE).

Jacques married (2) Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT 28 July 1703 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT was born 26 August 1671 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Françoise-Marguerite died 9 December 1731 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Françoise-Marguerite was the child of Aubin LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Elisabeth AUBERT.

Jacques GAUTHIER died August 1715 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France.

Son of Simon Gauthier and Marie Elisabeth Aube of St-Vivien, Rouen, Normandie, France.

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Charpentier

In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse & Children of Jacques GAUTHIER

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Jacques GAUTHIER married

Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS
Marriage date: 11 September 1672
Marriage place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS was the child of Étienne BOSIVERT DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY and Marie-Anne HAYOT (AYOTTE)

Marriage notes:

PRDH indicates that a contract of marriage was signed by Jacques Gauthier and Elisabeth Ursule Denevers at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada in 1672.

"Elisabeth-Ursule, born in 1658 and married in 1672 to Jacques Gauthier, carpenter, originally from Normandy. They lived at Lotbiniere."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VI, Page 89

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jacques GAUTHIER and Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS

Marie-Anne GAUTHIER

Born: 30 September 1674, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

François GAUTHIER

Born: 5 August 1675, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: , Deschambault, Québec, Canada

Married: Ursule-Élisabeth HAMEL 27 June 1701 Place: Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER

Born: 3 February 1678 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine HAMEL 1709 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Angélique GAUTHIER

Born: 15 February 1682, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 16 January 1732, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Married: Charles-Joseph HAMEL 27 June 1701 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Augustin GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1684, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 December 1760, Verchères, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte JOUET 28 November 1713 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1686, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 April 1756 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine LEMAY 18 November 1714 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Gabriel GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1686, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 January 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1692, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 June 1772, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine CHOQUET dite CHAMPAGNE 8 September 1728 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Étienne GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1697, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 February 1762, Trois-Rivières, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Jeanne CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS 25 October 1717 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1700, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 January 1756, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques LUSSIER 17 April 1730 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques GAUTHIER married

Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT
Marriage date: 28 July 1703
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT was the child of Aubin LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Elisabeth AUBERT

Marriage notes:

PRDH indicates that Jacques Gauthier was the widower of Elisabeth Ursule Denevers when he married Francoise Lambert in 1703.

Catherine Gauthier 1705 J. Gauthier F. Lambert Lozeau Jean-Baptiste

Louis Gauthier 1708 13 Jul 1776 J. Gauthier F. Lambert Messier Marie-Agnes

Marie-Louise Gauthier 1708 03 Sep 1780 J. Gauthier F. Lambert Lereau Simon

Loignon Pierre

Children of Jacques GAUTHIER and Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT

Catherine-Marie GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1705, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 October 1789, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU 7 May 1729 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Simon GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1706, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 August 1725, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Claude-Germain GAUTHIER DE NIVERVILLE

Born: abt. 1707, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1751, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Louise Therese AMIOT 2 June 1736 Place: Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

Louis GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1708, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 July 1776, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Agnes MESSIER 7 May 1742 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER

Born: abt. 1708, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 September 1780, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre LOIGNON 7 February 1735 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Married: Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 26 October 1762 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1647
2 June 1647
St-Vivien, Rouen, Normandie, France

Les Vieilles Familles D'Yamachiche, Vingt-Trois Genealogies, F. L. Desaulniers, Montreal, 1908

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

'Jacques Gauthier must have arrived at Quebec in the summer of 1665.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XI, Page 62

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Census - Quebec City, Quebec
Jean le Mire - 40 Me. Charpentier
Louise Marsollet - 26 sa femme
Jeanne le Mire - 8 fille
Marie le Mire - 6 fille
Joseph le Mire - 4 fils
Anne le Mire - 2 fille
Pierre Yvellin - 20 domestique Engaigé
Et Jacques gautier - 20 engaigé poigneur
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1672 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GAUTHIER and Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS 11 September 1672, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

He was 25 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAUTHIER was born 30 September 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 27 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
François GAUTHIER was born 5 August 1675, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Jacques was 28 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER was born 3 February 1678 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jacques was 30 years old.

1681 Census - Lotbiniere
Need to look this up, but supposedly he is in Lotbiniere in the 1681 census working as a carpenter
1681 Census - New France
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1682 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GAUTHIER was born 15 February 1682, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jacques was 34 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Marriage of Child
François GAUTHIER married 27 June 1701, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Ursule-Élisabeth HAMEL

1701 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique GAUTHIER married 27 June 1701, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Charles-Joseph HAMEL

1703 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GAUTHIER and Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT 28 July 1703, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 56 years old.

1703 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1703 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS died 23 July 1703, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1713 Marriage of Child
Augustin GAUTHIER married 28 November 1713, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Josephte JOUET

1714 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER married 18 November 1714, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Catherine LEMAY

'About 1715, Jacques stood before Saint Peter for inventory of his earthly good works. In fifty years of Canadian life, he had given to his adopted country his labor, his courage and his talents. He, indeed, deserved blessedness.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XI, Pages 68-69

Death — 1715
August 1715
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 68.

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