Guillaume LECLERC

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12 March 1645 , Rouen, France

Died

2 November 1723 , Laval, Canada, New France

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Born: 12 March 1645 in Rouen, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Guillaume was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1676.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Guillaume married Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT 24 November 1676 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT was born 12 February 1663 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Thérèse died 17 August 1689 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Toussaint HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Marie LORGUEIL-ARCOUET.

Guillaume LECLERC died 2 November 1723 in Laval, Canada, New France .

Son of Antoine Leclerc and Marie Herambourg who were married shortly after 19 Oct 1638 in St. Maclou de Rouen, France.

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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.

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Guillaume LECLERC married

Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT
Marriage date: 24 November 1676
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT was the child of Toussaint HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Marie LORGUEIL-ARCOUET

Marriage notes:

Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Guillaume Leclerc and Marie Therese Hunault

Children of Guillaume LECLERC and Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT

Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

Born: 13 March 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 21 April 1708, Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Married: Louis EMERY dit CODERRE 2 May 1697 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Married: Jean MATHIEU 6 February 1705 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François LECLERC

Born: abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 May 1703, Laval, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Born: 28 March 1681, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1775, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite BEAUCHAMP 23 November 1705 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Angélique-Françoise LECLERC

Born: 11 October 1682, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1747, Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre BEAUCHAMP 29 June 1699 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Thérèse LECLERC

Born: 9 March 1684, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 23 April 1760, Terrebonne, Canada

Married: Toussaint MASTA 14 February 1702 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Anne LECLERC

Born: abt. 1685, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 March 1730, Laval, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques LABELLE 21 November 1712 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Catherine LECLERC

Born: 14 June 1689 , Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER 2 December 1710 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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Birth — 1645
12 March 1645
Rouen, France

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1676 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume LECLERC and Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT 24 November 1676, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 31 years old.

Guillaume LECLERC - Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis

Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Published 1871
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Jun 9, 2006
Page 360

1678 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LECLERC was born 13 March 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Guillaume was 33 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de La Chenaye
Guillaume Leclerc, 36
Therese Hunault, sa femme, 18
enfants:
Marie, 3
Francois, 2
Jean, 4 mois

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

1681 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC was born 28 March 1681, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Guillaume was 36 years old.

1682 Birth of Child
Angélique-Françoise LECLERC was born 11 October 1682, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Guillaume was 37 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse LECLERC was born 9 March 1684, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Guillaume was 39 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Catherine LECLERC was born 14 June 1689 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Guillaume was 44 years old.

1689 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT died 17 August 1689, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

1697 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LECLERC married 2 May 1697, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Louis EMERY dit CODERRE

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

1699 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Françoise LECLERC married 29 June 1699 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre BEAUCHAMP

1702 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse LECLERC married 14 February 1702, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Toussaint MASTA

1703 Death of Child
François LECLERC died 19 May 1703, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Guillaume was 58 years old.

1705 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LECLERC married 6 February 1705, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Jean MATHIEU

1705 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC married 23 November 1705 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Marguerite BEAUCHAMP

1708 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine LECLERC died 21 April 1708, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Guillaume was 63 years old.

1710 Marriage of Child
Catherine LECLERC married 2 December 1710, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Michel LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER

1712 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LECLERC married 21 November 1712 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jacques LABELLE

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard