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  (b. abt. 1615 France   d. abt. 1666 Canada )  

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Jeanne MOTIN was born abt. 1615 in France

Jeanne MOTIN was the child of ?   and   ?

Jeanne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1653.

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Jeanne  married  Charles D'AULNAY

Jeanne  married  (2) Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR 24 February 1653 in Port Royal, Acadia .  The couple had (at least) 5 children. Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR  was born abt. 1593 in Champagne, France.  Charles died abt. 1663 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). 

Jeanne MOTIN died abt. 1666 in Canada.

Occupation: Acadian pioneer and governor’s wife



daughter of Louis Motin and Marie DeSalins


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Jeanne MOTIN married Ancestor is complete!immigrant flag male ancestor Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR-- Date: 24 February 1653 Place: Port Royal, Acadia


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MOTIN (Mottin), JEANNE, Acadian pioneer and governor’s wife; b. c. 1615 in France, daughter of Louis Motin de Co(u)rcelles, who was associated with the Razilly-Condonnier trading company; d. c. 1666 at Cap de Sable.

She came to Acadia in 1636 with her two sisters and her brother-in-law, Nicolas Le Creux Du Breuil. In the same year, probably at Port-Royal, she married Charles de Menou d’Aulnay, by whom she had four sons, who entered the army and died in battle, and four daughters, all of whom took religious vows.

Following the death of d’Aulnay in 1650 she continued to reside at Port-Royal. She found her husband’s estate had debts totalling well over 300,000 livres, and there was little hope of her being able to raise this sum. Persistent attempts to collect payments were made by creditors and those of Emmanuel Le Borgne did not stop short of raiding and looting her property. At the same time she sent one of her officers to dislodge Nicolas and Simon Denys from their posts at...Read MORE...


Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
marriage1653 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne MOTIN and Charles ST-ETIENNE dit LATOUR 24 February 1653, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Added: 4/3/2015 2:04:16 PM - Updated: 11/27/2018 11:19:23 AM

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