Olivier CHARBONNEAU

(b. abt. 1611 , France d. 20 November 1687 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )

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Olivier CHARBONNEAU was born abt. 1611 in France

Olivier CHARBONNEAU was the child of ? and ?

Olivier was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1660.

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

Olivier married Ozanne LUSSAUD abt. 1641 in Marans, Aunis, France . Ozanne LUSSAUD was born abt. 1620 in Marans, France. Ozanne died 29 August 1645 in Marans, France.

Olivier married (2) Marguerite ROY 30 April 1646 in Saint-Étienne de Marans, Aunis, France . Marguerite ROY was born abt. 1620 in Marans, Aunis, France. Marguerite died abt. 1654 in France.

Olivier married (3) Marie-Marguerite GARNIER (GRENIER) 20 December 1654 in France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Marguerite GARNIER (GRENIER) was born 22 December 1626 in Marans, Aunis, France. Marie-Marguerite died 2 December 1701 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine).

Olivier CHARBONNEAU died 20 November 1687 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .
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Occupation

Olivier CHARBONNEAU was a miller.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.

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Family and Children of Olivier CHARBONNEAU

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Olivier CHARBONNEAU married

Ozanne LUSSAUD-- Date: abt. 1641 Place: Marans, Aunis, France

Children of Olivier CHARBONNEAU and Ozanne LUSSAUD:

Olivier CHARBONNEAU married

Marguerite ROY-- Date: 30 April 1646 Place: Saint-Étienne de Marans, Aunis, France

Children of Olivier CHARBONNEAU and Marguerite ROY:

Olivier CHARBONNEAU married

Marie-Marguerite GARNIER (GRENIER)-- Date: 20 December 1654 Place: , France
"Olivier Charbonneau, widower of Marguerite Roy was remarried about 1656 to Marie Grenier, from Marans. The new couple had a little girl named Anne."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume X, Page 64

Children of Olivier CHARBONNEAU and Marie-Marguerite GARNIER (GRENIER):

Anne CHARBONNEAU (b.11 April 1657, Marans, France d. 11 April 1729, Laval, Canada, New France )
m. Guillaume LABELLE 23 November 1671 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Pierre GUINDON (GUÉDON) 15 February 1711

Joseph CHARBONNEAU (b.16 December 1660, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 September 1722, Lachenaie, Canada, New France )
m. Anne PICARD 8 January 1688 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean CHARBONNEAU (b.3 November 1662, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1730, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Jeanne PICARD 15 July 1686 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Françoise BEAUCHAMP 9 November 1688 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
m. Catherine CHAUDILLON 19 September 1700 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU (b.11 July 1664, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1738, Laval, Canada, New France )
m. André SIRE (CYR) 1679 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Joseph BARBEAU dit POITEVIN 12 June 1690 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Michel CHARBONNEAU (b.2 October 1666, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 3 May 1724 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite DENOYON 12 November 1692 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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Biography
CHARBONNEAU - Derived from coal. Nickname of a producer or merchant. Known variants: CARBONNEAU, COLEMAN (in English), KOHLER (in German), CARBON (in Spanish), CARBONARI (in Italian). Olivier Charbonneau was born around 1631 in France. His parents are unknown. He married Osanne Lussaud in France, before 1646. In his second marriage, he married Marguerite Roy, widow of Jean Guimbert, in Marans on April 30, 1646. In his third marriage, he married Marie Garnier around 1656. From their union were born 5 children. He arrived in New France, aboard the Saint-André, in Montreal in September 1659. The crossing, for him, his wife and their daughter, cost him 175 pounds. In 1668, he co-owned a watermill on the river. In 1681, he owns: 1 gun, 4 cattle, 6 arpents of land. He died in Rivière-des-Prairies in November 1687.
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1645 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ozanne LUSSAUD died 29 August 1645, Marans, France

1646 Marriage / Partner
Olivier CHARBONNEAU and Marguerite ROY 30 April 1646, Saint-Étienne de Marans, Aunis, France

1654 Marriage / Partner
Olivier CHARBONNEAU and Marie-Marguerite GARNIER (GRENIER) 20 December 1654, , France

Biography
Olivier Charbonneau built the first water-driven mill in the region of Pointe-aux-Trembles, soon after his arrival in 1659. He and his wife Marie-Marguerite Garnier had five children and two of these – Jean and Joseph – left descendants in Quebec.
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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1657 Birth of Child
Anne CHARBONNEAU was born 11 April 1657, Marans, France

'In the spring of 1659, Olivier, a manual laborer decided to improve his lot in life by going to New France... Olivier promised to repay Mance the money loaned for the price of his passage and that of his wife and child, within two years. In addition, Jeanne Mance agreed to provide their food during the passage...Ten years later, on 10 November 1669, Olivier received a receipt from Jeanne Mance indicating that he had paid his debt.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume X, Page 64

1660 Birth of Child
Joseph CHARBONNEAU was born 16 December 1660, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1662 Birth of Child
Jean CHARBONNEAU was born 3 November 1662, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1664 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU was born 11 July 1664, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Michel CHARBONNEAU was born 2 October 1666, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1671 Marriage of Child
Anne CHARBONNEAU married 23 November 1671, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Guillaume LABELLE

1681 Canadian Census Ile Jesus
Olivier Charbonneau, 70
Marie Garnier, sa femme, 54
enfants:
Jean, 18
Elizabeth, 17
Michel, 15

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

'The census of 1681 reports the existence of four heads of family living on the Ile Jesus: Michel Buisson, Olivier Charbonneau, Leonard Ethier and the 32 year old Guillaume Labelle.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIV, Page 143

1686 Marriage of Child
Jean CHARBONNEAU married 15 July 1686, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Jeanne PICARD

1687 Death Riviere-des-Prairies, QC, Canada

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