Jeanne
GARNIER
(b.
abt. 1636
,
Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
11 November 1703
,
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
)
Am I Your Ancestor?
GARNIER Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Jeanne GARNIER was born abt. 1636 in Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Jeanne GARNIER was the child of ? and ?Jeanne was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1657. To learn more about the Filles à Marier, visit: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jeanne married René MAHEU 30 July 1657 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
René MAHEU was born 2 July 1632 in Mortagne, Perche, France (Mortagne-au-Perche).
Jeanne married (2) Louis LAMARRE dit GASION 21 April 1659 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis LAMARRE dit GASION was born abt. 1639 in Pitres, Les Andelys, Rouen, Normandie, France. Louis died 24 January 1663 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Jeanne married (3) Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE 24 January 1663 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE was born 3 January 1633 in France. Pierre died abt. 1673 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Jeanne married (4) Jacques BARBEAU 9 February 1681 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . Jacques BARBEAU was born abt. 1623 in France. Jacques died 18 November 1687 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.
Jeanne GARNIER died 11 November 1703 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .
daughter of Sebastien Garnier and Marie Roux
Died at Rue Du Sault Au Matelot, QC, Canada
Details of the family tree of Jeanne appear below.

Fille a Marier! - Ancestry Ceramic Genealogy Mug
Show off your heritage with this charming coffee mug featuring 'My Ancestor was a Fille à Marier!' A proud nod to the early women who helped build New France, this mug is perfect for history buffs, genealogy fans, or anyone who loves celebrating their family story. Ideal for everyday coffee or tea and a great conversation starter. ☕
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.
Family and Children of Jeanne GARNIER
[Hide/Show]Jeanne GARNIER married 
René MAHEU-- Date: 30 July 1657 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Jeanne GARNIER and René MAHEU
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Rene Maheust and Jeanne Garnier
"A happy couple lived on the Beaupre Coast at what is now L'Ange-Gardien. They were Rene Maheu and Jeanne Garnier, married at Quebec on 30 July 1657. Rene, baptized on 2 July 1632 at St-Langis-le-Mortagne, was the son of Zacharie Maheu dit Point-du-Jour and Leonarde Foucquest. The bride Jeanne Garner, daughter of Sebastien and of Marie Roux, was born at Saint-Denis, Ile d'Oleron, arrondissement of Rocherfort, diocese of La Rochelle, in Sainteonge, today la Charente-Maritime. This twenty-one-year old girl had contracted for Canada on 10 April 1657. She was a strong and courageous woman. Rene and Jeanne had their only son Rene baptized at Quebec on 10 June 1658, by the Sulpicien Gabriel de Queylus. Alas! Jeanne Garnier's husband died before the spring of 1659."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 100
Children of René MAHEU and Jeanne GARNIER:
René MAHEU (b.6 June 1658, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1683, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Barbe BOUCHER 16 November 1682 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Jeanne GARNIER married
Louis LAMARRE dit GASION-- Date: 21 April 1659 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Jeanne GARNIER and Louis LAMARRE dit GASION
Notre-Dame de Quebec
"On 20 April 1659, Jeanne Garnier and 'Louis de la marre dit Gasion presently living on the coast of Beaupre' appeared before notary Audouart... The next day at the church of Notre-Dame de Quebec, Father Claude Dablon, a great Jesuit missionary, gave his approval, before our Holy Mother Church, to the marriage between Jeanne and Louis."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 101
Children of Louis LAMARRE dit GASION and Jeanne GARNIER:

Pierre LAMARRE (DELAMARRE) (b.10 January 1660, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 November 1715, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Louise PAULET (POULET) 7 February 1684 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Louis LAMARRE (b.abt. 1661, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 August 1687, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )
m. Anne QUENTIN 14 January 1686 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jeanne GARNIER married
Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE-- Date: 24 January 1663 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
"Pierre Gendreau dit LaPoussiere, the godfather of Pierre Delamarre, was willing to protect his godson and his mother. On 12 January 1663, notary Audouart drew up a third marriage contract for Jeanne Garnier. The thirty-three year old Pierre Gendreau, accepted Jeanne as his wife and lawful spouse, at Chateau-Richer on 24 January... There were ten years of happiness which made six flowers of life bloom, six Canadian branches of the Gendreau family. But the youngest, Genevieve Gendreau, was still unborn when her father left Jeanne Garnier before 12 October 1673."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Pages 102-103
Name: Pierre Gandron
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Age:
Spouse's Name: Janne Gaenier
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 24 Jan 1663
Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race: White
Marital Status: Unknown
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Gasion
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID: P 128
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 23 Dec 2013), Pierre Gandron and Janne Gaenier, 24 Jan 1663.
Children of Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE and Jeanne GARNIER:
Marie GENDREAU (GENDRON) (b.2 September 1663, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 30 December 1726, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Andre CASSAN 3 February 1682 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. René BERTRAND 1 July 1694 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Anne GENDREAU (GENDRON) (b.27 April 1665, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean MERIC 20 August 1685 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-Jacques AUTRAY 12 October 1702 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jacques GENDREAU (GENDRON) (b.7 February 1667, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 26 April 1739, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Anne DALLERAY (DALERET) 12 February 1691 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) (b.14 May 1669, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1695, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite BARBEAU 1 October 1690 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Catherine GENDREAU (GENDRON) (b.10 February 1671, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jacques DELUGRE 15 November 1688 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) (b.12 October 1673, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 August 1727, Repentigny, Canada, New France )
m. Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS 22 February 1694 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jeanne GARNIER married
Jacques BARBEAU-- Date: 9 February 1681 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
"After the loss of her third husband, Jeanne Garnier remained bewildered. She lived in mourning for eight years with her nine children from three marriages. They say that time heals all wounds and helps one to forget. Jacques Barbeau, a 58 year old bachelor shoemaker, proposed marriage to her on 22 October 1679. The contract drawn up by notary Auber was accepted, but it was only on 9 February 1681 that Jeanne and Jacques were joined in bonds of matrimony, at the church of L'Ange-Gardien. This fourth husband died on 18 November 1687."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 103
Children of Jacques BARBEAU and Jeanne GARNIER:
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Rene Maheust and Jeanne Garnier
"A happy couple lived on the Beaupre Coast at what is now L'Ange-Gardien. They were Rene Maheu and Jeanne Garnier, married at Quebec on 30 July 1657. Rene, baptized on 2 July 1632 at St-Langis-le-Mortagne, was the son of Zacharie Maheu dit Point-du-Jour and Leonarde Foucquest. The bride Jeanne Garner, daughter of Sebastien and of Marie Roux, was born at Saint-Denis, Ile d'Oleron, arrondissement of Rocherfort, diocese of La Rochelle, in Sainteonge, today la Charente-Maritime. This twenty-one-year old girl had contracted for Canada on 10 April 1657. She was a strong and courageous woman. Rene and Jeanne had their only son Rene baptized at Quebec on 10 June 1658, by the Sulpicien Gabriel de Queylus. Alas! Jeanne Garnier's husband died before the spring of 1659."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 100
Children of René MAHEU and Jeanne GARNIER:
m. Barbe BOUCHER 16 November 1682 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Jeanne GARNIER married
Notre-Dame de Quebec
"On 20 April 1659, Jeanne Garnier and 'Louis de la marre dit Gasion presently living on the coast of Beaupre' appeared before notary Audouart... The next day at the church of Notre-Dame de Quebec, Father Claude Dablon, a great Jesuit missionary, gave his approval, before our Holy Mother Church, to the marriage between Jeanne and Louis."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 101
Children of Louis LAMARRE dit GASION and Jeanne GARNIER:
m. Marie-Louise PAULET (POULET) 7 February 1684 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
m. Anne QUENTIN 14 January 1686 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jeanne GARNIER married
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
"Pierre Gendreau dit LaPoussiere, the godfather of Pierre Delamarre, was willing to protect his godson and his mother. On 12 January 1663, notary Audouart drew up a third marriage contract for Jeanne Garnier. The thirty-three year old Pierre Gendreau, accepted Jeanne as his wife and lawful spouse, at Chateau-Richer on 24 January... There were ten years of happiness which made six flowers of life bloom, six Canadian branches of the Gendreau family. But the youngest, Genevieve Gendreau, was still unborn when her father left Jeanne Garnier before 12 October 1673."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Pages 102-103
Name: Pierre Gandron
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Age:
Spouse's Name: Janne Gaenier
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 24 Jan 1663
Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race: White
Marital Status: Unknown
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Gasion
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID: P 128
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 23 Dec 2013), Pierre Gandron and Janne Gaenier, 24 Jan 1663.
Children of Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE and Jeanne GARNIER:
m. Andre CASSAN 3 February 1682 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. René BERTRAND 1 July 1694 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. Jean MERIC 20 August 1685 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-Jacques AUTRAY 12 October 1702 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Anne DALLERAY (DALERET) 12 February 1691 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
m. Marguerite BARBEAU 1 October 1690 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Jacques DELUGRE 15 November 1688 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
m. Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS 22 February 1694 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jeanne GARNIER married
"After the loss of her third husband, Jeanne Garnier remained bewildered. She lived in mourning for eight years with her nine children from three marriages. They say that time heals all wounds and helps one to forget. Jacques Barbeau, a 58 year old bachelor shoemaker, proposed marriage to her on 22 October 1679. The contract drawn up by notary Auber was accepted, but it was only on 9 February 1681 that Jeanne and Jacques were joined in bonds of matrimony, at the church of L'Ange-Gardien. This fourth husband died on 18 November 1687."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 103
Children of Jacques BARBEAU and Jeanne GARNIER:
Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Jeanne GARNIER(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)
[Hide/Show]
Discovering the Ancestry of Jeanne GARNIER: Events, Photos & Historical Records
Jeanne GARNIER and René MAHEU 30 July 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
'Jeanne Garnier must not have believed in the charlatans, either, but when she left her native Saintonge in 1657, she was undoubtedly far from suspecting what fate had in store for her in the new colony her entire life was marked with cruel trials and overwhelming sorrows.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIII, Page 131

1657 Marriage
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1658 Birth of ChildRené MAHEU was born 6 June 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jeanne GARNIER and Louis LAMARRE dit GASION 21 April 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1660 Birth of ChildPierre LAMARRE (DELAMARRE) was born 10 January 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jeanne GARNIER and Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE 24 January 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1663 Marriage - La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame, Chateau-Richer, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Louis LAMARRE dit GASION died 24 January 1663, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1663 Birth of ChildMarie GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 2 September 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1665 Birth of ChildAnne GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 27 April 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1666 Habittans de Beaupré
pierre gendre - 36 Masson
Jeanne Garnier - 36 sa femme vefve en secondes nopces
marie gendre - 3 fille
Anne gendre - 9 mois fille
René Maheut - 8 fils
pierre de la Mare - 6 fils
Louis de la Mare - 5 fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
pierre gendre - 36 Masson
Jeanne Garnier - 36 sa femme vefve en secondes nopces
marie gendre - 3 fille
Anne gendre - 9 mois fille
René Maheut - 8 fils
pierre de la Mare - 6 fils
Louis de la Mare - 5 fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1667 Birth of ChildJacques GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 7 February 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1669 Birth of ChildPierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 14 May 1669, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1671 Birth of ChildCatherine GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 10 February 1671, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1673 Birth of ChildMarie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 12 October 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jeanne GARNIER and Jacques BARBEAU 9 February 1681, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de Beaupre
Jacques Barbault, sabottier, 54
Jeanne Garnier, sa femme, 44
enfants:
Rene, 23
Pierre, 22
Louis, 20
Marie, 18
Anne, 16
Jacques, 14
Pierre, 12
Catherine, 10
Genevieve, 8
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Jacques Barbault, sabottier, 54
Jeanne Garnier, sa femme, 44
enfants:
Rene, 23
Pierre, 22
Louis, 20
Marie, 18
Anne, 16
Jacques, 14
Pierre, 12
Catherine, 10
Genevieve, 8
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Marie GENDREAU (GENDRON) married 3 February 1682, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Andre CASSAN
René MAHEU married 16 November 1682, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Barbe BOUCHER
Pierre LAMARRE (DELAMARRE) married 7 February 1684, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise PAULET (POULET)
Anne GENDREAU (GENDRON) married 20 August 1685, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Jean MERIC
Louis LAMARRE married 14 January 1686, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Anne QUENTIN
Louis LAMARRE died 16 August 1687, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
Jacques BARBEAU died 18 November 1687, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Catherine GENDREAU (GENDRON) married 15 November 1688, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Jacques DELUGRE
Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) married 1 October 1690, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marguerite BARBEAU
Jacques GENDREAU (GENDRON) married 12 February 1691, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne DALLERAY (DALERET)
Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) married 22 February 1694, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS
Marie GENDREAU (GENDRON) married 1 July 1694, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to René BERTRAND
Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) died 27 May 1695, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
Anne GENDREAU (GENDRON) married 12 October 1702, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Jean-Jacques AUTRAY
'Ancestress Jeanne Garnier left her Canadian homeland in November 1703 at the age of sixty-eight.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 104
11 November 1703
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Added:
- Updated: 7/16/2025 4:35:26 PM
Not the person you are looking for? Try again!
Search for YOUR Family by Name
NOTE: If you don't know your ancestor's whole name or are unsure of the spelling, specify part of the name.Search for YOUR Family by Place
Genealogy research for Jeanne Garnier (on other sites)
Find out more about Jeanne GARNIER.
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.
