Jean
SOULARD
Born
8 December 1643
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Died
7 July 1710
,
Québec, Canada, New France
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Born: 8 December 1643 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
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Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1692.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Catherine BOUTET 8 March 1666 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine BOUTET was born abt. 1638 in France. Catherine died 1 June 1692 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Jean married (2) Adriane ROLLAND 22 September 1692 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adriane ROLLAND was born abt. 1666 in France. Adriane died 18 November 1696 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Jean married (3) Marie-Catherine MIVILLE 16 September 1701 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine MIVILLE was born 22 August 1670 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Catherine died 13 July 1715 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Catherine DE BAILLON.
Jean SOULARD died 7 July 1710 in Québec, Canada, New France .
son of Jean Soulard and Jeanne Couvreur
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WORK & OCCUPATION
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Recorded occupation: gunsmith and goldsmith
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Jean SOULARD
Jean SOULARD married 
Catherine BOUTET
Marriage date: 8 March 1666
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Catherine BOUTETMarriage date: 8 March 1666
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Children of Jean SOULARD and Catherine BOUTET
Jeanne SOULARDBorn: 4 December 1666, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1742, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1742, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Married: Guillaume BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) dit DESBUTTES 13 July 1682 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marguerite-Catherine SOULARDMarried: Pierre VACHON 5 March 1696 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Married: Louis GARNEAU 25 June 1705 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)
Jean-Baptiste SOULARDBorn: 12 October 1678, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1723, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 May 1723, , Québec Province, Canada
Married: Françoise COMEAU 10 February 1710 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Married: Barbe GARNEAU 31 March 1717 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jean SOULARD married Adriane ROLLAND
Marriage date: 22 September 1692
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Adriane ROLLANDMarriage date: 22 September 1692
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Children of Jean SOULARD and Adriane ROLLAND
Jean SOULARD married Marie-Catherine MIVILLE
Marriage date: 16 September 1701
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine MIVILLE was the child of Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Catherine DE BAILLON
Marie-Catherine MIVILLEMarriage date: 16 September 1701
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine MIVILLE was the child of Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Catherine DE BAILLON
Children of Jean SOULARD and Marie-Catherine MIVILLE
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Birth — 16438 December 1643
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Biography
SOULLARD, JEAN, gunsmith and goldsmith; b. 1642 at La Rochelle, France, son of Jean Soullard, master gunsmith, and Jeanne Couvreur, from Saint-Sauveur in the bishopric of La Rochelle; buried 9 July 1710 at Quebec.
The first official document that we possess, confirming Soullard’s presence in New France is dated 4 March 1666, the day on which he entered into a contract of marriage with Catherine Boutet, daughter of Martin Boutet* de Saint-Martin and widow of Charles Phélippeaux. After her death, he remarried twice. Nine children were born of the first marriage; one of the sons, Jean-Baptiste, wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps, but fell ill when he was about 22. During this illness he made a will, in which he stated that he had abused his father’s confidence by stealing from him.
Jean Soullard seems to have been an active and enterprising man. His name appears regularly in the discussions in the Conseil Souverain of New France between 1669 and 1710. Thus on 13 Jan. 1683...Read full story
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
SOULLARD, JEAN, gunsmith and goldsmith; b. 1642 at La Rochelle, France, son of Jean Soullard, master gunsmith, and Jeanne Couvreur, from Saint-Sauveur in the bishopric of La Rochelle; buried 9 July 1710 at Quebec.
The first official document that we possess, confirming Soullard’s presence in New France is dated 4 March 1666, the day on which he entered into a contract of marriage with Catherine Boutet, daughter of Martin Boutet* de Saint-Martin and widow of Charles Phélippeaux. After her death, he remarried twice. Nine children were born of the first marriage; one of the sons, Jean-Baptiste, wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps, but fell ill when he was about 22. During this illness he made a will, in which he stated that he had abused his father’s confidence by stealing from him.
Jean Soullard seems to have been an active and enterprising man. His name appears regularly in the discussions in the Conseil Souverain of New France between 1669 and 1710. Thus on 13 Jan. 1683...Read full story
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1666 Marriage / PartnerJean SOULARD and Catherine BOUTET 8 March 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 22 years old.
1666 Birth of ChildJeanne SOULARD was born 4 December 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jean was 23 years old.
1669 Birth of ChildMarguerite-Catherine SOULARD was born 12 March 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jean was 25 years old.
1678 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste SOULARD was born 12 October 1678, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jean was 34 years old.
1682 Marriage of ChildJeanne SOULARD married 13 July 1682, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Guillaume BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) dit DESBUTTES
1692 Marriage / PartnerJean SOULARD and Adriane ROLLAND 22 September 1692, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 48 years old.
1692 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine BOUTET died 1 June 1692, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1696 Marriage of ChildMarguerite-Catherine SOULARD married 5 March 1696, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre VACHON
1696 Birth of ChildJeanne SOULARD was born 23 June 1696, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jean was 52 years old.
1696 Death of Spouse/PartnerAdriane ROLLAND died 18 November 1696, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1701 Marriage / PartnerJean SOULARD and Marie-Catherine MIVILLE 16 September 1701, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 57 years old.
1705 Marriage of ChildMarguerite-Catherine SOULARD married 25 June 1705, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Louis GARNEAU
Death — 17107 July 1710
Québec, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 66.
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