Nicolas LEBEL

Born

abt. 1633 , Illevile-sur-Montfort, Haute-Normandie, France

Died

abt. 1678 , Québec Province, Canada

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Born: abt. 1633 in Illevile-sur-Montfort, Haute-Normandie, France

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Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1657.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Nicolas married Marie DROUIN 28 November 1662 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Marie DROUIN was born 18 September 1650 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie died 2 May 1664 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie was the child of Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER.

Nicolas married (2) Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT 2 April 1665 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT was born 9 September 1651 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Thérèse died 3 December 1728 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Jean MIGNAULT dit CHATILLON and Louise CLOUTIER.

Nicolas LEBEL died abt. 1678 in Québec Province, Canada.

son of Clement Lebel and Francoise Laniel

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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.

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Nicolas LEBEL married

Marie DROUIN
Marriage date: 28 November 1662
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Marie DROUIN was the child of Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER

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"After several years of preparation, Nicolas could dream of starting a family. Marriageable girls were exceedingly rare. Near la Riviere aux Chiens lived a worthy family, that of Robert Drouin and Marie Chapelier. Nicolas courted Marie. The young girl had been baptized at Trois Rivieres on 18 September 1650. On 27 September 1662, notary Claude Auber went to the Drouin home to sign Nicolas and Marie's marriage contract... on Wednesday, 28 November, the nuptial blessing was given by Father Thomas Morel at the church of Chateau-Richer. Francois Belanger signed as witness with his initials."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVI, Page 149

groom's name: Nicolas Lebel

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bride's name: Marie Drouin

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marriage date: 28 Nov 1662

marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

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bride's father's name: Robert Drouin

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groom's race: White

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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1018161

reference number: P 125

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Nicolas Lebel and Marie Drouin, 28 Nov 1662; citing reference P 125, FHL microfilm 1018161.

Children of Nicolas LEBEL and Marie DROUIN

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Nicolas LEBEL married

Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT
Marriage date: 2 April 1665
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT was the child of Jean MIGNAULT dit CHATILLON and Louise CLOUTIER

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"It was necessary to rebuild all that the waters had carried away: a future. Widower Nicolas Lebel turned to the west and crossed the Riviere du Sault Montmorency. He stopped at Beauport. There he discovered the honorable family of Jean Mignault dit Chatillon, and of Louise Cloutier. Eight living children enlivened this happy home at that time. The eldest of the daughters, 14 years old, was noticed by Nicolas. Therese had been baptized at Quebec on 15 September 1651, by the Jesuit Jerome Poncet. She had even attended the convent of the Ursulines of Quebec for a while."

"Gradually the fabric of their love grew. On Sunday, 29 March 1665, the solemn drafting of their marriage contract took place at the home of Uncle Jean Cloutier, a resident of Chateau-Richer. A large gathering of the Mignault family and friends had been summoned. The notary Claude Auber presided. Pierre Gagnon and Jean Cauchon stood up for the groom... At the bottom of the contract, Nicolas made his mark: an X in the middle of a circle; Therese drew a heart or an apple with its stem."

"Nicolas the laborer, and young Therese had their three marriage banns published. The nuptial blessing at Chateau-Richer was celebrated on 2 April 1665, in the presence of the family, friends and Father Morel..."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVI, Pages 150-151

groom's name: Nicolas Lebel

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bride's name: Therese Mignault Or Mignot

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marriage date: 02 Apr 1665

marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

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bride's father's name: Jean Mignault Dit Chastillon

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groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Unknown

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bride's race: White

bride's marital status: Single

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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1018161

reference number: P 135

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Nicolas Lebel and Therese Mignault Or Mignot, 02 Apr 1665; citing reference P 135, FHL microfilm 1018161.

Children of Nicolas LEBEL and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT

Jean LEBEL

Born: 22 January 1670 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 6 October 1699, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Married: Anne SOUCY 6 August 1689 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Angélique LEBEL

Born: 9 November 1672, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 5 December 1728, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Married: Mathurin-René OUELLET 8 January 1691 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Nicolas LEBEL

Born: 9 May 1675, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: September 1722, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD 23 August 1707 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph LEBEL

Born: 3 July 1677 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 6 August 1747 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Catherine BOUTIN dite LABONTÉ 22 November 1701 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth
'For a century, the descendants of Nicolas Lebel tried to identify the name of the village where he was born, sometime between 1630 and 1632... [registries of Illeville-sur-Montfort] 'On 7 september of the said year was baptized Colette Le Bel daughter of Clement and of Francoise Lagnel. THe godfather and godmother Mathieu Bosmont and Mary Lagnel'. This invaluable act was recorded in the year 1622. We are in the presence of a sister of Ancestor Nicolas. Therefore, it was at Illeville-sur-Montfort that the first of the majority of Canadian Lebels lived before coming to America.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVI, Page 147

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

New France
'On Sunday, 13 May 1657, Nicolas appeared for the first time in our civil archives. At the home of Pierre Gagnon at Chateau-Richer, the notary Audouart and the witnesses Nicolas Verieul and Claude Auber surrounded their friend Lebel...'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVI, Page 148

1662 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas LEBEL and Marie DROUIN 28 November 1662 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1664 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie DROUIN died 2 May 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1665 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas LEBEL and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT 2 April 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Nicolas LEBEL - 1665 Marriage. La Visitation du Notre Dame, Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Quebec

1665 Marriage. La Visitation du Notre Dame, Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Habittans de Beaupré
Nicolas Lebel - 33 habittant

Tereze Mignaux - 14 sa femme
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1667 Census - Montmorency County, Quebec
Nicolas Lebel, habitant, 35 years
Therese Mignaud, 16 years

1670 Birth of Child
Jean LEBEL was born 22 January 1670 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1672 Birth of Child
Angélique LEBEL was born 9 November 1672, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1675 Birth of Child
Nicolas LEBEL was born 9 May 1675, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1677 Birth of Child
Joseph LEBEL was born 3 July 1677 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Death
'Nicolas Lebel died shortly after his family arrived at the Grand-Anse, at the end of the year 1678 at the latest... No registry can show us any answers. The missionary forgot to draw up the death certificate or to record it at Quebec or elsewhere. Nicolas was about 47 years old and benevolently courageous.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVI, Page 153

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