François  PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

'Francois traveled with his
Brother: -in-law, Noel Jeremie, Sieur of la Montagne, interpreter and clerk at the trading posts of the Domaine du Roi (King's Domain). Francois married a native woman at the post of Tadoussac, in the presence of the Jesuit priest Albanel, in April, 1660 without any publication (of marriage bans) or advance notice of any kind. This caused a considerable reaction; this marriage was hardly accepted in the religious community - a white married to a pagan was not looked upon favorably. The young lovers were not happy for very long since on April 13, 1661, Francois' wife died at the Hospital in Quebec. No child was born from this marriage of Francoise Pelletier and Dorothee the Native (le Sauvagesse). Francois Pelletier, now a widower, becomes engaged to Marguerite Morisseau. After the publication of the three banns at the church of Sillery, they married on Sept 6, 1661 before Jesuit priest Pierre Bailloquet. their first six children are born and baptized in the

'Francois Pelletier is in the service of the King to take care of the soldiers of the garrison in May, 1663. The couple established themselves on the land of Nicolas Pelletier, father, master carpenter, in the concession of the natives on the hill of St. Francois Xavier, Parish of Sillery.'
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Francois Pelletier, 32 years
Marguerite Moricau, 24 years
Marie Angelique Pelletier, 5 years
Francois Xavier Pelletier, 4 years
Joseph Pelletier, 2 years
Marguerite Agnes Pelletier, 15 months

'On October 13, 1669, Nicolas gives his farm to his son Jean Pelletier, but reserves rights to the farm, and one notes in the contract that Francois Pelletier dit Antaya, brother of Jean, is his neighbor on their father's farm. Francois gives his house and farm to Denis Ruette d'Auteuil of Monceaux on Aug 20, 1669. He leaves Sillery with his wife and his children for a parcel of land that is unknown to him and where the Iroquois prowl and watch for victims to decapitate during the night. Francois Pelletier settles in Sorel with his wife about 1670. '
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'On October 22, 1675, Francois Pelletier dit Antaya purchases the fief d'Orvilliers from Sieur de Gauthier de Comporte. This fief is located on the north coast of the St. Lawrence, in the Iles of Upper Berthier, on one side Dautray and on the other the lands not conceded belonging to Sieur Randin, along with the Ile au Foin. He finally left Sorel, after the sale of his concession to Pierre Coutois dit Bonnehumeur, on September 17, 1677. In the contract, Francois is referred to as farmer of Dorvilliers. The father and brother of Francois, Nicolas and Jean, settled in the said fief Antaya on March 23, 1678 as the first farmers of that area. Francois died before June, 1688. Marguerite Morisseau, wife of Sieur Antaya, died at the Hotel-Dieu (hospital) of Quebec on December 15, 1707 at the age of 70. Seigneur (landowner) Pierre Pelletier, son of Francois and Marguerite Morisseau, paid homage in the name of his brother and sisters on February 17, 1723. (Probably a religious ceremony of

Francois Pelletier, habitant, 48 years
Marguerite Maurisseau, 37 years
Francois Pelletier, 16 years
Joseph Pelletier, 14 years
Marguerite Pelletier, 13 years
Genevieve Pelletier, 11 years
Catherine Pelletier, 9 years
Michel Pelletier, 7 years
Pierre Pelletier, 6 years
Louise Pelletier, 3 years