Gillette  BONNE (BANNE)

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...Read MORE...

1650 Birth of Child
Marie CHAUVIN was born 8 September 1650 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1651 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marin CHAUVIN died 7 June 1651, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1653 Marriage / Partner
Gillette BONNE (BANNE) and Jacques BERTAULT 27 July 1653, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1654 Birth of Child
Jacques BERTAULT was born 25 November 1654, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1655 Birth of Child
Marguerite BERTAULT was born 21 December 1655, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1657 Birth of Child
Suzanne BERTAULT was born 18 December 1657, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1659 Birth of Child
Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT was born 23 January 1659, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1660 Birth of Child
Jeanne BERTAULT was born 29 March 1660, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1662 Birth of Child
Nicolas BERTAULT was born 26 February 1662, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1664 Marriage of Child
Marie CHAUVIN married 25 November 1664, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Rollin LANGLOIS

1665 Marriage of Child
Marie CHAUVIN married 20 July 1665 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) 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
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1668 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BERTAULT married 6 January 1668, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Denis VERONNEAU

1669 Marriage of Child
Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT married 14 February 1669, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Charles DENART dit LAPLUME

1671 Marriage of Child
Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT married 12 August 1671, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Julien LATOUCHE

1671 Marriage of Child
Suzanne BERTAULT married 24 September 1671, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) 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 ...Read MORE...


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1672 Death
9 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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