Pioneer Jean Gauthier aka LaRouche
Descendants of Mathurin Gauthier
Compiled by Janet Manseau Donaldson
Use as a guide
Generation No. 1
1.Mathurin1 Gauthier was born about 1620 in Saintonge, France.He married Catherine Loumeaux.She was born about 1620 in Saintonge, France.
Child of Mathurin Gauthier and Catherine Loumeaux is:
+ 2 i. Jean2 Gauthier-dit-LaRouche, born about 1645 in Echilllais, Saintonges,France; died 27 May 1690 in Québec City, QC.
Generation No. 2
2.Jean2 Gauthier-dit-LaRouche (Mathurin1 Gauthier) was born about 1645 in Echilllais, Saintonges,France, and died 27 May 1690 in Québec City, QC.He married Marie-Angelique Lefebvre-dit-Batanville 21 Jan 1675 in Québec City, QC, daughter of Louis Lefebvre-dit-Battanville and Suzanne Debure.She was born about 1661 in Rouen, Normandie, France, and died 29 Jan 1712 in Québec City, QC.
Notes for Jean Gauthier-dit-LaRouche:
He arrived from Echillais, in the district of Rochefort, of l'évêché des Saints, in Saintonge, department currently of Charente-Maritime.Son of Mathurin Gauthier and Catherine Loumeaux.Jean Gauthier dit Larouche was born about 1640.
Jean was noted as being in Québec City on August 18, 1671, as Master taillandier (edged tool maker).Jean Gauthier dit Larouche married Angelica Lefebvre in Québec City on January 21, 1675.
Jean was listed as being 41 in the 1681 Québec City census and 45 when he died in May of 1690.He was buried on May 27, 1690.
His widow, Angelique Lefebvre married Pierre Brunet on September 4, 1690 in Québec City.
Notes for Marie-Angelique Lefebvre-dit-Batanville:
She was born about 1660, the daughter of the Louis Lefebvre and Suzanne DeBure.This young pioneer arrived in Canada with her parents at an early age.She was recorded as being 5 years old in the very first census taken in New France (Canada) in 1666.
Angelique married Jean Gauthier dit Larouche onJanuary 21, 1675.She became a widow in May of 1690 and on September 4, 1690 she married Pierre Brunet, in Québec City.She had 7 young children in her first marriage and had to remarry in order to survive in this new colony.
Children of Jean Gauthier-dit-LaRouche and Marie-Angelique Lefebvre-dit-Batanville are:
3 i. Francois3 Gauthier-dit-Larouche, born 11 Oct 1675 in Québec City, QC; died 01 Feb 1747 in Québec City, QC.He married Louise Augran-dit-Lapierre, (Pierre & M.Andrieu) 09 Jan 1696 in Québec City, QC; born 08 Jul 1679 in Sorel, Richelieu, QC; died 23 Feb 1715 in Québec City, QC.
4 ii. Catherine-Angelique Gauthier-dit-Larouche, born 25 Apr 1677 in Québec City, QC; died 03 Sep 1742 in Hôtel Dieu de Québec City, QC.She married Pierre Samson 24 Nov 1695 in Québec City, QC; born 15 Mar 1671 in Québec City, QC; died 14 May 1709 in Lauzon, QC.
5 iii. Jean-Baptiste Gauthier-dit-Larouche, born 18 Jun 1679 in Québec City, QC; died 14 Apr 1699 in Québec City, QC.
+ 6 iv. Genevieve Gauthier-dit-Larouche, born 08 Jun 1681 in Basse Ville de Québec City, QC; died 29 Mar 1727 in Québec City, QC.
7 v. Claude Gauthier-dit-Larouche, born 23 Dec 1684 in Québec City, QC; died 23 Apr 1731 in Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, QC.He married Marie-Francoise Gagne May 1714 in Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, QC; born 22 Jan 1696 in St. Francois Xavier, QC; died 01 Jun 1778 in Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, QC.
8 vi. Pierre Gauthier-dit-Larouche, born 27 Apr 1687 in Québec City, QC; died 20 Nov 1708 in Hôtel Dieu de Québec City, QC.
9 vii. Hilaire Gauthier-dit-Larouche, born 20 Oct 1689 in Québec City, QC; died 15 Feb 1690 in Québec City, QC.
Generation No. 3
6.Genevieve3 Gauthier-dit-Larouche (Jean2, Mathurin1 Gauthier) was born 08 Jun 1681 in Basse Ville de Québec City, QC, and died 29 Mar 1727 in Québec City, QC.She married (1) Michel Cadet, (Michel & Elisabeth Lefebvre) 07 May 1703 in Québec City, QC (ct 26 Apr, Chabalon).He was born about 1667 in Poitou, France, and died 26 Dec 1708 in Québec City, QC.She married (2) Francois Rajotte, Sieur of Beaurivage 24 Nov 1711 in Québec City, QC (ct 16, Chambalon), son of Gilles Rajotte and Marie-Madelaine Morin.He was born 03 Mar 1682 in Québec City, QC, and died 15 Apr 1754 in Montmagny, QC.
Notes for Francois Rajotte, Sieur of Beaurivage:
He was recorded in the Québec City 1716 census.Registrar to the Provostship of Québec City from 1 June 1704 to 1707.He was an royal notary and usher of the Provost court in Québec City in Sept. 1711 and usher of the Sovereign Counsel from 26 Oct 1724 To 12 May 1730.
Child of Genevieve Gauthier-dit-Larouche and Michel Cadet is:
10 i. Augustin4 Cadet, born 13 Jan 1709 in Québec City, QC; died 21 Sep 1759 in Hôpital Général de Québec City, QC.He married Louise-Marie-Elisabeth Lambert-dit-Champagne 09 Nov 1733 in Québec City, QC; born 12 Sep 1711 in St. Nicolas, QC; died 21 Jan 1753 in Québec City, QC.
Children of Genevieve Gauthier-dit-Larouche and Francois Rajotte are:
11 i. Francois4 Rajotte, born 03 Sep 1712 in Québec City, QC; died 14 Feb 1788 in Sorel, Richelieu, QC.He married (1) Marie-Josephe Janson-dit-Lapalme 17 Nov 1739 in Québec City, QC; born 11 Jun 1716 in Montréal, QC; died 29 Aug 1744 in Québec City, QC.He married (2) Marie-Genevieve Baudouin/Beaudoin 05 Feb 1748 in Montmagny, QC; born 12 May 1708 in La Durantaye, Qc; died 02 Feb 1767 in Québec City, QC.
12 ii. Pierre-Michel Rajotte, born 28 Sep 1715 in Québec City, QC; died 11 May 1716 in Québec City, QC.
13 iii. Jacques Rajotte, born 05 Mar 1723 in Québec City, QC; died 07 Jan 1777 in Sorel, Richelieu, QC.He married Genevieve Hus-dit-Paul 09 Oct 1752 in St. Pierre, Sorel, Richelieu, QC; born 02 Jan 1733 in Sorel, Richelieu, QC; died 19 Sep 1807 in Sorel, Richelieu, QC.
14 iv. Francois-Etienne Rajotte, born 29 Jan 1725 in Québec City, QC; died 25 Jun 1733 in Québec City, QC.
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Hi, I have decided to post all my Québec pioneer ancestor at the different GenForums because a lot of individuals doing genealogy research don’t realize that their ancestors can be found as early as the 1600s.
My resources are limited because I live in Oregon. I hope that you use this information only as a guide. I welcome corrections and additions from anyone that has access to the original files.
Originally I paid a genealogy society to trace the direct lines for 6 of my 8 great grandparents. They used the books that were compiled by volunteers for each parish. Because so many individuals had the same name, I eventually found some errors in these books. Then I used Tanguay and found out that he may be about 75% right and Jette (that goes to 1730) is about 90% right. Then just as I thought that I was finished, I found PRDH (University of Montreal) and I believe that they may be 98% right and still make corrections to their records. They go up to 1799 for marriage contracts and 1850 for some deaths. Some people have the luxury of having the original records at their disposal. I do not have that and with 17,000 individuals in my data base, I can not afford to pay for copies of all the originals. At that point I confirmed every that I had with the records at PRDH. Whenever I say “about” for a birth date it means that PRDH did not find it or if it is in the 1800s, I did not look it up because of my lack of resources.
PRDH uses the most common spelling variation for the names. This makes it easier to trace the families. They do not always use the original name that appears on the contracts or birth records. That is ok with me, because many individuals before the 1900s could not sign their names and did not even care how others spelt it. As a result the same person’s name took on a variety of spellings. I also kept the “dit” (aka) names because eventually brothers from the same family, picked a different aka name.For a very small fee PRDH has all the Canadian records from 1600-1799 and some death dates up to 1850.Their records are about 18% accurate.They can be found at:
http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/leprdh.htmhttp://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/leprdh.htm
As for the pioneers, I also used Peter Gagné’s English books on the single girls that arrived in New France between 1634 & 1662 and his book on the single girls that are referred to as the King’s Daughters that arrived between 1663 & 1673. These girls were recruited and paid by the King to go to New France (Québec) to get married and colonize the area.
For the 1800-1900s I paid to prove my direct lines.My data for their extended family come from people on the web. The program that I use does not allow for baptismal dates, so if I don’t have a birth date, I use the baptismal date. The same goes for death vs. burial dates and actual wedding vs. contract dates. The newer programs have these features, but I will not be going through 18,000 records to make the changes.
Use this information as a guide only. I view genealogy as a hobby and not as pure science.As for the stories, I got them all in French on the web and I translated them for my grandchildren.I had not read or spoken French in over 40 years, so it was difficult and may not be the best translation.
Enjoy, Janet
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OPPS!!! 98% not 18%...sorry
Janet Manseau 9/20/11