Medard
CHOUART DES GROSEILLIERS
(b.
30 June 1618
,
Champagne, France
d.
abt. 1696
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
)
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Medard CHOUART DES GROSEILLIERS was born 30 June 1618 in Champagne, France
Medard CHOUART DES GROSEILLIERS was the child of ? and ?Medard was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1647.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Medard married Helene MARTIN 3 September 1647 in Québec, Canada, New France . Helene MARTIN was born 21 June 1627 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Helene died abt. 1651 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Helene was the child of Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite LANGLOIS.
Medard married (2) Marguerite HAYET 24 August 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite HAYET was born abt. 1630 in Paris, France. Marguerite died 22 June 1711 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).
Medard CHOUART DES GROSEILLIERS died abt. 1696 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
son of Médard Choaurd and Marie Poirier
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Occupation
Medard CHOUART DES GROSEILLIERS was a Coureur de bois.
Coureurs de bois were French Canadian traders who traveled to Indigenous territories to trade European items for furs. They usually obtained furs by trading with First Nations peoples, rather than hunting themselves. Most coureurs de bois traded illegally, without a license from the Quebec government.
A Wild Frontier Journey: Life as a Coureur de Bois in 17th Century New France
Medard CHOUART DES GROSEILLIERS was a Coureur de bois.
Coureurs de bois were French Canadian traders who traveled to Indigenous territories to trade European items for furs. They usually obtained furs by trading with First Nations peoples, rather than hunting themselves. Most coureurs de bois traded illegally, without a license from the Quebec government.
A Wild Frontier Journey: Life as a Coureur de Bois in 17th Century New France
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.
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