Leonard
PILOTE
(b.
abt. 1619
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
3 December 1665
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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PILOTE Family Genealogy
Leonard PILOTE was born abt. 1619 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Leonard PILOTE was the child of ? and ?
Leonard was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1663.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Leonard married Denise GAUTHIER 26 May 1644 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Denise GAUTHIER was born abt. 1622 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Denise died 7 February 1695 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Leonard PILOTE died 3 December 1665 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Leonard appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? People of New France were rewarded for having large families - 10 children - 300 pounds per year;...Read MORE...Canada: A People"s History (www.cbc.ca/ history/)
1644 Marriage / Partner
Leonard PILOTE and Denise GAUTHIER 26 May 1644, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
1653 Birth of Child
Marguerite PILOTE was born 4 June 1653, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
'Leonard, no less than the others, dreamed of New France. He talked it over with his pregnant wife and a decision was made in the spring of 1657: Leonard, with tears in his eyes, but hope in his heart, left his family, his town, the port, forever.
On 19 September 1657, we pick up his trail again, before notary Claude Auber on the Beaupre coast, signing as a witness to a contract of marriage between Ancestor Pierre Tremblay and Ozanne Achon....Read MORE...- 1657 Birth of Child
Jean PILOTE was born 16 September 1657, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France - 1659
'LEONARD HAD WORKED IN NEW FRANCE FOR TWO YEARS. IN THE SPRING OF 1659, WE BELIEVE THAT HE WROTE TO HIS WIFE, LIVING IN THE PARISH OF SAINT-NICOLAS, DIOCESE OF LA ROCHELLE, AS FOLLOWS: 'DENISE, IT IS HERE YOU MUST COME. I HAVE OBTAINED A BEAUTIFUL GRANT RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO QUEBEC. JOIN ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN. MY LOVE TO MARGUERITE! HOW BIG IS JEAN NOW? HOW GOES EVERY LITTLE THING WITH YOU?''
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : ...Read MORE... - 1663 Birth of Child
Pierre PILOTE was born 3 March 1663, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)
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