Florent LECLERC

Born

20 October 1620 , Braye-sous-Faye, France

Died

January 1664 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Florent married Marie GENDRE 4 February 1658 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie GENDRE was born abt. 1621 in Surgères, Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France. Marie died 22 February 1699 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .

Parents & Family of Florent LECLERC

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Florent was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1658.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Jean Leclerc and Jeanne Lucia

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Florent LECLERC

Florent LECLERC married

Marie GENDRE
Marriage date: 4 February 1658
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Florent LECLERC and Marie GENDRE

Marriage notes:

marriage found at Immaculee Conception, Trois Rivieres in Drouin Collection

He is the son of Joannes Leclerc and Joanna Lucia.

She is the daughter of Moysis Gendre and Joanna Grosse.

"Florent Clerc or Leclerc settled in Trois-Rivieres at the latest in 1657. The first notarized act registered in his name was his 'agreement' of marriage drawn up by notary Severin Ameau on 24 January 1658. This manuscript, 325 years old, is badly damaged, but all the same, we can read certain interesting details therein. Marie Gendre, the future bride, was the widow of Jean-Baptiste Bourgery and a native of Surgeres in Saint-onge... On the following 4 February, in the local chapel, Father Jacques de Laplace, Society of Jesus, blessed the union of Florent and Marie. Drawn up in Latin, this act reveals that the bride was the daughter of Moyse Gendre and Jeanne Grosse... Marie Gendre had married Jean-Baptiste Bourgery 15 years earlier and from this union 2 sons and 2 daughters were born."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IV, Page 138-139

Children of Florent LECLERC and Marie GENDRE

Florent LECLERC

Born: 16 February 1659, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 24 March 1704, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne-Marie-Anne AUBUCHON 27 November 1685 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Jean LECLERC

Born: 19 December 1660, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 5 December 1730, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Claire LOISEAU 24 November 1689 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Étiennette LECLERC

Born: 28 May 1663, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1715, Louiseville, Canada, New France

Married: François BERGERON 3 November 1676 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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'... Florent, born in 1619 from the marriage of Jean Leclerc and Jeanne Luce, from Braye-sous-Faye, near the Richelieu in Anjou.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IV, Page 138

Biography

LECLERC, Florent... was born around 1619 in the hamlet of Bray-sous-Faye, Angers, Anjou. In April 1656, he signed up to travel to Canada from LaRochelle, France, no doubt as a contract worker.

In February 1658, Florent LeClerc married the widow of Jean-Baptiste Bourgis, Marie Gendre, at Trois-Rivières. She brought four children to the marriage, the youngest being 2 years old. Her daughter, Marie Bourgis married to Louis Robert, is an ancestor. Jean-Baptiste Bourgis had died in Trois-Rivières in November of 1657.

Marie Gendre, born around 1622, was from the village of Sugères in LaRochelle, Aunis. After her marriage to Florent LeClerc she had three more children. Son Jean LeClerc dit Blondin, married to Marie-Claire Loiseau dit Francoeur, is an ancestor. Marie Gendre's sons with Florent LeClerc were fur traders. In May 1690, Jean LeClerc dit Blondin received a permit from the French government to travel to the Great Lakes. In June of 1695, he headed up an expedition for

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