Gilette Banne
'Gillette Banne was born about 1636 in Argences, Caen, Bayeux, Normandy, France; the daughter of Marin Banne and Isabelle Boire. She arrived in the Quebec colony about 1649 as a Filles A Marier, contracted to Marin Chauvin.'
'Marin was born about 1620 in Mesny, St. Mard, Reno, Tourouvre, France. He had signed a contract on March 8, 1648 in Tourouvre, to be engaged as a labourer in New France for Noel Juchereau. The term of the contract was for three years at annual salary of 40 livres. Gillette and Marin were wed soon after her arrival and a daughter, Marie, was born in September of 1650. She grew up to marry Jean Denoyon and have nine children.'
'However, she would never get to know her father, who died on June 7, 1651 at Trois-Rivieres. Acting governor Monsieur d‘Ailleboust granted Gillette 1/ 3 of an arpent in the town site of Trois-Rivières, between Sebastien Dodier on the southwest and the palisade on the northeast, 'on the condition that she build a house and have it
1650 Birth of ChildMarie CHAUVIN was born 8 September 1650 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1651 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarin CHAUVIN died 7 June 1651, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1653 Marriage / PartnerGillette BONNE (BANNE) and Jacques BERTAULT 27 July 1653, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1654 Birth of ChildJacques BERTAULT was born 25 November 1654, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1655 Birth of ChildMarguerite BERTAULT was born 21 December 1655, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1657 Birth of ChildSuzanne BERTAULT was born 18 December 1657, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1659 Birth of ChildIsabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT was born 23 January 1659, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1660 Birth of ChildJeanne BERTAULT was born 29 March 1660, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1662 Birth of ChildNicolas BERTAULT was born 26 February 1662, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1664 Marriage of ChildMarie CHAUVIN married 25 November 1664, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Rollin LANGLOIS
1665 Marriage of ChildMarie CHAUVIN married 20 July 1665 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Jean-Andre DENOYON (DESNOYERS)
1666 Les Trois Rivieres
Jacques Bertaut - 40 habitant
gillette bonne - 30 sa femme
Marguerite Bertaut - 10 fille
Suzanne Bertaut - 8 fille
Eslisabeth Bertaut - 7 fille
Jeanne Bertaut - 6 fille
Et Nicolas Bertaut - 4 fils
1668 Marriage of ChildMarguerite BERTAULT married 6 January 1668, , Québec Province, Canada to Denis VERONNEAU
1669 Marriage of ChildIsabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT married 14 February 1669, , Québec Province, Canada to Charles DENART dit LAPLUME
1671 Marriage of ChildIsabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT married 12 August 1671, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Julien LATOUCHE
1671 Marriage of ChildSuzanne BERTAULT married 24 September 1671, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Jean HIESSE
1672 Murder
On 12 Aug 1671 “Elisabeth-Therese” married Julien (de) Latouche at Trois-Rivieres PQ. He was from the city, arrondissement, and diocese of LaRochelle, Aunis (now Charente-Maritime) France. She was 12 and a half years old at the marriage. He was about 30 years old and a former soldier in the company of Grandfontaine in the Regiment de Carignan. They were married by Father Andre Richard at L’Immaculee-Conception des Trois-Rivieres.
Latouche turned out to be lazy, domineering, abusive and alcoholic. Since he did not have his own farm, he worked for Maurice Poulin and later for Claude Jutras. He left both places probably due to laziness or drunkenness. He did not provide the food for his wife, so that Jacques Bertault had to send her meat, bread and eggs. Latouche also beat his young wife severely, so that she told him she wished he were dead. Bertault spoke about these things to his son-in-law, but to no avail. The parents could have taken the issue to the courts or simply
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Death — 16729 June 1672
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
9 Jun 1672 - executed
Executed for murder
Executed! — Gillette BANNE (ca 1636 - 1672)
French-Canadian pioneer and fille-à-marier Gillette Banne was executed this day, June 9th, 1672. She's said to be 'the first woman of French origin to be executed for murder in New France.' With her second husband, Jacques Bertault, she killed son-in-law Julien Latouche, a soldier of the Carignan-Salières regiment. The story of the episode is well documented in French and English. Gillette is the ancestor of many notable people including explorer Toussaint Charbonneau, Ryan Gosling, Angelina Jolie and Madonna.[Images: Public Execution (Wikipedia: Capital Punishment); Peasant Girl (New York Public Library, artist unknown)]
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