Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA

(b. 12 November 1629 , France d. 8 December 1703 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA was born 12 November 1629 in France

Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1688.

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

Pierre married Marie-Charlotte ROUSSEL 12 November 1668 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Charlotte ROUSSEL was born abt. 1646 in France. Marie-Charlotte died 20 January 1698 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA died 8 December 1703 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Jacques Gauthier and Marie Boucher

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Occupation

Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA was a habitant et laboureur.

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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.

Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000

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Family and Children of Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA

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Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA married

Marie-Charlotte ROUSSEL-- Date: 12 November 1668 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA and Marie-Charlotte ROUSSEL:

Jean GAUTHIER (b.28 September 1669, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jeanne RICHARD dite CAPIOUEKOUE 6 January 1702 in Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA

Joseph GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA (b.20 March 1672, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1749, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France )
m. Clémence JARRY 16 August 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Marie FORTIER 8 February 1718 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER (b.8 May 1674, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1743, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Marguerite PRESSEAU (PREZEAU) 1715 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Anne GAUTHIER (b.27 February 1676, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1753, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques DENIS dit ST-DENIS 22 February 1689 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite SAGUINGOIRA (b.19 April 1684, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 May 1728, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France)
m. Pierre-Alexandre TURPIN 25 February 1702 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Joseph POIRIER dit DESLOGES 16 September 1709 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1629 Birth
12 November 1629
France

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA and Marie-Charlotte ROUSSEL 12 November 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 39 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Jean GAUTHIER was born 28 September 1669, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA was born 20 March 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 42 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was born 8 May 1674, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 44 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Anne GAUTHIER was born 27 February 1676, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Pierre was 46 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite SAGUINGOIRA was born 19 April 1684, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 54 years old.

1689 Marriage of Child
Anne GAUTHIER married 22 February 1689, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Jacques DENIS dit ST-DENIS

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte ROUSSEL died 20 January 1698, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1699 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA married 16 August 1699, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Clémence JARRY

1702 Marriage of Child
Jean GAUTHIER married 6 January 1702, Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA to Jeanne RICHARD dite CAPIOUEKOUE

1702 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite SAGUINGOIRA married 25 February 1702, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre-Alexandre TURPIN

1703 Death
8 December 1703
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 74.

Added: 12/29/2014 11:41:52 AM - Updated: 4/9/2020 12:16:35 PM