Robert  GIGUERE dit DESPINS

1616 Birth
9 March 1616
France

'On 9 March 1616, in the parish of Saint-Aubin or Tourouvre, Michell Jornal gave birth to Robert Giguere, her 16th child. The son of Jehan Giguere, Robert would come to be responsible for the spread of his surname throughout New France, and subsequently, North America... There is no reason to believe that he did not come to Canada about 1645 and then do his service of indenture for at least three years, or maybe even five or six.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume II, Page 99

Biography
GIGUÈRE - from the old French 'giguer' which means 'to frolic, to jump, to fidget'. Nickname given to one who is restless, playful. Robert Giguère was baptized on March 9, 1616 in Saint-Aubin-de-Tourouvre, Orne, France. Son of Jean Giguère and Michelle Journel, he married Aimée Miville, daughter of Pierre and Charlotte Maugis, on February 2, 1652 in Quebec. From this union were born 13 children. He would have arrived in the country between 1644 and 1650, the year he settled in Sainte-Anne-du-Petit-Cap. He died in August 1709, in Sainte-Anne.
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1652 Marriage / Partner
Robert GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Aimee MIVILLE 2 July 1652, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 36 years old.

1653 Birth of Child
Charlotte GIGUERE was born 23 October 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Robert was 37 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS was born 2 January 1655, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Robert was 38 years old.

1657 Birth of Child
Jeanne GIGUERE was born 22 July 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Robert was 41 years old.

1659 Birth of Child
Marie GIGUERE was born 12 April 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Robert was 43 years old.

1663 Birth of Child
Robert GIGUIERE was born 28 January 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Robert was 46 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Pierre GIGUERE was born 9 August 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Robert was 49 years old.

1666 Habittans de Beaupré
Robert giguiere - 50 habittant

Aymée Minville - 27 sa femme

Charlotte Giguiere - 12 fille

Martin Giguiere - 11 fils

Jeanne Giguiere - 9 fille

Marie Giguiere - 7 fille

Jean Giguiere - 6 fils

Robert Giguiere - 3 fils

pierre Giguiere - 8 mois fils

Et Simon d'Orillage - 22 domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1668 Birth of Child
Anne GIGUERE was born 16 September 1668, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Robert was 52 years old.

1669 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GIGUERE married 15 October 1669, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Laurent PHILIPPE dit LAFONTAINE

1670 Birth of Child
Étienne GIGUERE was born 25 May 1670, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Robert was 54 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Anges GIGUERE was born 27 December 1671, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Robert was 55 years old.

1673 Death of Child
Jeanne GIGUERE died 28 March 1673, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Robert was 57 years old.

1673 Birth of Child
Joseph GIGUERE was born 13 August 1673, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Robert was 57 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
Agnes GIGUERE was born 19 March 1675, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Robert was 59 years old.

1678 Marriage of Child
Marie GIGUERE married 10 January 1678, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste PATISSIER dit SAINT-AMAND

1678 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIGUERE was born 5 June 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Robert was 62 years old.

1682 Marriage of Child
Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS married 7 May 1682, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Françoise PINARD

1689 Marriage of Child
Anne GIGUERE married 13 November 1689 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Pierre POULIN

1698 Marriage of Child
Agnes GIGUERE married 7 January 1698, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Charles MARQUIS

1698 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIGUERE married 11 November 1698, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Angélique MERCIER

1701 Marriage of Child
Étienne GIGUERE married 21 June 1701, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Marie-Madeleine MERCIER

1701 Marriage of Child
Agnes GIGUERE married 10 October 1701, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE

1704 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIGUERE married 22 January 1704, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Louise MAGNAN

1704 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GIGUERE married 1 April 1704, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Baptiste BAU (LEBEAU) dit LALOUETTE

1709 Death
August 1709
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 93.