André VATOUR (VAUTOUR)

(b. 28 January 1652 , France d. 29 October 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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André VATOUR (VAUTOUR) was born 28 January 1652 in France

André VATOUR (VAUTOUR) was the child of ? and ?

André was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1688.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

André married Marie-Catherine CHERLOT 7 January 1688 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Catherine CHERLOT was born 14 February 1673 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Catherine died 4 January 1703 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean CHERLOT DES MOULINS (CHURLOT) and Jeanne MANSION.

André VATOUR (VAUTOUR) died 29 October 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Léonard DeVautour and Marie Coldeboeuf

Details of the family tree of André appear below.

Occupation

André VATOUR (VAUTOUR) was a Charpentier.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

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.