Guillaume PELLETIER

Born

abt. 1599 , St-Pierre de Bresolettes, Tourouvre, Mortagne, Chartres, Perche, France

Died

November 27, 1657 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Age: 58

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Éloi PELLETIER Françoise MATTE

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Born: abt. 1599 in St-Pierre de Bresolettes, Tourouvre, Mortagne, Chartres, Perche, France

Father: Éloi PELLETIER

Mother: Françoise MATTE

Guillaume was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1641.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Guillaume married Michelle MABILLE February 12,1618 in St-Aubin, France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michelle MABILLE was born 28 March 1590 in La Gaserie, Tourouvre, Perche, France . Michelle died 21 January 1665 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Michelle was the child of Guillaume MABILLE and Étiennette MONHÉ.

Guillaume PELLETIER died November 27, 1657 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .

Source of birth and death information - Genealogy of Canada, Québec.

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Recorded occupation: Merchant and coalman.

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
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

Spouse & Children of Guillaume PELLETIER

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Guillaume PELLETIER married

Michelle MABILLE
Marriage date: February 12,1618
Marriage place: St-Aubin, France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Michelle MABILLE was the child of Guillaume MABILLE and Étiennette MONHÉ

Children of Guillaume PELLETIER and Michelle MABILLE

Claude PELLETIER

Born: December 11, 1622, , France
Died: abt. 1641, , France

Guillaume PELLETIER

Born: December 26, 1624, , France
Died: 24 February 1698, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Jean PELLETIER dit GOBLOTEUR

Born: 12 June 1627, St-Aubin de Tourouvre, France
Died: 24 February 1698, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Married: Anne LANGLOIS 9 November 1649 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1609 - Galileo's telescope is invented (Galileo, Italy)

1618 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume PELLETIER and Michelle MABILLE February 12,1618, St-Aubin, France

1622 Birth of Child
Claude PELLETIER was born December 11, 1622, , France

1624 Birth of Child
Guillaume PELLETIER was born December 26, 1624, , France

1627 Birth of Child
Jean PELLETIER dit GOBLOTEUR was born 12 June 1627, St-Aubin de Tourouvre, France

Life of Guillaume Pelletier
Guillaume Pelletier (1598-1657)

Guillaume Pelletier was born in the former French province of Perche, which borders the provinces of Normandie, Maine, and Beauce.

Birth in Bresolette
It was in Bresolette that Guillaume Pelletier was born in 1598, son of Éloy Pelletier and Françoise Matte. Documents in France from that era, scanned by Mrs. Pierre Montagne (ref.), reveal that several Pelletiers lived in Bresolette at the same time, among whom were Mathieu, Jean, and Laurent.

To our knowledge, Éloy had only one other son, Antoine, whom we learn about from documents in Canada, and who crossed the Atlantic to New France with Guillaume. Antoine was younger than his brother, marrying in Canada in 1647, whereas Guillaume arrived in the colony accompanied by his wife.

Wedding in Tourouvre
It was at the Church of Saint-Aubin, in Tourouvre, that “the marriage of Guillaume Pelletier, of the parish of Bresolette, and Michelle Mabille, daughter of Guillaume of this parish, was...Read full story

1649 Marriage of Child
Jean PELLETIER dit GOBLOTEUR married 9 November 1649, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Anne LANGLOIS

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