(1615-1665)
It was hoped that the children could be trained in the ways of the French, so Francois was taken to France for further instruction, while the intelligent and beautiful Marie was left in the care of Marie Rollet; who was then married to Guillaume Hubou; where she was engaged as a domestic. Marie de L' Incarnation and Madame de la Peltrie from the Ursuline Convent; ensured that she was given a good education, and Marie; an apt pupil; grew into an enchanting young woman; embracing the best of both cultures.
Several years before, Champlain had promised the Canadian people that there would be an exchange of young French women for Native, each being raised in the culture of their adopted families. Le Tardiff was given three such young girls, including Marie, and Champlain himself took three; but few; if any; French women were presented to their hosts. Had Marie's family, or the families of the other girls realized this at the time, I'm sure they never would have consented to the adoptions.
Of course, by now, Canadian-born Marie, was well trained as a good French wife, and though I'm sure she had many suitors, one man in particular, Martin Prevost, became rather smitten with Marie. An employee of the Company of 100 Associates, Martin worked as a clerk at the Cape Diamond Trading Post, and would probably have seen Marie on a regular basis, strolling by the Company store.
Olivier Le Tardiff was the Commissioner General of the Company; and as such Martin's boss; but on November 3, 1644, he acted as a wittness, along with Guillaume Couillard, to the marriage of his Goddaughter Marie-Olivier Sylvestre and Martin Prevost. Father Vimont performed the ceremony, and a few months later the couple settled at Beauport, where Martin had obtained land; a little to the west of
Montmorency Falls.
He and Marie would have nine children before her death on September 10, 1665 in Ville De Quebec. In 1983; a plaque was unveiled in Paris, France; commemorating the marriage of Martin Prevost and Marie Manitouabewich; as the first marriage between a French-Canadian and Native-Canadian; but this unfortunately is just another silly first so revered by those of European descent. There were many 'legal' marriages entered into by Canadians with European Immigrants, long before Marie's; so while it may have been the first by a Jesuit Priest representing the French Crown in the Kebec Colony (a Recollect Priest married Charles La Tour and his Wapneki wife more than a decade before and I'm sure there were others); the Canadian people still held the power over the country at the time, and were performing legitimate marriages on a regular basis.
Ursule Prevost - Was born on December 14, 1649 and died on January 02, 1661 in Ville De Quebec.
Louis Prevost - Was born in 1661 in Ville De Quebec and died on May 27, 1686 in Beauport. He first married Francoise Gagnon, with whom he had four children. When Francoise died he wed Marguerite Carreau; the daughter of Louis Carreau and Jeanne Lerogue.
Madeleine Prevost - Was born on January 13, 1655 and died on March 02, 1661 in Ville De Quebec.
Antoine Prevost - Was born on October 23, 1657 and died on March 16, 1661 in Ville De Quebec.
Jean Prevost - Was born on May 12, 1659 in Ville De Quebec and died in 1706 at Beauport. He married Francoise-Marie Leblanc and the couple had nine children.
Jean-Paschal Prevost - Was born on February 14, 1660 in Ville De Quebec and died in 1694 at Beauport. He married Marie-Francoise Cadieux; daughter of Charles Cadieux and Madeleine-Michelle Macard; and the couple had a daughter; Marie-Madeleine.
Jean-Baptiste Prevost - Was born on May 16, 1662 and died on May 12, 1737 in Portneuf. He married Marie-Anne Giroux and the couple had fourteen children.
Marie-Therese Prevost - Was born on June 03, 1665 in Ville De Quebec and died on May 20, 1743 in Beauport. She married Michel Giroux and the couple had twelve children.
