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Catherine and Jeanne St. Pierre (Saint-Pere) were from the Parish of St-Jean-Angely, Saintes, Saintonge, France; the daughters of Etienne Saint-Pere and Marie-Madeleine Couteau. They arrived in the Quebec Colony as Filles A Marier; Catherine contracted to Mathurin Guillet and Jeanne to his brother Pierre. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catherine Saint-Pere (1636-1665) |
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Catherine Saint-Pere was born on August 26, 1634 and died on June 27, 1709 at Batiscan. She followed through with her contract and married Mathurin Guillet in 1648 at Trois-Rivieres. However, he died soon after and Catherine would then marry Nicolas Rivard on November 04, 1652. Nicolas was born on June 16, 1617 in Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche, France; the son of Pierre Rivard and Jeanne Mullard. He and Catherine would have ten children before his death on July 01, 1701. Nicolas Rivard II - Was born on February 01, 1654 at Trois-Rivieres and died on December 02, 1719 at Batiscan. He married Elisabeth-Blanchet Trottier and the couple had ten children. Marie-Jeanne Rivard - Was born on August 24, 1656 at Trois-Rivieres and died on November 25, 1698 in La Visitation, Yamaska, Champlain, Quebec. She married Charles Duteau and the couple had eleven children. Julien Rivard - Was born on December 09, 1657 in Trois-Rivieres and died on December 09, 1708 in Batiscan. He married Elisabeth Thunay and the couple had at least one child. Francois Rivard - Was born on September 27, 1659 in Trois-Rivieres and died on September 14, 1726 in Batiscan. He married Marie-Madeleine Lepelle and the couple had seven children. Pierre Rivard - Was born in 1661 at Trois-Rivieres and died on and March 01, 1724 in Batiscan. Marie-Madeleine Rivard - Was born in 1663 at Trois-Rivieres and died on March 11, 1637 in Batiscan. Michel Rivard - Was born in 1665 at Trois-Rivieres and died on August 17, 1687 in Batiscan. Jean-Preville Rivard - Was born in 1668 at Trois-Rivieres and died on June 30, 1731 at Ile-Dupas, Berthier, Quebec. Marie-Catherine Rivard - Was born in 1673 at Trois-Rivieres and died on February 15, 1703 in Batiscan. Antoine Rivard - Was born in 1675 at Trois-Rivieres and died on September 14, 1699 in Batiscan. |
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Jeanne Saint-Pere (1632-1704) |
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Jeanne Saint-Pere was born on February 05, 1627 and died on November 18, 1669 at Cap-De-Madeleine. She followed through with her contract and married Pierre Guillet in 1648 at Trois-Rivieres. Pierre was born in 1626 and died on May 08, 1695; the brother of Catherine's husband Mathurin. He and Jeanne would have eleven children. Mathurin Guillet - Was born on November 07, 1649 and died unknown in Batiscan. Madeleine Guillet - Was born on October 07, 1650 and died unknown in batiscan. She married Robert Rivard and the couple had at least two children. Jeanne Guillet - Was born on November 17, 1652 and died on November 18, 1723 in Batiscan. She married Mathieu Rouillard but when he went to the Mississippi Territory, she married Francois Fafard; the King's Representative in Detroit. Anne Guillet - Was born on September 24, 1654 and died unknown in Batiscan. Marie-Catherine Guillet - Was born on February 08, 1656 and died unknown in Batiscan. Louis Guillet - Was born on June 04, 1657 and died on March 06, 1730 in Batiscan. He married Marie Trottier and the couple had at least two children. Marie Guillet - Was born on October 27, 1658 and died on October 20, 1681 in Batiscan. She married Jean Baril and the couple had two children. Marguerite Guillet - Was born on August 17, 1660 and died unknown in Batiscan. Pierre Guillet - Was born in 1663 and died unknown in Batiscan. Joseph Guillet - Was born in 1664 and died unknown in Batiscan. Genevieve Guillette - Was born in 1665 in Batiscan and died unknown in Becancour, Nicolet, Quebec. She married Pierre Champoux and the couple had at least three children. |
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