Pierre-Noel
LEGARDEUR
Born
24 December 1652
,
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died
13 August 1720
,
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of Pierre-Noel LEGARDEUR
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Born: 24 December 1652 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Father:
Charles LEGARDEUR
Mother:
Geneviève JUCHEREAU
Maternal grandparents:
Jean JUCHEREAU
, Marie-Catherine LANGLOIS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Noel married Madeleine BOUCHER 24 November 1680 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BOUCHER was born 11 March 1661 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 5 February 1739 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Jeanne CREVIER.
Pierre-Noel LEGARDEUR died 13 August 1720 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France.
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: captain in the colonial regular troops, councillor of the Conseil Souverain
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Pierre-Noel LEGARDEUR
Pierre-Noel LEGARDEUR married 
Madeleine BOUCHER
Marriage date: 24 November 1680
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Madeleine BOUCHER was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Jeanne CREVIER
Madeleine BOUCHERMarriage date: 24 November 1680
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Madeleine BOUCHER was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Jeanne CREVIER
Children of Pierre-Noel LEGARDEUR and Madeleine BOUCHER
Marie-Charlotte LEGARDEURBorn: 9 July 1695, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 31 July 1776, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 July 1776, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE 23 October 1730 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 165224 December 1652
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Biography
LEGARDEUR DE TILLY, PIERRE-NOËL, captain in the colonial regular troops, councillor of the Conseil Souverain, son of Charles Legardeur* de Tilly, also a member of the Conseil Souverain, and of Geneviève Juchereau de Maur; baptized 24 Dec. 1652 at Sillery; buried 13 Aug. 1720 at Saint-Antoine de Tilly.
He was the eldest son of a family of soldiers and he too had an honourable military career: ensign in the colonial regular troops in 1688, half-pay lieutenant a year later, lieutenant on the active list in 1692, midshipman in 1694, lieutenant in 1700, captain in command of a company in 1710. In 1701 Callière makes mention of him as “a good officer.”
In 1689 he was appointed councillor of the Conseil Souverain in his father’s absence; in 1695, however, he gave his position over to Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye in payment of a debt of 6,500 livres that he and his father had contracted with Aubert.
All his life Legardeur de Tilly was beset by multiple pecuniary difficulties which...Read full story
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
LEGARDEUR DE TILLY, PIERRE-NOËL, captain in the colonial regular troops, councillor of the Conseil Souverain, son of Charles Legardeur* de Tilly, also a member of the Conseil Souverain, and of Geneviève Juchereau de Maur; baptized 24 Dec. 1652 at Sillery; buried 13 Aug. 1720 at Saint-Antoine de Tilly.
He was the eldest son of a family of soldiers and he too had an honourable military career: ensign in the colonial regular troops in 1688, half-pay lieutenant a year later, lieutenant on the active list in 1692, midshipman in 1694, lieutenant in 1700, captain in command of a company in 1710. In 1701 Callière makes mention of him as “a good officer.”
In 1689 he was appointed councillor of the Conseil Souverain in his father’s absence; in 1695, however, he gave his position over to Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye in payment of a debt of 6,500 livres that he and his father had contracted with Aubert.
All his life Legardeur de Tilly was beset by multiple pecuniary difficulties which...Read full story
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1666 Quebec
Charles Legardeur escuyer Sr de Tilly .......50 Coner. aud. Conel.
demoiselle Geneviefve Juchereau .............33 Sa femme
Catherine legardeur .........................17 fille
marie legardeur .............................15 fille
Pierre Noel Legardeur .......................13 fils
Jean Baptiste Legardeur .....................11 fils
Marguerite Legardeur .........................9 fille
Charles legardeur ............................7 fils
René Legardeur ..............................6 fils
Marie Magdelaine leg;xdeur ...................4 fille
Augustin legardeur ...........................2 fils
Geneviefve Legardeur ....................2 mois fille
Jean Bray .............................22 Engaigé domestique
Jean du Val .................................22 domestique Engaigé
Jean Denis ..................................21 tireur de pierre Engaigé
Et Gilles Cadieu ............................20 aussy Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Charles Legardeur escuyer Sr de Tilly .......50 Coner. aud. Conel.
demoiselle Geneviefve Juchereau .............33 Sa femme
Catherine legardeur .........................17 fille
marie legardeur .............................15 fille
Pierre Noel Legardeur .......................13 fils
Jean Baptiste Legardeur .....................11 fils
Marguerite Legardeur .........................9 fille
Charles legardeur ............................7 fils
René Legardeur ..............................6 fils
Marie Magdelaine leg;xdeur ...................4 fille
Augustin legardeur ...........................2 fils
Geneviefve Legardeur ....................2 mois fille
Jean Bray .............................22 Engaigé domestique
Jean du Val .................................22 domestique Engaigé
Jean Denis ..................................21 tireur de pierre Engaigé
Et Gilles Cadieu ............................20 aussy Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1680 Marriage / PartnerPierre-Noel LEGARDEUR and Madeleine BOUCHER 24 November 1680, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
He was 27 years old.
1695 Birth of ChildMarie-Charlotte LEGARDEUR was born 9 July 1695, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Pierre-Noel was 42 years old.
In 1700, the seigniory was sold to Pierre-Noël Le Gardeur, Sieur de Tilly, who gave it his name. The new lord settled there with his second wife, Madeleine Boucher, daughter of the famous Pierre Boucher, governor of Trois-Rivières.
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Death — 172013 August 1720
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 67.
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