Jeanne-Francoise GADOIS
Born: 7 March 1666, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Antoine HATANVILLE 18 January 1683 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre
GADOIS
Born
17 November 1631
,
France
Died
18 May 1714
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
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Born: 17 November 1631 in France
Father:
Pierre GADOIS (GADOYS)
Mother:
Louise MAUGER
Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1636.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER) 12 August 1657 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER) was born 20 January 1643 in La Fleche, Departement de la Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Marie died 7 January 1718 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .
Pierre married (2) Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD) 20 April 1665 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD) was born abt. 1642 in Paris, France. Jeanne died 11 March 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Pierre GADOIS died 18 May 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: farmer, armourer, gunsmith, witchcraft victim
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Spouse & Children of Pierre GADOIS
Pierre GADOIS married 
Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER)
Marriage date: 12 August 1657
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER)Marriage date: 12 August 1657
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marriage notes:
Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Ended in annulment 30 Aug 1660
Children of Pierre GADOIS and Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER)
No children are currently listed for this couple.
Pierre GADOIS married 
Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD)
Marriage date: 20 April 1665
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD)Marriage date: 20 April 1665
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre GADOIS and Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD)
Louis GADOIS
Born: 28 October 1667, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 14 November 1670, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 14 November 1670, Montréal, Canada, New France
Louise GADOIS
Born: 1 October 1671, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 21 October 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 21 October 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine-Therese GADOIS
Born: 3 November 1673, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Henri Jules LEFOURNIER 16 August 1694 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine GADOIS
Born: 24 August 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 9 November 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 9 November 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine GADOIS
Born: 10 November 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre GADOIS
Born: 22 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER
Born: 22 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Madeleine-Jacquette CHOREL 21 September 1714 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Biography
GADOIS, PIERRE, Montreal Island farmer, armourer, gunsmith, witchcraft victim; b. 1632 in Saint-Germain-des-Prés parish near Bellême in Perche; d. 8 May 1714 in Montreal.
Pierre Gadois was the eldest son of Pierre Gadoys* (1594–1667) and came to Canada with his parents. The family arrived at Ville-Marie (Montreal) about 1647 after a sojourn in the Quebec region. Pierre the younger was, according to Marguerite Bourgeoys*, the first altar-boy in the frontier settlement of Ville-Marie. He was probably trained in gunsmithery by Jean La Forest [Tavernier] and possibly transmitted his skill to his brother, Jean-Baptiste (1641–1728), who also became a gunsmith.
On 12 Aug. 1657, Pierre Gadois was married to Marie Pontonnier by Father Claude Pijart* who pronounced the customary “nulloque Legitimo impedimento detecto.” Yet there was indeed an impediment. Mlle Pontonnier had wed Gadois in preference to another suitor. The rejected lover was René Besnard, dit Bourjoly, a corporal in the
Pierre Gadois was the eldest son of Pierre Gadoys* (1594–1667) and came to Canada with his parents. The family arrived at Ville-Marie (Montreal) about 1647 after a sojourn in the Quebec region. Pierre the younger was, according to Marguerite Bourgeoys*, the first altar-boy in the frontier settlement of Ville-Marie. He was probably trained in gunsmithery by Jean La Forest [Tavernier] and possibly transmitted his skill to his brother, Jean-Baptiste (1641–1728), who also became a gunsmith.
On 12 Aug. 1657, Pierre Gadois was married to Marie Pontonnier by Father Claude Pijart* who pronounced the customary “nulloque Legitimo impedimento detecto.” Yet there was indeed an impediment. Mlle Pontonnier had wed Gadois in preference to another suitor. The rejected lover was René Besnard, dit Bourjoly, a corporal in the
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
Birth — 163117 November 1631
France
1657 Marriage / PartnerPierre GADOIS and Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER) 12 August 1657, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 25 years old.
1665 Marriage / PartnerPierre GADOIS and Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD) 20 April 1665, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 33 years old.
1666 Birth of ChildJeanne-Francoise GADOIS was born 7 March 1666, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 34 years old.
1667 Birth of ChildLouis GADOIS was born 28 October 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 35 years old.
1669 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste GADOIS was born 26 July 1669, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 37 years old.
1670 Death of ChildLouis GADOIS died 14 November 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 39 years old.
1671 Birth of ChildLouise GADOIS was born 1 October 1671, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 39 years old.
1673 Birth of ChildMadeleine-Therese GADOIS was born 3 November 1673, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 41 years old.
1675 Birth of ChildAntoine GADOIS was born 15 April 1675, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 43 years old.
1676 Birth of ChildPierre GADOIS was born 21 October 1676, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 44 years old.
1678 Birth of ChildMarguerite GADOIS was born 1 July 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 46 years old.
1680 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine GADOIS was born 24 August 1680, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 48 years old.
1681 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine GADOIS was born 10 November 1681, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 50 years old.
1683 Marriage of ChildJeanne-Francoise GADOIS married 18 January 1683, Montréal, Canada, New France to Antoine HATANVILLE
1683 Birth of ChildAntoine-Augustin GADOIS was born 8 June 1683, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 51 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildHenri GADOIS was born 3 February 1685, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 53 years old.
1686 Death of ChildPierre GADOIS died 4 June 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 54 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildJacques GADOIS dit MAUGER was born 22 August 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 54 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildPierre GADOIS was born 22 August 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 54 years old.
1687 Death of ChildLouise GADOIS died 21 October 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 55 years old.
1694 Marriage of ChildMadeleine-Therese GADOIS married 16 August 1694, Montréal, Canada, New France to Henri Jules LEFOURNIER
Death — 171418 May 1714
Montréal, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 82.
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