Guillaume  COUTURE (COUSTURE)

1618 Birth
14 January 1618
Rouen, France

Biography
COUTURE - from Old French 'couture' is a variant of 'culture' which means 'a plowed or cultivated land. Nickname given to the person who cultivates such land, in the north of France. Or, nickname given to one who comes from one of the localities named (La) Couture, in France. Guillaume Couture was baptized on January 14, 1618 in St-Godard, Rouen (Seine-Maritime), France. Son of Guillaume Couture and Madeleine Malet, he married Anne Émard on November 16, 1649 in Pointe de Lévis. Ten children were born from their union. He arrived in the country around 1640. He was given to the Jesuits. In 1642, he was captured by the Iroquois, and escaped death because he was adopted by an Iroquois widow. He learns their language and becomes an interpreter. In 1646, he was relieved of his given vows and could marry. In 1647, he settled in Pointe de Lévis. He is a judge, militia captain, and notary. He died at the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec on April 4, 1701.
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COUTURE, GUILLAUME (he sometimes signed himself Cousture), carpenter, a donné of the Society of Jesus, discoverer, interpreter, diplomat, judge of the seneschal’s court, first settler at Lévis; b. c. 1616 at Saint-Godard-de-Rouen (province of Normandy), son of Guillaume Couture and Madeleine Mallet; d. 1701.

It is impossible, by reference to existing documents, to determine the year of his arrival in New France. The Jesuits, who in their Relations never tire of praising his devotion and his courage, furnish no information on this point. The years 1639 and 1640 seem the most likely. He may have made the crossing in the spring of 1640 at the same time as René Goupil* and Father René Ménard*, and have undertaken to be an assistant to the Jesuits before he left France. His vocation as a donné may have been inspired by Goupil, who was already one. In an act dated 26 June 1641 at Quebec, in which he bequeathed to his mother and sister the modest amount of landed property left to him in...Read MORE...


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Biography
The story of Anne's husband is rather an interesting one. Originally he came to New France as a young Jesuit priest, who like many other zealots, wanted to put his life on the line in order to convert the Canadian people. So on June 26th, 1640; he handed over all of his wordly possessions, including land that he had inherited from his father; to his mother and sister and joined Father Rene Goupil on his mission to Quebec. Young Guillaume was intelligent and hard-working, and soon proved to be a valuable asset. His carpenter skills were put to good use in the construction of the Mission at Saint-Marie, and his willingness to learn and adapt, made him useful as an interpretor and diplomat.

He would also soon get his chance for martyrdom; when in 1642; after leaving Trois-Rivières with fathers Isaac Jogues and René Goupil; and 19 men from the Huron nation, was attacked by about 80 Iroquois soldiers in the vicinity of lake Saint-Pierre. Cousture would seal his fate when he shot...Read MORE...


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The seigneury of Lauzon was created in 1636 and existed until 1836. It is to Guillaume Couture, that returns the title of the first settler of Pointe-Lévy and this seigneury.

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1649 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE) and Anne ÉMARD 18 November 1649, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 31 years old.

1650 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COUTURE dit LAMONDE was born 6 November 1650, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 32 years old.

1652 Birth of Child
Anne COUTURE was born 22 January 1652, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 34 years old.

1654 Birth of Child
Louis COUTURE was born 29 August 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 36 years old.

1656 Birth of Child
Marguerite COUTURE was born 29 February 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 38 years old.

1658 Birth of Child
Marie COUTURE was born 18 June 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 40 years old.

1659 Birth of Child
Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE was born 29 November 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 41 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
Guillaume COUTURE was born 11 October 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 44 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Louise COUTURE was born 19 March 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 47 years old.

1667 Birth of Child
Eustache COUTURE dit BELLERIVE was born 24 March 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 49 years old.

1669 Marriage of Child
Anne COUTURE married 11 November 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste COTE

1670 Birth of Child
Joseph-Auger COUTURE was born 27 July 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 52 years old.

1678 Marriage of Child
Marie COUTURE married 12 September 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François VEZIER (VESSIER) dit LAVERDURE

1683 Marriage of Child
Marie COUTURE married 28 June 1683, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Claude BOURGET

1684 Death of Child
Anne COUTURE died 26 November 1684, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 66 years old.

1686 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste COUTURE dit LAMONDE married 12 February 1686, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Anne MARET (MARETTE)

1686 Marriage of Child
Louise COUTURE married 25 June 1686, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Charles COUILLARD

1689 Marriage of Child
Marguerite COUTURE married 19 February 1689, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean MARSOLET

It is moreover Guillaume Couture who will command the French militia during the English invasion of Admiral William Phips in 1690. The monument of the "founding father" of the seigneury is installed in front of the Saint-Joseph church.

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1690 Marriage of Child
Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE married 9 January 1690, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Anne HUARD

1690 Death of Child
Marguerite COUTURE died 28 March 1690, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 72 years old.

1691 Marriage of Child
Guillaume COUTURE married 7 February 1691, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine COTE

1695 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Auger COUTURE married 13 June 1695, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Jeanne HUARD

1695 Marriage of Child
Eustache COUTURE dit BELLERIVE married 7 November 1695, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marguerite BEGIN

1698 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste COUTURE dit LAMONDE died 22 August 1698, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 80 years old.

1700 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne ÉMARD died 17 January 1700, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1701 Death
4 April 1701
Québec, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 83.