Olivier LETARDIF

Born

abt. 1604 , Bretagne, France

Died

28 January 1665 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Olivier married Louise COUILLARD 3 November 1637 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise COUILLARD was born 30 January 1625 in Québec, Canada, New France . Louise died 23 November 1641 in Québec, Canada, New France . Louise was the child of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT .

Olivier married Barbe AYMART (ÉMARD) 21 May 1648 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Barbe AYMART (ÉMARD) was born 3 August 1625 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Barbe died 28 January 1659 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .

Parents & Family of Olivier LETARDIF

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Olivier was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1621.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Jean Letardif and Clémence Houart

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: interpreter, head clerk of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés, judge of the court of Beaupré

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Olivier LETARDIF

Olivier LETARDIF married

Louise COUILLARD
Marriage date: 3 November 1637
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Louise COUILLARD was the child of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT

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Children of Olivier LETARDIF and Louise COUILLARD

Pierre LETARDIF

Born: 11 July 1641, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Olivier LETARDIF married

Barbe AYMART (ÉMARD)
Marriage date: 21 May 1648
Marriage place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Children of Olivier LETARDIF and Barbe AYMART (ÉMARD)

Barbe-Delphine LETARDIF

Born: 28 May 1649, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 February 1702, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE 23 November 1661 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Charles LETARDIF

Born: 4 March 1652, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1688, , Québec Province, Canada

Guillaume LETARDIF

Born: 22 October 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1731, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Married: Louise DUBOIS 16 April 1679 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marguerite GODIN 28 April 1687 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Biography

LETARDIF, OLIVIER, interpreter, head clerk of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés, judge of the court of the seigneury of Beaupré; b. c. 1604 in Brittany, in the diocese of Saint-Brieuc, d. 1665 at Château-Richer.

Letardif was at Quebec from at least 1621 on, since he signed the report of the meeting of leading citizens in that year; his presence is then noted from time to time until 1629. By that date he was an assistant clerk for the de Caëns; “experienced” in the Montagnais, Algonkian, and Huron languages, he served also as an interpreter. In July 1629, acting on behalf of François Gravé Du Pont, who was ill, he handed over the keys of the Habitation to Lewis Kirke. We find him in Quebec again in 1633, promoted to be head clerk of the Cent-Associés, and fulfilling the functions of interpreter or witness as required. It was at this period that Letardif collaborated in the missionary effort: he supported the Jesuits and acted as godfather to Indians; he even administered baptism and,

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Source / record details
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003

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

1637 Marriage / Partner
Olivier LETARDIF and Louise COUILLARD 3 November 1637, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1637 marriage

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

1641 Birth of Child
Pierre LETARDIF was born 11 July 1641, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1641 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise COUILLARD died 23 November 1641, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1648 Marriage / Partner
Olivier LETARDIF and Barbe AYMART (ÉMARD) 21 May 1648 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

1649 Birth of Child
Barbe-Delphine LETARDIF was born 28 May 1649, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1652 Birth of Child
Charles LETARDIF was born 4 March 1652, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1655 Birth of Child
Guillaume LETARDIF was born 22 October 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1659 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barbe AYMART (ÉMARD) died 28 January 1659, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1661 Marriage of Child
Barbe-Delphine LETARDIF married 23 November 1661, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE

Death

Name: Oliver Letardif
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 28 Jan 1665
Burial Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
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Age: 64
Birth Date: 1601
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Race: White
Marital Status: Unknown
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03757-9
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film Number: 1018161
Reference ID: P 182

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F2PB-TM4 : accessed 22 May 2015), Oliver Letardif, ; citing Cemetery, , reference P 182; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.

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