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1. | Louis GIROUX was born on 1 Sep 1684 in Beauport, Qc (son of Michel GIROUX and Thérèse PRÉVOST); died on 29 Jan 1740 in L'Ange-Gardien, Qc. Louis married Marie-Angélique GARNIER on 11 May 1705 in L'Ange-Gardien, Qc. Marie-Angélique (daughter of Charles GARNIER and Louise VÉZINA) was born on 27 Dec 1690 in L'Ange-Gardien, Qc; died on 11 May 1764 in L'Ange-Gardien, Qc. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Michel GIROUX was born on 13 Jun 1661 in Beauport, Qc (son of Toussaint GIROUX and Marie GODARD); died on 5 Aug 1715 in Beauport, Qc. Michel married Thérèse PRÉVOST on 18 Aug 1683 in Beauport, Qc. Thérèse (daughter of Martin PRÉVOST and Marie-Olivier SYLVESTRE) was born on 3 Jun 1665 in Québec, Qc; died on 20 May 1743 in Beauport, Qc. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Thérèse PRÉVOST was born on 3 Jun 1665 in Québec, Qc (daughter of Martin PRÉVOST and Marie-Olivier SYLVESTRE); died on 20 May 1743 in Beauport, Qc.
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4. | Toussaint GIROUX was born on 2 Nov 1633 in France (son of Jean GIROUX and Marguerite QUILLERON); died on 16 Feb 1715 in Beauport, Qc. Notes: Toussaint Giroux ( 1633-17 15) est l'ancetre de la plus ancienne souche des Giroux au Quebec. Ne un 2 novembre, il est le fils de Jean Giroux et de Marguerite Quilleron, de Reveillon, petit bourg situe pres deMortagne au Perche. Il arrive en Nouvelle-France vers 1649, accompagne de son parrain, Zacharie Maheux, et le fils de celui-ci, Rene. Toussaint exerce le metier de tisserand, comme son pere, tout en etant defricheur et fermier. Toussaint married Marie GODARD on 29 Sep 1654 in Québec, Qc. Marie (daughter of Robert GODARD and Antoinette GRANDPIERRE) was born in 1641 in France; died on 21 Nov 1684 in Beauport, Qc; was buried on 22 Nov 1684 in Beauport, Qc. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Marie GODARD was born in 1641 in France (daughter of Robert GODARD and Antoinette GRANDPIERRE); died on 21 Nov 1684 in Beauport, Qc; was buried on 22 Nov 1684 in Beauport, Qc.
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6. | Martin PRÉVOST was born on 4 Jan 1611 in France (son of Pierre PRÉVOST and Charlotte VIENS); died on 26 Jan 1691 in Beauport, Qc. Martin married Marie-Olivier SYLVESTRE on 3 Nov 1644 in Québec, Qc. Marie-Olivier (daughter of Roch SYLVESTRE) was born about 1624; died on 10 Sep 1665 in Québec, Qc. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Marie-Olivier SYLVESTRE was born about 1624 (daughter of Roch SYLVESTRE); died on 10 Sep 1665 in Québec, Qc. Notes: Marie was not a Huron as most of the references say...she was an Abenaki Native American on her father's side and on her mother's side she was an Outchibahabanoukaou. Both of these tribes are included in the Algonquin group of Indians. Notes: This marriage is reportedly the first Fr anco marriage to a Native Indian woman. Source: from a passage in a ch apter of a book entitled "Portraits of Pioneer Families", Vol I, by R obert Prevost, Editions Libre Expression, Montreal, 1993. Here it is in p art. "Our sons will marry with your daughters and we will become one p eople;" thus said Samuel de Champlain to the native Indians in 1633. " You always say something to cheer us replied a feathered chief; "If thi s comes to be we will be very happy". But the first such marriage did n ot occur for 11 years, until November 3, 1644, when our ancestor, MARTI N PREVOST, married MARIE MANITOUABE8ICH, an indian. The number 8 in her n ame is not a printing error. In the first half of the 17th century, pr inters generally used "8" as a "w"; the letter "w" had not yet been bor rowed from the Germanic languages. Martin Prevost had been born at Mont reuil-Sous-Bois (in the outskirts of Paris) and was baptized on Jan 4, 1 611. He was the son of Pierre Prevost and Charlotte Vie or Wien. He was t he youngest of 5 boys. A sister who was born much later, married Gaston G uay from the same parish. One of their sons, Mathieu took the surname G astonguay. It is not known for sure when Martin Prevost arrived in New F rance, (Quebec), but it is certain that he was in Quebec in December of 1 639 as his signature is present on a marriage contract dated December 2 7, 1639. Did he cross the Atlantic at the same tie as the first Ursulin es and Hospitalieres, who are known to have arrived on August l, 1639? I t seems that this is very likely. the Company of 100 Associates, which h ad been established by Cardinal Richelieu to begin the colonization of Q uebec, had probably recruited him in France. On arrival in Quebec his j ob was that of Clerk or Agent at the stores run by the Company at Cape D iamond, below the cliffs of Quebec. At that time Algonquin and Montagn ais Indians often came to the installations at Cape Diamond. During th e Autumn of 1637 an Indian couple with a least one son and one daughter , in thier search for safe haven, came to pass the winter in the near v icinity of the French. The French Missionaries baptized the 2 children. T he boy was given the name of Francois, after Francois de Re, Sieur de G and, who was to be his godfather. The girl was given the name Marie. I t is not clear who her godfather was, but it is likely that it was Oliv ier Le Tardif who at the time, was Commissioner General of the Company o f 100 Associates. He subsequently adopted her as his daughter. Le Tard if entrusted Marie to a very fine home, that of Guillaume Hubou and Mar ie Rollet. Marie Rollet was the widow of Louis Hebert who was the este emed first colonist of Quebec. MARTIN PREVOST , no doubt was very much a ware of the exotic charm of MARIE-OLIVIER MANITOUABE8ICH, for he saw he r every day strolling by the Company store. Marie de L' Incarnation an d Madame de la Peltrie who were the founders and heads of the Ursuline C onvent, made certain that she continued her scholastic development. Sh e was considereed quite attractive; also the missionaries said of her b rother that he was a very fine child. On November 3, 1644 (Most genealo gy documente give the date of Jan 4, 1644), father Barthelemy Vimont co nsecrated the marriage of Martin and Marie in the presence of Olivier L e Tardif and Guillaume Couillard, son-in-law of Louis Hebert. Two year s earlier, in 1642, Vimont had celebrated the mass at the time of the e stablishment of the new colony at Montreal (Ville-Marie), Three months a fter their marriage, Martin obtained land located in the Seigneurie of B eauport, a little to the west of the Montmorency Falls, where today sta nds the church of Courville. The marriage lasted for 20 years. Marie d ied in 1665 and was widely mourned. They had 8 children, but only 4 su rvived through the marriage and establishment of families. These 4 wer e Louis, Jean, Jean-Baptiste and Therese. Louis married Francoise Gagno n in 1672 and then Marguerite Carreau in 1681. Jean who later took the n ame of his godfather, Paschal, married Francoise Cadieux in 1690. Jean- Baptiste married Marie-Anne Giroux in 1683 and then Genevieve Sedilot i n 1712. Finally Therese married Michel Giroux. Louis had 9 children in h is 2 marriages., Jean Paschal had one child, a boy who died the day of h is birth. Jean-Baptiste had 14 children in his first marriage and 11 mo re in his second. Therese had 12 children fom her marriage to Michel G iroux. As a widower with 4 children, Martin did not delay in remarryin g. On november 8 1665, he married Marie D' Abancourt who was widowed i n two previous marriages. First to Jean Jolliet and then to Geoffroy G uillot. SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF LOUIS JOLLIET, "THE" LOUIS JOLLIET, "EXPL ORER" who discovered the Mississippi River in 1683. It is not known exa ctly when Marie D' Abancourt died, but it is known that she dictated a w ill in December of 1678 and that she is not listed in the census of 168 1. Martin Prevost, without a doubt, worn out by a lifetime of labor, e ntered the Hotel-Dieu hospital in July of 1690 and again in January of 1 691. He participated in the successful defense of Quebec against the Br itish siege and invasion led by Admiral Phipps. Martin died January 27 , 1691 and was buried at Beauport the next day. Martin Prevost and Mari e Manitouabe8ich were the ancestors of a large proportion of the curren t day Prevosts and Provosts in North America. A Plaque dedicated to th eir memory was unveiled in 1983 in Paris, France by Quebec Premier , Re ne Levesque and erected on the baptistery of the church of St. Pierre e t St. Paul at Montreuil-sous-Bois. From Paris the Metro goes to Maireri e de Montreuil and the church is nearby the station. *Note:The reader s hould be aware that there are several other Prevost, Provost families f rom France whom were also pioneers of Quebec. These other branches are n ot related to Martin Prevost.
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8. | Jean GIROUX was born in 1598 in France; died on 10 Jan 1640/1641 in France. Jean married Marguerite QUILLERON in 1621 in France. Marguerite was born in 1600 in France; died in 1669 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Marguerite QUILLERON was born in 1600 in France; died in 1669 in France.
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10. | Robert GODARD was born in 1605. Robert married Antoinette GRANDPIERRE in ?. Antoinette was born in 1605. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Antoinette GRANDPIERRE was born in 1605.
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12. | Pierre PRÉVOST Pierre married Charlotte VIENS before 1611 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Charlotte VIENS
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14. | Roch SYLVESTRE
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