|
|
Jean-Baptiste,
who carried only the first name "Jean" is the second child of Pierre and
Marie. Jean-Baptiste was born on January 3, 1674 and baptized
only on April 8, since it was hard fot the missionary to come to Ile aux
Grues during the winter season. His godfather was Pierre Bécard
sieur de Grandville, seigneur of l'Île--aux-Grues, his godmother
Geneviève Couillard, sister to Paul Dupuis, sieur of the
larger neighbouring island, Ile-aux-Oies. At low tide, crossing from
one island to the other was possible.
On February
4, 1697, Jean, now 24 years old, accompanied his brother Pierre
to notary Chambalon's office in Quebec city, instead of their father, for
Pierre's marriage contract to Madeleine Thibaudeau. Reading this
act, we learn that Jean's homestead was four acres "sorouest" (southwest)
of Pierre's. His farm had belonged to his uncle, Pierre Fournier
de Belleval, second husband to Marie Ancelin's stepsister, also named
Marie. At the death of René Ancelin, his grandfather, in 1695,
Jean became the owner of this farm. When the heirs came to an understanding,
Pierre Fournier became owner of the farm on Ile d'Orléans.
The same year, on May 30, Jean returned to notary Chambalon's office for
his own marriage contract. This time, his parents were present.
Jean Vaillancourt came with his sister, Marie, the young bride-to-be.
The marriage was celebrated on June 3, 1697, in St. Pierre church on Ile
d'Orléans.
Jean and
Marie went to live in Kamouraska. Jeanne, their first
daughter, was born there in 1698. A second daughter, Helen died at
birth in 1699. Their son, named Jean like his father, was
born in 1701. Jean had soon to face sorrow when he lost his
young wife and a newborn baby on June 2, 1706. The burial took place
in Rivière-Ouelle cemetary since Kamouraska did not yet have a parish
priest.
Left with two
young children of 8 and 5, Jean took a second wife. On February
28, 1707 he married 21 year old
Françoise Dupille.
They had five children, three daughters : Madeleine born in 1708,
Marguerite
and Anne, and two sons ; Jacques and Pierre, all dates
unknown since the acts were destroyed by fire in Kamouraska. The
marriage of Jean and Françoise was short-lived as
Jean died between October 1717 and January 1719. Jean, son
on the first marriage, married Cécile Ouellet and had eleven children.
His sister married Pierre Soucy. Descendants of the second marriage
may be found amongst the De LaVoye and De LaBourlière. Anne
was
Augustin Ouellet's third wife but she died at the birth of her daughter
Catherine who also died. Pierre who died at 30 had a daughter
and a son who died at birth. Jacques, who married Marie-Josephte
Ouellet, Augustin's daughter, became the father of eight children who later
had Michaud descendants.
