Florent LECLERC
Biography

LECLERC, Florent... was born around 1619 in the hamlet of Bray-sous-Faye, Angers, Anjou. In April 1656, he signed up to travel to Canada from LaRochelle, France, no doubt as a contract worker.

In February 1658, Florent LeClerc married the widow of Jean-Baptiste Bourgis, Marie Gendre, at Trois-Rivières. She brought four children to the marriage, the youngest being 2 years old. Her daughter, Marie Bourgis married to Louis Robert, is an ancestor. Jean-Baptiste Bourgis had died in Trois-Rivières in November of 1657.

Marie Gendre, born around 1622, was from the village of Sugères in LaRochelle, Aunis. After her marriage to Florent LeClerc she had three more children. Son Jean LeClerc dit Blondin, married to Marie-Claire Loiseau dit Francoeur, is an ancestor. Marie Gendre's sons with Florent LeClerc were fur traders. In May 1690, Jean LeClerc dit Blondin received a permit from the French government to travel to the Great Lakes. In June of 1695, he headed up an expedition for travel to the west. His elder brother, Florent also received a permit in June 1695, probably he was part of the expedition. Jean LeClerc was also a respected canon maker.

Florent LeClerc died in Trois-rivières in December of 1664.

Marie Gendre remarried two more times, in 1667 and again in 1669. She died in Trois-Rivières in 1699.

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