Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE

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3 January 1633 , France

Died

abt. 1673 , Québec Province, Canada

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Born: 3 January 1633 in France

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Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1663.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Pierre married Jeanne GARNIER 24 January 1663 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jeanne GARNIER was born abt. 1636 in Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Jeanne died 11 November 1703 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport).

Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE died abt. 1673 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

Spouse & Children of Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE

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Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE married

Jeanne GARNIER
Marriage date: 24 January 1663
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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"Pierre Gendreau dit LaPoussiere, the godfather of Pierre Delamarre, was willing to protect his godson and his mother. On 12 January 1663, notary Audouart drew up a third marriage contract for Jeanne Garnier. The thirty-three year old Pierre Gendreau, accepted Jeanne as his wife and lawful spouse, at Chateau-Richer on 24 January... There were ten years of happiness which made six flowers of life bloom, six Canadian branches of the Gendreau family. But the youngest, Genevieve Gendreau, was still unborn when her father left Jeanne Garnier before 12 October 1673."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Pages 102-103

Name: Pierre Gandron

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Spouse's Name: Janne Gaenier

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Event Date: 24 Jan 1663

Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

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Race: White

Marital Status: Unknown

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Spouse's Race: White

Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed

Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Gasion

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5

System Origin: Canada-EASy

GS Film number: 1018161

Reference ID: P 128

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 23 Dec 2013), Pierre Gandron and Janne Gaenier, 24 Jan 1663.

Children of Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE and Jeanne GARNIER

Marie GENDREAU (GENDRON)

Born: 2 September 1663, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1726, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Andre CASSAN 3 February 1682 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Married: René BERTRAND 1 July 1694 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Anne GENDREAU (GENDRON)

Born: 27 April 1665, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean MERIC 20 August 1685 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Jacques AUTRAY 12 October 1702 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jacques GENDREAU (GENDRON)

Born: 7 February 1667, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 26 April 1739, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne DALLERAY (DALERET) 12 February 1691 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON)

Born: 14 May 1669, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1695, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite BARBEAU 1 October 1690 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Catherine GENDREAU (GENDRON)

Born: 10 February 1671, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques DELUGRE 15 November 1688 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON)

Born: 12 October 1673, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1727, Repentigny, Canada, New France

Married: Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS 22 February 1694 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1633
3 January 1633
France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

'Pierre was the first to leave his homeland. ON 30 March 1656, he showed up at La Rochelle, in the study of the notary Pierre Moreau. On that day, the merchant Jacques Pepin received the commitments of a few young men wishing to try their luck in Canada... Pierre Gendreau and his companions embarked on a small ship named 'La Fortune 100'...'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIII, Page 130

1663 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE and Jeanne GARNIER 24 January 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 30 years old.

Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE - 1663 Marriage - La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame, Chateau-Richer, QC, Canada

1663 Marriage - La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame, Chateau-Richer, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1663 Birth of Child
Marie GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 2 September 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre was 30 years old.

Histoire de la paroisse de l'Ange-Gardien
'L'an 1664, le dix-huitième jour d'octobre, à l'issue de la messe célébrée dans la maison de Jean Trudelle, en conséquence de la convo cation par deux fois réitérée par M. des Maize- rets y faisant pour lors les fonctions curiales, par l'ordre de Monseigneur l'illustrissime révé- rendissime Evêque de Pétrée, Vicaire Aposto lique en la Nouvelle-France, et nommé par le Roy, premier évesque dudit pays, tendante à ce que les habitants eussent à s'assembler pour procéder à la nomination et élection de trois marguilliers pour la première fois ; lesdits habi tants étant restés au nombre de vingt-deux des plus considérables, savoir : Raymond Pagez dit Quercy, Pierre Maheu dit des Hazards, Jacques Goulet, Jean Trudel, Michel Hénault, Pierre Tremblay, Pierre Gendreau, Louis Garneau, Louis Saucier, Jacques Nourry, Jacques Ma- rette dit Lépine, François Hébert, Robert de la Berge, René Brisson, Laurent Gignard, Antoine Andrieux, Antoine Gaboury, Jacques Jacquereau, Jean Clément, Louis Lesage, An...Read full story

1665 Birth of Child
Anne GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 27 April 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Habittans de Beaupré
pierre gendre - 36 Masson

Jeanne Garnier - 36 sa femme vefve en secondes nopces

marie gendre - 3 fille

Anne gendre - 9 mois fille

René Maheut - 8 fils

pierre de la Mare - 6 fils

Louis de la Mare - 5 fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1667 Birth of Child
Jacques GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 7 February 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 14 May 1669, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 36 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Catherine GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 10 February 1671, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 38 years old.

'This ancestor, according to the registries, died in 1673. The authorities say that he died in circumstances which could not be revealed at that time. Historical fact tells us that he drowned while crossing the river on his way to the Ile d'Orleans. There is also the possibility that he became a prisoner of the Indians during an excursion. It is for these reasons that no date or religious ceremony was entered in the registries, except for the year of his disappearance, 1673. One fact to note: when his daughter Genevieve was born, on 12 October 1673, her birth certificate states that her father was dead.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIII, Page 135

1673 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 12 October 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 40 years old.

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