Guillaume THIBAULT

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22 December 1617 , Rouen, France

Died

21 August 1686 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Nicolas THIBAULT Elisabeth (Ysabeau) ANTHIAUME

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Born: 22 December 1617 in Rouen, France

Father: Nicolas THIBAULT

Mother: Elisabeth (Ysabeau) ANTHIAUME

Guillaume was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Guillaume married Marie-Madeleine FRANCOISE 11 January 1655 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Madeleine FRANCOISE was born 19 January 1633 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. Marie-Madeleine died 23 March 1707 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier).

Guillaume THIBAULT died 21 August 1686 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: baker, tailor

The boulanger, or baker, specialized in bread-making. Bread, along with vegetables, was a staple of all inhabitants at the time - it was either eaten in soups and stews, or as is. Given bread's importance, the baker was one of the first craftsmen to be established at the beginning of the colony.
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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

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Guillaume THIBAULT married

Marie-Madeleine FRANCOISE
Marriage date: 11 January 1655
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France

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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

"On Monday, 16 November 1654, Guillaume required the services of the notary Audouart to draw up his marriage contract at Fort St-Louis in Quebec. The distinguished guests were Jean de Lauzon, Governor of New France; Father Francois Lemercier, head of the Jesuits; the Normand priest Lean Lesueur, chaplain of the Hotel-Dieu; Anne Gasnier, widow of Jean Clement, Sieur DuVault; Denis-Joseph Ruette, Sieur d'Auteuil, son-in-law of Anne Gasnier; Jean Bourdon from Rouen, the administrator of the Communaute des Habitants of New France; Seigneur, the Venerable Guillaume Couillard, bourgeois; Louis Couillard, Seigneur for part of the Ile aux Oies; and Martin Grouvel."

"Who was the future bride? Marie-Madeleine Francois or Lefrancois, who had been in the country for a short time, appeared as a worthy 21 year old orphan. Her late father Squire Isaac Francois had been the Captain of a company of light horse cavalry in France, obviously a nobleman. Her mother was named Esther Paigne. Marie-Madeleine was born in Lorraine, about 1633."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIV, Pages 202-203

Children of Guillaume THIBAULT and Marie-Madeleine FRANCOISE

Claire-Françoise THIBAULT

Born: 29 October 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1728, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Married: Felix AUBERT 15 April 1670 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Married: Jean RIVIERE 4 September 1691 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jeanne-Marguerite THIBAULT

Born: 20 January 1657, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 06 February 1718, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Married: Guillaume BOUCHER 21 November 1672 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume THIBAULT

Born: abt. 1659, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1692, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Married: Marie GUYON 10 November 1681 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

François THIBAULT

Born: abt. 1660, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1710, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne DUPRÉ 7 April 1687 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles THIBAULT

Born: 15 November 1661, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 12 September 1685, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Married: Louise GUYON 10 April 1684 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Nicolas THIBAULT

Born: 30 May 1663, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 30 September 1727, Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Married: Xainte CLOUTIER 1682

Married: Marie-Françoise BOUCHER 23 July 1686 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Married: Anne BADEAU (BADAULT) 14 April 1704 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Married: Marie-Louise PAQUET 4 September 1712 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Anne THIBAULT

Born: 12 June 1665, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 13 April 1749, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Married: Charles CLOUTIER dit DAUMONT 26 February 1685 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Étienne THIBAULT

Born: 6 December 1668, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1681, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1617
22 December 1617
Rouen, France

Biography
Guillaume THIBAULT — (1617 - 1686)
Pioneer Guillaume Thibault (Thibaut) passed away on August 21st, 1686, at Château-Richer, Québec.

Guillaume was a butcher and later a tailor. He married Madeleine Lefrançois in January 1655. She was reportedly an orphan of 'Squire Isaac Lefrançois,' who had been the Captain of a company of light horse cavalry in France.

Guillaume and Madeleine have a number of notable descendants including Céline Dion, Ricky Gervais, and Angelina Jolie.

[Sources: PRDH; Fichier-Origine (ID #440040); Les anciennes familles du Québec, Brasserie Labatt limitée, La Brasserie, Québec, p. 67; 'Guillaume Thibault', Our French-Canadian Ancestors (vol.14, pp.201-214), Gérard Lebel (Thomas J. Laforest (tr.)), Palm Harbor, Florida, 1992]
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'We are unaware of the name of the parish where Guillaume was baptized about 1618. Guillaume attended school since he knew how to write like an educated man. His parents were the merchant Nicolas Thibault of the city of Rouen, and Elisabeth Anseaume or Anthiome, according to our Canadian documents.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIV, Page 202

1655 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume THIBAULT and Marie-Madeleine FRANCOISE 11 January 1655, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 37 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
Claire-Françoise THIBAULT was born 29 October 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 37 years old.

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

1657 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite THIBAULT was born 20 January 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 39 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Charles THIBAULT was born 15 November 1661, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 43 years old.

1663 Birth of Child
Nicolas THIBAULT was born 30 May 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 45 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Anne THIBAULT was born 12 June 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 47 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Habittans de Beaupré
Guillaume Thibaut - 48 boulanger & tailleur d'habits

Marie Magdelaine le francois 33 sa femme

Claire francoize Thibaut 11 fille

Jeanne Margueritte Thibaut 9 fille

Guillaume Thibaut - 8 fils

francois Thibaut - 5 fils

Charles Thibaut - 4 fils

Nicolas Thibaut - 3 fils

Anne Thibaut - 1 fille

Et Robert Villemourt - 23 chaudronnier domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1668 Birth of Child
Étienne THIBAULT was born 6 December 1668, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 50 years old.

1670 Marriage of Child
Claire-Françoise THIBAULT married 15 April 1670, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Felix AUBERT

1672 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite THIBAULT married 21 November 1672, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Guillaume BOUCHER

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de Beaupre
Guillaume Thibaud, tailleur, 63
Madelaine Francois, sa femme, 46
enfants:
Guillaume, 23
Francois, 21
Charles, 20
Nicolas, 18
Anne, 16
Etienne, 13

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

1681 Marriage of Child
Guillaume THIBAULT married 10 November 1681 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie GUYON

1684 Marriage of Child
Charles THIBAULT married 10 April 1684, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Louise GUYON

1685 Marriage of Child
Anne THIBAULT married 26 February 1685, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Charles CLOUTIER dit DAUMONT

1685 Death of Child
Charles THIBAULT died 12 September 1685, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 67 years old.

1686 Death
'The death of the head of the family shattered the Thibault clan on Saturday, 21 August 1686. Father Germain Morin presided at the funeral on the following Monday, in the presence of witnesses Francois and Nicolas Thibault, and son-in-law Felix Auger. Guillaume was a worthy 69 years old.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIV, Page 209

Death
name: Guillaume Thibault
gender: Male
burial date: 23 Aug 1686
burial place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
death date: 21 Aug 1686
death place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
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race: White
marital status: Unknown
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indexing project (batch) number: B03757-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: p 57 s 6

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Guillaume Thibault, 21 Aug 1686; citing reference p 57 s 6, FHL microfilm 1018161.

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