Anne CLOUTIER
Biography

"Anne was born on January 19, 1626, in St. Jean De Mortagne, Perche France. She was just eight years old when they arrived in Quebec and her father was always stirred up about something; constantly feuding with Robert Giffard. Despite that, the family did quite well.
When she was just ten, her father promised her in marriage to Robert Drouin, an employee of Robert Giffard, and the contract, signed on July 27, 1636; in the home of family friend Jean Guyon; went down on record as the first contract of it's kind in Quebec. Drouin was 28, a brick layer from the the town of Pin-la-Garenne in Normandy, who had arrived that year."

"Because of her age, the actual wedding did not take place for another year, on July 12, 1637; in the Church of Notre-Dame de Quebec; and even then, there was a stipulation in the marriage contract which stated that there were to be no conjugal visits between the bride and groom for two years. They later moved into the Cloutier home until three years later, when Robert's indenture was up and he was granted land of his own."

"Robert and Anne would have five children before her death on February 4, 1648. The following year, Robert married Jean Chapalier and the couple had eight children. Because Anne's family did not approve of the match, her children were raised by them. Robert Drouin died on June 1, 1685; at Chateau Richer."

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