My Pioneers Proulx & Fournier
Hi, I am posting the data and notes that I have for some of my pioneer ancestors, in hopes that they may be of interest to some of you that are doing research on your ancestors.
Descendants of Jean Proulx
Compiled by Janet Manseau Donaldson
Generation No. 1
1.Jean1 Proulx was born about 1625 in Saumur, France.He married Louise Vallee 08 Feb 1646 in France.She was born about 1625 in Saumur, France.
Child of Jean Proulx and Louise Vallee is:
+ 2 i. Jean2 Proulx, born about 1645 in Notre Dame de Nantilly, Saumur, Angers, Anjou, France; died 28 Feb 1703 in St. Thomas, Montmagny, QC.
Generation No. 2
2.Jean2 Proulx (Jean1) was born about 1645 in Notre Dame de Nantilly, Saumur, Angers, Anjou, France, and died 28 Feb 1703 in St. Thomas, Montmagny, QC.He married Jacquette Fournier 05 Jun 1673 in Notre Dame de Québec City, QC (ct 02, Becquet), daughter of Guillaume Fournier and Francoise Hebert.She was born 09 Apr 1659 in Québec City, QC, and died 22 Jan 1736 in St. Thomas, Montmagny, QC.
Notes for Jean Proulx:
He was listed as being 22 in the 1667 Québec City census, working for Louis Couillard and 34 years old in the 1681 Montmagny census.He was listed as being 22 in the 1667 Quebec City census, working for Louis Couillard and 34 years old in the 1681 Montmagny census.
Children of Jean Proulx and Jacquette Fournier are:
+ 3 i. Denis3 Proulx, born 24 Apr 1676 in Québec City, QC; died 12 Dec 1749 in Montmagny, QC.
4 ii. Jean-Baptiste Proulx, born 16 Oct 1677 in Québec City, QC; died 20 Apr 1756 in Montmagny, QC.He married Louise Rousseau 14 Jun 1701 in Montmagny, QC; born 20 Mar 1682 in St. Laurent de l'Île d'Orléans, QC; died 01 Oct 1759 in Montmagny, QC.
5 iii. Louise Proulx, born 29 Aug 1679 in Montmagny, QC.She married Pierre Gagne 22 Jun 1700 in Montmagny, QC; born 03 Nov 1670 in Beaupré, QC.
+ 6 iv. Pierre Proulx, born 08 Jun 1681 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC; died 10 May 1757 in Montmagny, QC.
+ 7 v. Marie-Anne Proulx, born 01 Sep 1683 in Montmagny, QC; died 01 Jun 1756 in Montmagny, Montmagny, QC.
8 vi. Marie-Barbe Proulx, born 25 Mar 1685 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; died 17 Mar 1765 in St. Pierre de la Rivière du Sud, QC.She married Louis Isabelle 11 Aug 1704 in Montmagny, QC; born 26 Nov 1677 in Rivière du Sud, QC.
9 vii. Thomas Proulx, born 27 Aug 1686 in Montmagny, QC; died 09 Jun 1753 in Montmagny, QC.He married Marie-Catherine Caron 05 Nov 1714 in Montmagny, QC; born 17 May 1695 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 26 Jul 1744 in Montmagny, QC.
+ 10 viii. Marie-Angelique Proulx, born 12 Aug 1688 in Montmagny, QC; died 27 Jan 1763 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC.
11 ix. Joseph Proulx, born 18 Sep 1690 in Montmagny, QC; died 03 Nov 1693 in Montmagny, QC.
12 x. Catherine Proulx, born 12 Jul 1692 in Montmagny, QC; died 13 Jul 1692 in Montmagny, QC.
+ 13 xi. Marie-Anne Proulx, born 17 Sep 1693 in Montmagny, QC; died 06 Dec 1749 in Montmagny, QC.
14 xii. Louis Proulx, born 03 Apr 1696 in Montmagny, QC; died 06 Oct 1748 in St. Thomas, Montmagny,QC.He married Marie Dufresne, (Guillaume & Genevive M. Ruel) 23 Oct 1730 in St. Laurent de l'Île d'Orléans,QC; born 12 Sep 1706 in St. Laurent de l'Île d'Orléans, QC; died 17 Jan 1777 in Montmagny, QC.
15 xiii. Joseph Proulx, born 27 Apr 1698 in Montmagny, QC; died 14 Jun 1767 in St. Thomas, Joliette,QC.He married (1) Dorothee-Theodore Bouchard 20 Feb 1729 in Unknown,QC; born 25 Oct 1706 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; died 23 May 1734 in St. Thomas, Joliette,QC.He married (2) Marie-Angelique Laberge, (Nicolas & Ang. Trudel) 19 Nov 1736 in St. Thomas, Joliette, Montmagny, QC; born 06 May 1718 in L'Ange Guardian, QC; died 21 Sep 1777 in Montmagny, QC.
16 xiv. Marie-Francoise Proulx, born 08 Dec 1701 in Montmagny, QC; died 11 Jun 1775 in Montmagny, QC.She married Alexandre Gagne, (Jean Bapt. & M. Mad. Langlois) 24 Oct 1729 in Montmagny, QC; born 20 Sep 1700 in St. Nicolet, QC; died 16 May 1790 in Montmagny, QC.
Generation No. 3
3.Denis3 Proulx (Jean2, Jean1) was born 24 Apr 1676 in Québec City, QC, and died 12 Dec 1749 in Montmagny, QC.He married Marie-Anne Gagne 17 Nov 1699 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, daughter of Pierre Gagne and Louise Faure.She was born 17 Feb 1674 in Beaupré, QC, and died 18 Apr 1751 in Montmagny, QC.
Children of Denis Proulx and Marie-Anne Gagne are:
17 i. Jean4 Proulx, born 11 Apr 1701 in Montmagny, QC; died 03 Apr 1751 in Montmagny, QC.He married Marie-Anne Migner-dit-Lagace 15 Jan 1742 in Montmagny, QC; born 01 Nov 1720 in La Pocatière, Kamouraska, QC; died 16 Jun 1796 in Montmagny, QC.
18 ii. Marie-Madeleine Proulx, born 11 Mar 1712 in Montmagny, QC; died Bef. 01 Oct 1753 in Montmagny, QC.She married Ignace Dessaint-dit-St.Pierre 23 Feb 1745 in Montmagny, QC; born about 1726 in Unknown, QC; died 20 Jun 1808 in Montmagny, QC.
19 iii. Augustin Proulx, born about 1723 in Unknown, QC; died 27 Feb 1791 in Montmagny, QC.He married Marie-Francoise Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine 04 Jul 1745 in L'Islet, QC; born 03 Oct 1724 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC; died 10 Mar 1774 in Montmagny, QC.
6.Pierre3 Proulx (Jean2, Jean1) was born 08 Jun 1681 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC, and died 10 May 1757 in Montmagny, QC.He married Agathe DesTroismaisons-dit-Picard 08 Jun 1711 in St. Thomas, Joliette, Montmagny, QC (ct 08, Michon), daughter of Philippe DesTroismaisons-dit-Picard and Marie-Martine Crosnier/Cronier.She was born 16 Jan 1691 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
Children of Pierre Proulx and Agathe DesTroismaisons-dit-Picard are:
20 i. Pierre4 Proulx, born 01 Mar 1712 in Montmagny, QC; died 19 Jan 1756 in Montmagny, QC.He married Marie Gagne, (Louis Aug.&Elis.Isabelle Charland) 16 Jan 1736 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 02 May 1710 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 28 Dec 1776 in Montmagny, QC.
21 ii. Francois Proulx, born 01 May 1713 in Montmagny, QC; died 17 Dec 1766 in St. Thomas, Montmagny,QC.He married (1) Marie-Charlotte Grondin 04 May 1744 in St. Thomas, Montmagny, QC; born 26 Apr 1722 in La Pocatière, Kamouraska, QC; died 25 Dec 1755 in St. Thomas, Montmagny,QC.He married (2) Marie-Josephe Ouabart-dit-Langlois 23 May 1757 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born about 1734 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 06 Apr 1798 in Montmagny, QC.
22 iii. Augustin Proulx, born 06 Apr 1715 in Montmagny, QC; died 01 Dec 1733 in Montmagny, QC.
23 iv. Guillaume Proulx, born 08 Aug 1718 in Montmagny, QC.He married Marie-Agnes Landois, (Jacques &M.Charlotte Larc) Bef. 28 May 1752 in Unknown, QC; born 19 Nov 1733 in Rimouski, QC.
24 v. Jean-Pierre Proulx, born about 1721 in Unknown, QC; died 30 Apr 1762 in St. Thomas, Montmagny,QC.He married Marie-Therese Talon/Tanon, (Etienne& J.Lavergne) 05 Feb 1748 in St. Thomas, Montmagny, QC; born 27 Jun 1722 in Montmagny, QC; died 13 Jan 1761 in St. Thomas, Montmagny,QC.
25 vi. Marie-Madeleine Proulx, born about 1724 in Unknown, QC.She married Marin-Thomas Metayer, (Thomas&Nicolasse Poulard) 12 Jun 1749 in St. Thomas, Montmagny, QC; born about 1724 in Unknown, QC.
26 vii. Marie-ditte-Marie-Francoise Proulx, born 15 Aug 1726 in St. Thomas, Montmagny,QC; died Bef. 19 Oct 1790 in Unknown, QC.She married Jean-Louis Canuel/Canuet 20 Jul 1751 in St. Germain, Rimouski, QC; born 01 Nov 1717 in Ver, Manche, France; died 07 Nov 1795 in Rimouski, QC.
Notes for Marie-ditte-Marie-Francoise Proulx:
She was recorded as Francoise Proulx at her daughter Marie Barbe's original marriage documents in my files.
Notes for Jean-Louis Canuel/Canuet:
Fichier Origine's birth proof information has him listed as Jean Louis Canuet/Canuel and his mother as Francoise Lecoq.
27 viii. Chrysostome Proulx, born 01 Nov 1728 in Montmagny, QC; died 05 Jan 1734 in Montmagny, QC.
28 ix. Raphael Proulx, born 14 Sep 1730 in Montmagny, QC.He married Marie-Angelique-Catherine Hyjard Bef. 15 Apr 1756 in Unknown,QC; born about 1730 in Unknown, QC.
29 x. Louis Proulx, born about 1732 in St. Thomas, Montmagny,QC; died 02 Feb 1734 in St. Thomas, Montmagny,QC.
7.Marie-Anne3 Proulx (Jean2, Jean1) was born 01 Sep 1683 in Montmagny, QC, and died 01 Jun 1756 in Montmagny, Montmagny, QC.She married Jacques Thibault 10 Jul 1703 in St. Thomas, Pointe a la Caille, Montmagny, QC, son of Francois Thibault and Elisabeth-Agnes Lefebvre.He was born 10 Feb 1678 in Québec City, QC, and died 30 Mar 1755 in Montmagny, QC.
Children of Marie-Anne Proulx and Jacques Thibault are:
30 i. Marie-Madeleine4 Thibault, born 06 Aug 1713 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.She married Louis Gamache 29 Oct 1732 in St. Thomas, QC; born 25 Feb 1703 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 21 Mar 1756 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
31 ii. Jacques Thibault, born 14 Feb 1724 in Montmagny, QC; died 24 Aug 1795 in Montmagny, QC.He married Marie-Elisabeth Guyon-dit-Buisson-Dion 18 Apr 1746 in Cap St. Ignace, QC; born 04 Jul 1726 in Cap St. Ignace, QC; died 04 Mar 1801 in Montmagny, QC.
10.Marie-Angelique3 Proulx (Jean2, Jean1) was born 12 Aug 1688 in Montmagny, QC, and died 27 Jan 1763 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC.She married Jean-Francois Thibault 12 Nov 1705 in Montmagny, QC, son of Francois Thibault and Elisabeth-Agnes Lefebvre.He was born 16 Dec 1675 in Québec City, QC.
Children of Marie-Angelique Proulx and Jean-Francois Thibault are:
32 i. Jean-Francois4 Thibault, born 04 Jan 1709 in L'Islet, QC; died 27 Mar 1777 in L'Islet, QC.He married Marie-Genevieve Cloutier 06 Nov 1736 in L'Islet, QC; born 19 May 1719 in L'Islet, QC; died 17 Sep 1770 in L'Islet, QC.
33 ii. Marie-Felicite Thibault, born 07 Apr 1712 in L'Islet, QC.She married Jean-Baptiste Vaillancourt 02 Mar 1734 in L'Islet sur Mer, QC; born 17 Dec 1712 in L'Islet, QC.
13.Marie-Anne3 Proulx (Jean2, Jean1) was born 17 Sep 1693 in Montmagny, QC, and died 06 Dec 1749 in Montmagny, QC.She married Henri Ruel 30 Oct 1720 in Montmagny, QC, son of Clement Ruel and Margueritte-Marie Leclerc.He was born 22 Apr 1690 in St. Laurent de l'Île d'Orléans, QC, and died 04 Sep 1747 in Montmagny, QC.
Child of Marie-Anne Proulx and Henri Ruel is:
34 i. Marie-Madeleine4 Ruel, born 27 Dec 1729 in Montmagny, QC; died 05 Apr 1767 in St. Thomas, Montmagny, QC.She married (1) Francois Boulet/Boulay 11 Feb 1757 in Montmagny, QC; born 06 Feb 1734 in St. Thomas, Montmagny, QC; died 23 Mar 1760 in Montmagny, QC.She married (2) Francois Morin-dit-Valcourt 25 Jul 1763 in Montmagny, QC; born 22 Jan 1728 in Montmagny, QC; died 07 Feb 1796 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC.
Notes for Francois Morin-dit-Valcourt:
Francois was the fifth cousin to his wife Modeste Pain/Pin-dit-Langlois by way of Guillaume Langlois and Jeanne Milette (Millet).Francois was the fifth cousin to his wife Modeste Pain/Pin-Langlois by way of Guillaume Langlois and Jeanne Milette (Millet).
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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.
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.
Most of my information for the 1800-1900s comes 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 17,000 records to make the changes.
It is like I said in the beginning; 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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