MIVILLE Marie Catherine

Marie married HUPE Nicolas on 02 Mar 1767 in Lacine, PQ, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married BAUDOIN Joseph on 28 Aug 1811 in Florissant, MO, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Burial: February 12 1779, Notre Dame, Liesse, Riviere Quelle,
Kamouraska, PQ, Canada

Guillaume married SOUCY Marie Madeleine on 14 Jan 1726 in Ste Anne De La P, Kamouraska, QC, Canada. Marie (daughter of SOUCY Pierre and FOUQUEREAU Elizabeth Ursule) was born on 25 Jun 1708 in Notre Dame, Liesse, Riviere Quelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Burial: Dec. 31, 1711, Notre Dame, Liesse, Riviere Quelle,
Kamouraska, PQ, Canada

Jean married DUBE Marie Madeleine on 13 May 1691 in Riviere Quelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada. Marie (daughter of DUBE Mathurin and CAMPION Marie) was born on 17 Sep 1673 in Ste-Famille, I'le D'Orleans, PQ, Canada; died before 25 Dec 1747 in Riviere Quelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marie-Madeleine (1673-1749), married Charles Bouchard in 1690. He
drowned at the end of several weeks of married life, then she was
married to Jean Miville (5 children) and to Gregoire Ouellet (1 son).

Died:
Burial: Dec 25, 1747 Riviere Quelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada

Notes:

Baptism: April 16, 1673, Notre-Dame De Quebec, Quebec
Occupation: Farmer; Porpoise Fisherman
Religion: Catholic

On 13 April 1673, Pierre, the eldest of the Soucy boys was born. On
the16th of the same month, Seigneur Pierre Becart served as his
godparent along with Jeanne Couillard, wife of Paul Dupuy. The
baptism was recorded in the registry of Notre-Dame de Quebec. Msgr de
Laval conferred the sacrament of confirmation on this child at
Montmagny on 31 July 1681. Elisabeth-Ursule Fouquerau, daughter of
Urbain and of Jeanne Rossignol, captured Pierre's heart and married
him at Riviere-Ouelle on 13 January 1699. Twelve children were the
jewels in the crown of this beautiful union. Pierre was a farmer and
also fished for porpoise. He died at an advanced age.



Pierre Soucy #2836
!BIRTH: Godfather Pierre Becquar Degranville, Godmother Jeanne
Couillar. also present at the Christening Paul Dupuy, and Thomas
Morel, priest. Father Louis Ango officiated. !RESIDENCE: Birth
record mentions Cap Saint-Ignace as residence. 32

Pierre married FOUQUEREAU Elizabeth Ursule on 13 Jan 1699 in Riviere-Quelle, PQ, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of FOUQUEREAU Urbain and GROSSONNEAU Jeanne Rossignol Dit) was born on 22 Aug 1679 in Neuville, QC; died on 31 Dec 1758 in Riviere-Quelle, PQ, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Religion: Catholic

Notes:

Died:
Burial: Jan 27, 1688, Riviere Quelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada

Jacques married De BAILLON Catherine on 12 Nov 1669 in Notre Dame, Quebec City, PQ, Canada. Catherine (daughter of De La MASCOTTERI Alphonse De Baillon Seigneur and De MARLE Louise) was born about 1645 in Montforte-Amaury, Ar. Rambouillet, Ile De France, France; died on 27 Jan 1688 in Riviere Quelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Burial: Jan 30, 1688, Riviere Quelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada

Notes:

Immigration: 1660, Quebec, New France Age: 29
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Catholic

Mathurin Dube

It has been 3 and 1/4 centuries since the Poitevin, Mathurin Dube,
left his native village of Chapelle-Themer to try his luck in New
France. Since this time long ago, there have always been Dubes in
Canada and there still remain some who perpetuate, from generation to
generation, the ancestral line in this humble village in the Vendee.

THE LAST OF THE DUBES IN CHAPELLE-THEMER

In 1928 J.A. Dube, bookkeeper for the J.A. Larochelle firm of
Quebec, began to search for the place of origin of his ancestors. (1)
Thanks to the information provided by two highly esteemed
genealogists of his time, Msgr Amedee Gosselin and Father Archange
Godbout, the researcher succeeded in locating the small village which
for a long time, he had dreamed of visiting. There, he was privileged
to meet the last surviving relative from the French family of his
Canadian ancestor: Jules Dube, son of Louis.

Nine years later, J.A. Dube returned to Chapelle-Themer in order to
renew his ties of friendship with his cousins from France. Alas!
Jules had left for another world in 1934 at the age of 72, but his
mother, the wife of Louis, still lived and the local population was
getting ready to celebrate her 100th birth day. In reality the
venerable ancestress had turned 100 on 28 September 1937, but the
village celebration was on 3 October. On the road which leads to
Sainte-Hermine a la Caillere, near Beau-Raisin, at the crest of the
road going down to the village of Magnils (2), an arch of triumph
carried these words: "Honor to our centenarian."

"The small road, reports the author of the article, was changed into
a lane of greenery and flowers. The village party held in her honor,
that evening, took place in the large yard of Madame Dube and was a
big success. It was there that Monsieur the Mayor, surrounded by all
the council members and speaking for all his administrators, offered
the centenarian the warmest congratulations. The musicians from la
Chapelle and from Thire played selections in her honor. It appeared
that Madame Dube herself was a part of the melody,"

Born in the village of Magnils on 28 September 1837, Madame Dube was
baptized two days later, made her first communion in 1847, was
married on 14 July 1856, her husband died in 1924 and her son in
1934. We do not know exactly when Madame Dube died, but there were
still some Dubes who lived in the community of Chapelle-Themer,
somewhere between Sainte-Hermine and Frontenay-le-Comte. Some
Canadians who recently finished a pilgrimage to the land of their
ancestors have confirmed this.

SERVANT FOR MSGR DE LAVAL

Mathurin Dube, the pioneer of the Canadian families bearing this
name, arrived in New France around 1660, maybe even 1659, at the same
time as Msgr de Laval, for whom he worked for several years. Even if
the ancestor was not listed in the census of 1666 and 1667, it is
certain that he lived in the Quebec region. On 22 June 1667 an act by
notary Paul Vachon reveals that the bishop of Petree conceded his
servant a piece of land, 3 arpents in frontage by half that in width,
on the Ile d'Orleans, within the boundaries of the parish of Saint-
Jean, facing the south bank of the Saint-Lawrence River. His
neighbors were Pierre Michaud and Jacques Jahan.


The first six children of Mathurin and Marie were born on the Ile
d'Orleans: four of whom were baptized at Sainte Famille and the other
two at Saint-Jean. It was in this last parish that the family was
listed in the census of 1681. (6) The master of the house was said to
be 50 years old, and his wife 27; five children were counted:
Mathurin, Madeleine, Louis, Pierre and Charles. The ancestor still
worked only 3 arpents of land and kept but 1 cow; his immediate
neighbors were Jean Moirier (Amaury) and Rene Asseline (Ancelin).

A little later, Mathurin signed 2 farming leases whose contracts
were initialed at the home of notary Gilles Rageot. One, on 26
September, 1684, on behalf of Francois Magdelaine Ruette d'Auteuil et
de Monceaux, councillor and procurer general to the Sovereign
Council; the other on 20 October, from Eleanore de Grandmaison, widow
of Jacques Cailhaut de la Tesserie, former councillor to the same
Council; all of this is to say that Mathurin was the farmer for these
two important people, after having been the farmer for Msgr de Laval;
this would also explain why he hardly had the time to enlarge the
cleared portion of his own land.

FARMER OF THE SEIGNEUR OF AUTEUIL

The contract of 26 September marked the departure of Mathurin and
his family. On 10 October he sold his land at Saint-Jean to Julien
Dumont dit Lafleur. (7) By this time he had already crossed the river
to work the land of the seigneur of Auteuil at Grand-Anse, in the
seigneurie of la Pocatiere. Proud of his seven year lease, Dube
housed his family near to the seigneurial manor where he could use
the bakehouse, the barn, the stable, as well as work the land and the
fields. He had as neighbors Guillaume Lizot to the northeast, and
Monsieur de Saint-Denis to the southeast. The lease specified that
the tenant was to cultivate the land, to seed half of it and to raise
as many cows as he could.

Mathurin Dube was the farmer of the seigneur of Auteuil when LeRouge
surveyed this seigneurie in 1692. In his official report the latter
wrote: "I have measured all the lands of the aforementioned
seigneurie, both those of the domain and the conceded dwellings and
those not conceded, namely first, the domain which begins at a
boundary marker which I planted that separates the aforementioned
seigneurie from that of Monsieur de Saint-Denis, and from the above-
mentioned marker I measured 14 arpents to the river where the mill is
built, and from the aforementioned river to the dwelling of Guillaume
Lizot there are 9 arpents 9 perches, and at the end of this I drew a
line from the northeast to the southeast to a small hill, the above-
mentioned line making a separation from the previously mentioned
seigneurie of Monsieur Auteil from the dwelling of Guillaume Lizot,
and on the aforementioned line I planted 2 stone markers under which
are buried some pieces of brick."

Mathurin Dube had his last 2 children baptized at Sainte Anne-de-la-
Pocatiere, but they seem to have died in infancy. However, 5 of his 6
offspring had families of their own. "Mathurin Dube, wrote Leon Roy
(9), had barely finished his lease with the seigneurs of Pocatiere
when he died at about 64 years of age. He was buried at Riviere-
Ouelle on 30 December 1695. Marie Campion, his spouse, died before 30
December 1703. (10) Their sons Mathurin, Laurent, and Pierre
established themselves in the first row of the seigneurie of
Aulnaies, but the last apparently gave up his land to his brother
Laurent before 1714 (no. 13 des Aulnaies). In 1723, son Pierre Dube
had some property in the seigneurie of Lauzon and in 1728 he lived in
the Montreal region, while his brother Louis lived in the parish of
Notre-Dame-de-Liesse (of Riviere-Quelle). Their only sister,
Madeleine, lived at Pocatiere until the death of her husband, Jean
Miville (1672-1711)."

NUMEROUS FAMILIES

Even though ancestor Mathurin Dube had an average size family-at
that time eight children was not considered large- the four sons who
took wives did better in this respect than their father. Louis, the
second son, was the champion with about 20 offspring. In 1719 at the
age of 42, he married Marguerite Lebel in a second marriage, who was
the same age as his eldest son, 19 years old. He began, so to speak,
to raise a second family. Here are some details concerning the 8
children of Mathurin Dube and Marie Campion:


THE DUBES DIT DELORME

Towards the end of the French regime a soldier, by the name of Jean
Dube dit Delorme came from France, without doubt to participate in
the defense of the colony threatened by the English army. After the
conquest, Jean Dube settled down in the region of Richelieu. His act
of marriage, inscribed in the registry of Saint-Denis on 13 January
1766, indicates that he was the son of Pierre Dube's (sic) and of
Marie Bourgette (Bourgatte or Bourgotte) and on that day married
Marie-Anne Martin, born about 1741, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and of
Marie-Anne Renaud dit Deslauriers. Jean Dube dit Delorme had been a
merchant, and then a surgeon beginning in 1774. He died during the
night of 28 or 29 March 1789 at Saint Denis and was buried in the
same place on 30
March. Six sons and seven daughters were the issue from this union.
Three sons: Jean-Baptiste born in 1766, Joseph born in 1774 and
Charles born in 1785, had descendants. Most of these families live
today in the region of Saint-Hyacinthe. (11)



ENDNOTES

(1) This fact is reported in the journal Le Soleil of 16 February
1938, by Madame Louis Dube.
(2) These four small hamlets formed the commune de la Chapelle
Themer: Fougeroux, La Jousse-Liniere, Les Magnils and l'Orbire.
(3) Silvio Dumas, Les Filles du roi en Nouvelle-France, p 72.
(4) Romain Becquet act of 28 August 1670. Becquet wrote Dubay
instead of Dube and la chapelle de May instead of la Chapelle-Themer.
Tanguay read la Chapelle Detrer from the marriage act of 3 September
in the parish register of Sainte-Famille.
(5) Sainte-Famille was the only parish on the lle d'Orleans at that
time. The parish of Saint-Jean was not founded until 1679.
(6) Benjamin Sulte, HCF, Volume 5, p 87.
(7) Gilles Rageot, act of 10 October 1686.
(8) Leon Roy, Les Terres de la Grande-Anse, des Aulnaies et du Port-
Joly, p 147. The orthography of this "proces-verbal" in the old text
has been modernized in order better understand it in todays
publications.
(11) (9) Ibid, p 147.
(10) Etienne Janneau, act of 30 December 1703. On this same date
notary Janneau wrote a privately recorded contract of marriage
between Pierre Dube and Marie-Therese Boucher, in which he deposed
Pierre as stating that he had no mother and father (orphelin).
(11) Tanguay lists no variations on the name Dube, however Delorme
is listed also as Sanscrainte (fearless). Most likely this name
derived from the military background of Jean Dube dit Delorme.

Died:
Burial Dec 30, 1695, Riviere-Quelle, News France

Mathurin married CAMPION Marie on 03 Sep 1670 in Ste-Famille Church, Ile D'Orleans, Montmorency Ile, PQ, Canada. Marie (daughter of CAMPION Pierre and HENAULT Marguerite) was born in 1654 in St-Malo, Brittany (Ille-Et-Vilaine), France; died on 30 Dec 1703. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Immigration 1670, New France as "King's Daughter" Age 16.
Occupation: Homemaker
Religion: Catholic

Three years later Mathurin declared himself ready to take a wife. The
time was propitious since the King had just sent to this new country
one of the largest contingents of his "daughters," under the
direction of Anne Gasnier and Elisabeth Estienne. Mathurin needed a
strong wife and he found her in Marie Campion, a young girl of 16
years. She had all of the qualities required to raise a family in the
difficult conditions of that time, when one needed much courage to
set up a home and to succeed in living with only the raw materials
which are found in nature.

"The King's Daughters, like their predecessors, wrote Silvio Dumas,
were courageous. It is true that they came to Canada to try to build
a better future than the one they had in France, but that takes
nothing away from their courageous actions. Emigration to faraway
colonies was unsympathetically viewed in the mother country at that
time. They knew from the Jesuit reports that Canada had a severe
climate, was closed to all communications for six months of the year,
and was subject to damage from the Iroquois. To emigrate to this new
country, which was described at times as "a place of horror," was
perhaps an adventure to tempt the men but not the women. Those who
came during this time of emigration left a country where it was good
to live and which was, in addition, the best organized country in
Europe; they left it to go to a far off colony without hope of seeing
their native land again. So, we cannot deny that these women
possessed a strong measure of courage." (3)

PIONEER OF THE ILE D'ORLEANS

Therefore, on 28 August 1670, Mathurin Dube, having discovered this
rare pearl, needed the services of an expert in marriage contracts,
the notary Romain Becquet. The contract revealed that our pioneer
lived on the Ile d'Orleans and that he was the son of the late Jean
Dube and Renee Suzanne, his father and mother, from "la Chapelle de
May, near the town of Fontenay, diocese of Lucon." For her part,
Marie Campion was the daughter of Pierre and of the late Marguerite
Esnau (Henaut), her father and mother, from the town of Saint-Malo in
Brittany (Ille-et-Vilaine). (4) The future spouses agreed to live in
joinder as to property following the Couturne de Paris.

Marie was endowed with the sum of 200 livres, and Mathurin
acknowledged that she brought to the future household a sum equal to
his and that half would belong to the estate, plus a sum of 50 livres
that His Majesty gave her in consideration of her marriage. As usual
several witnesses took part in concluding this type of agreement.
There was Anne Gasnier, widow of Jean Bourdon, former seigneur of
Saint-Jean and of Saint Francois and former procurer-general of the
Sovereign Council; Louis Rouer de Villeray, first councillor of the
same tribunal; Elisabeth Estienne, Jean-Baptiste Gosset, and Claude
Morin. All signed with the notary, with the exception of the future
spouses, who made their mark.

The nuptial ceremony took place six days later in the parish of
Mathurin Dube, Sainte-Famille on the Ile d'Orleans. (5) A copy of the
parish registry indicates, however, that the parents of the bride
were from Saint-Nicaise de Rouen. Why this different origin than the
one indicated on her marriage contract? Was Marie born in Saint-Malo?
Did her parents later move to Rouen? This could be a plausible
explanation.

Notes:

Immigration: 13 May 1665, Quebec, New France Age: 18
Occupation: Soldier In Grandfontain's Company, Carignan Regiment Of
New France; Farmer
Religion: Catholic

Jean Soucy dit Lavigne

Picardy was the province of origin of the ancestor of all the Soucy
families in America. Normandy, Artois, Flanders, Champagne and the
Ile-de-France surround this territory, which is subdivided into three
departments: the Aisne, the Oise and the Somme.

At Quebec on 9 October 1669, before notary Romain Becquet, Jean
Lavigne stated that he was originally from Saint-Vulfran in
Abbeville, diocese of Amiens. In the department of the Somme,
Abbeville, known to the Romans as abbatis villa, or "city of the
abbey", is one of the oldest inhabited sites in France.
Archaeological research has revealed that at this place primitive man
used sharpened flint as a tool.

The history of Abbeville is steeped in religion. Before the French
Revolution this city was host to 16 parishes, 7 monasteries and 8
convents. Of the 4 remaining parishes, the most venerable and the
largest is Saint-Vulfran. The mortal remains of this saint were
brought to Abbeville in 1058. In 1121 a collegiate church was
founded. Vulfran, archbishop of Sens in the seventh century, then
apostle of the Frisons (the Dutch), for centuries after his death was
invoked against the dangers of the sea. The present church which is
dedicated to him was begun in 1488 and was therefore the one attended
by Jean Soucy, son of Claude and of Francoise de Vaime of Cevainne.
No researcher has yet located the baptismal record of this father of
numerous descendants, Jean Soucy dit Lavigne.

LA VIGNE FROM THE REGIMENT

Jean Soucy arrived in New France as a soldier of his Majesty in the
famous Carignan Regiment; composed of 20 companies of 50 soldiers or
1,000 men. Four other companies from the Navarre regiment increased
the royal military strength-to 1,200 effectives. Up until that time,
never had a colony in the New World seen so many troops debark in a
single year.

Nearly all of these regular army soldiers had a double last name.
Here are a few examples selected at random: 12 Laverdure, 7 Lafleur,
6 Laviolette, 2 Laforest one each of Laramee, Laplante, Latulippe,
Latreille, Larose, Bellerose, and 2 dit Lavigne: Jean Soucy and Andre
Poutre.

Soucy dit Lavigne was part of Grandfontaine's company, as was Jean
Bergevin, Louis Bolduc, Rene Dumas, Pierre Hudon and Pierre Lacroix.
Before coming to Canada, had Soucy fought under the French flag
against Austria? Quite possibly but unprovable.

Let's summarize the verified facts. The last preparations before the
dispatch of the regiment to Canada were carried out in the winter of
1665. On 11 April, Colbert de Terron went to La Rochelle where 4
companies were quartered. The 16 others, including Jean Soucy's, were
billeted not far away, on the Ile de Oleron. On 4 May, Jean Talon
ascertained that there were only 200 mattresses for all the soldiers
so he quickly ordered 500 additional straw pallets. The seas were
high and the barometer was low. The weather was cold, rainy and raw,
hence the departure was delayed. On 13 May, the ship named L'Aigle
d'Or with a 400 ton capacity, a veritable old worm-eaten hulk of the
seas left the port of La Rochelle with 200 soldiers in 4 companies:
Salieries, La Frediere, La Motte and Grandfontaine. The crossing took
more than 3 months, with progress at the mercy of the wind and seas.
Captain Villepars successfully reached the Gaspe with his ship, which
had sprung a leak on the high seas. The anchor was dropped a few
leagues downstream from the Saguenay River. Lieutenant Sertine went
ashore to find an experienced pilot. Finally, on the evening of 17
August, Jean Soucy glimpsed Quebec in the semi-darkness. The next
morning, on Tuesday, 18 August 1665, our happy ancestor stepped on
the soil of his new homeland.

L'Aigle d'Or sailed from Quebec on 13 September. On 6 November she
berthed at La Rochelle. Colbert said upon seeing the ship that it was
no longer seaworthy. Mission accomplished! As a last gasp the old
ship served in a naval action as a giant fireship.

MILITARY ACTIVITIES

After the debarkation at Quebec, it is difficult to say where the
soldiers (and jean Soucy) were billeted at that time. Perhaps the
L'Aigle d'Or served as temporary sleeping quarters. There were only
70 houses it "pierrotees " on top of the old rock, reported the
Ursulines.

On 19 August, the soldiers passed in parade. Solemnly, the Marquis
de Tracy reviewed his 8 companies, all of whom appeared to be in good
condition. The population rejoiced. The religious authorities took
advantage of this to organize a type of retreat preliminary to
receiving the sacrament of confirmation on 21 and 22 August. The
retreat master was Father Claude Dablon, S.J. Jean Soucy was not on
the list of those confirmed. What a shame, because then we would know
his age.

"During the course of the last week of August, numerous soldiers
received the scapular of Mont-Carmel." The list of candidates
included jean Soucy dit Lavigne and Pierre Feuvrier, both from the
Grandfontaine company. "There were indeed five hundred soldiers who
took the scapular of the Virgin saint," wrote Marie de l'Incarnation.
The recitation of the rosary in common was an almost daily practice.
It wasn't war they wanted, but a crusade in favor of peace.

Already summer was slipping away; September was bringing shorter and
cooler days. There still remained a campaign for which to prepare. It
was necessary to busy the non-commissioned officers and the enlisted
men with a useful and necessary project before the onset of winter.
The scope of the strategy went like this: to put obstacles in the way
of Mohawk movement on the Richelieu River, from Lake Champlain to the
Saint-Lawrence. On 2 September, Jean Soucy's company and several
others made their way towards the river of the Iroquois. On 22
October, after they had built Fort Sainte-Therese , they received the
mission from Governor de Courcelle to build a passable road linking
Fort Sainte-Therese to Fort Saint-Louis (Chambly).

Jean Soucy then returned to Quebec where he wintered over. In 1666,
under his company commander, Hector d'Andigne de Grandfontaine, he
took part in the expedition against the Mohawks, beyond Lake
Champlain. On 17 October 1666, the army took possession of the
invaded territory. And history tells USA that the soldiers gave a
rousing three cheers "Vive le Roy!" Certainly Jean Soucy was among
them. The agenda for the years 1667 and 1668 is notable for its
absence. There was general demobilization with voluntary return of
the soldiers to France. Jean Soucy was among those who decided to
adopt this new country.

FAILED MARRIAGE PLANS

Jean Soucy traded his gun for the axe and the plow. In the autumn of
1669, his heart was full of love. On 6 October in the home office of
notary Romain Becquet at Quebec, he committed himself to take as his
legitimate wife, one Madeleine Marechal, daughter of Jean and of the
late Catherine Frenost. He signed his own name "Jean Lavigne." This
daughter of the King was a native of Amiens, a renowned city in
Picardy, also the homeland of her future husband.

This orphan girl brought property valued at 200 livres in addition
to the "sum of fifty livres which His Majesty gave her in
Consideration of her marriage." However, it seems that Madeleine had
previously married Pierre Poupardeau, origin unknown, also known by
the last name of Le Vagabond. Therefore it was necessary for Jean to
annul the marriage contract which was done on 13 October, just seven
days later. Madeleine and her vagabond eventually had 3 children:
Jean, Isabelle and Louis, however, on 3 July 1684, Madeleine was run
out of Montreal for bad conduct.

JEAN SOUCY FINDS A RARE PEARL

Jean Soucy patiently waited to find a kindred spirit and eventually
he did. However, nothing- has been discovered, not even a notary
contract, to help in fixing the approximate date of his marriage. As
his first child was born on 5 September 1671, it is reasonable to
assume that Jean took a wife in the autumn of 1670. Rene Jette even
believes that the religious ceremony took place on the Ile d'Orleans.


Who, therefore, was this incomparable wife? Her name was Jeanne
Sauvenier or Savonet, the 23 year old daughter of Jacques and of
Antoinette Babillotte from the city of Paris. She was a courageous
woman of good sense, which is just what Jean Soucy wanted.

ON THE ISLANDS OF THE SNOW GEESE

The non- commissioned officers of the famous regiment, those who
decided to settle in Canada, obtained fiefs and seigneuries in return
for their service to the crown. They also were able to marry girls of
good families. Thus, Paul Dupuy de Lisloye, husband of Jeanne
Couillard, became the owner of half of the Ile-aux-Oies and the Ile-
aux-Grues, in the Saint-Lawrence River, not far from the Ile
d'Orleans. Pierre Becart de Grandville, an officer in Grandfontaine's
company, husband of Anne Macard, daughter of Nicolas and Marguerite
Couillard, obtained from seigneur Louis Couillard de Lespinay on 16
October 1668, the other halves of the islands. On 17 October 1671,
the two seigneurs, Dupuy and Becart, agreed to redivide their
properties. Paul owned the large Ile-aux-Oies, and Pierre the small
Ile-aux-Oies and the Ile-aux-Grues. Here are the historical facts to
help USA understand the hidden history of Jean Soucy.

Pierre Becart had earned decorations and done deeds which,
nevertheless, left him unfulfilled. Rather early in life he retired
to his islands and requested the help of Jean Soucy, an old military
acquaintance. From 1669, Jean Soucy worked hard to build the simple
manor house of his seigneur. In 1670, he married and continued his
activities as protege of Pierre Becart. The latter ceded to him,
perhaps verbally, a piece of land on the Ile-aux-Grues. There, Jean
built his house which he occupied about 1674. In fact, on 17 July
1674, Pierre Michaud, who obtained a concession on the Ile-aux-Grues,
was a neighbor to Jean Soucy.

Such are the approximate facts concerning the settlement by Jean
Soucy on the small islands of the great white geese.

FOUR CHILDREN

The registries list 4 Soucy children: Anne, Pierre, Marie-Anne and
Guillaume, all born on the islands, all baptized by Abbot Thomas
Morel, missionary on the South Coast and the first priest of Saint-
Anne-de-Beaupre.

Anne, born on the Ile-aux-Oies on 5 September 1671, was baptized at
Cap-Saint-Ignace on the 15th of the same month. The act was recorded
at Sainte-Famille. The seigneuresse Anne Macard, accompanied by
seigneur Paul Dupuy, stood up for her at the font. Anne Soucy married
Jean Lebel, son of our ancestor Nicolas, on 16 August 1689 at Riviere-
Ouelle. They had 5 children. Jean Lebel was buried in the same place
on 6 October 1699. Anne was also the mother of a child born out of
wedlock. Marie-Therese, baptized on 6 October 1703 at Riviere-Ouelle.
The latter married Louis Morais, of unknown origin, at La Pocatiere
about 1729. On 24 November 1704, widow Anne Soucy was married to
Jacques Bois, who had arrived in the country about 1698. The. new
couple saw the birth of 8 Bois children. As a result, the descendants
of Anne Soucy have been most numerous.

On 13 April 1673, Pierre, the eldest of the Soucy boys was born. On
the 16th of the same month, Seigneur Pierre Becart served as his
godparent along with Jeanne Couillard, wife of Paul Dupuy. The
baptism was recorded in the registry of Notre-Dame de Quebec. Msgr de
Laval conferred the sacrament of confirmation on this child at
Montmagny on 31 July 1681. Elisabeth-Ursule Fouquerau, daughter of
Urbain and of Jeanne Rossignol, captured Pierre's heart and married
him at Riviere-Ouelle on 13 January 1699. Twelve children were the
jewels in the crown of this beautiful union. Pierre was a farmer and
also fished for porpoise. He died at an advanced age.

Marie-Anne, the first child born on the Ile-aux-Grues on 15 February
1675, was baptized on 26 April before her godfather Pierre Michaud.
At the age of 21, on 24 November 1701 at Riviere-Ouelle, Marie-Anne
became the bride of Charles Pelletier, son of Noel. Charles died on 7
October 1713. They had only one son, Joseph, who was a seminarian
when he died at the Hotel Dieu in Quebec on 21 April 1723. Marie-Anne
then became the wife of Robert Gaulin, widower of Elisabeth
Latourneau, father of 14 children, at Sainte-Famille, on 15 April
1716. Marie-Anne has no descendants.

There remains the youngest to present. Guillaume, the godson of
Guillaume Lemieux and Marie-Anne Langlois, was born on 5 April 1677
and baptized on the first of May. This Guillaume does not seem to
have married. However, he had a natural son by Marguerite Bouchard,
wife of Fran is Dutartre. This unheralded child was named Jean
Baptiste dit Guillaume. He went to the Montreal region as a young
man, where he married the widow of Jean Laroche, one Catherine
Demers, on 18 June 1726 at Laprairie. To her 6 Laroche children,
Catherine Demers added 3 Soucy children: Jean-Baptiste, Marie-
Angelique and Louis.

Such is the brief account of the first harvest of Soucy offspring in
America.

SAUVENIER-BERUBE-MIVILLE

One inevitable day ancestor jean Soucy died; we know neither how nor
why. During her mourning Jeanne Sauvenier met ancestor Damien Berube
and married him on 22 August 1679. Proof appears in the registry of
l'Islet. To the Berube history, previously featured in this series,
let USA add that in the census of 1681, the 4 Soucy children remained
well protected in the home of Damien Berube at Riviere-Ouelle. There,
they knew 6 Berube half-brothers and sisters and, later, a half-
sister, Marie-Francoise Miville, the daughter of Francois and of
Jeanne Sauvenier, their mother.

The Soucy family has spread out and is most numerous in both Canada
and in the United States. We find them in all trades and professions.
Let it suffice to recall the memory of a family of Soucy sculptors:
Elzear, Cleophas and Donat. For three generations they lived at Saint-
Onesime in Kamouraska. In 1924, Elzear Soucy sculpted a Pierre
Lemoyne d'Iberville "which truly has style." This work may be admired
in an exterior niche of the parliament of Quebec.

FAMILY NAME VARIATIONS

Soucy: Coussi, Enouille, Lavigne, Sansouci, Soucey, Souci, Soucis,
Soucisse, Souisix, Sousis, Sousix, and Suprenant.

Lavigne: Bernard, Bidault, Bideau, Boursier, Bourtier, Brisetout,
Brodeur, Colin, Dextra, Doutre, Fily, Fydy, Gour, Graps, Lachaise,
Lacheze, Lamy, Langire, Lavaigne, Lavene, Lavigny, Lavine, Lavyne,
Levasseur, Levine, Nadeau, Poudre, Poutre, Rivard, Saviot, Sigu,
Soucy, Tessier and Texier.

END NOTES

Record of Becquet, 6 October 1669.

Record of Lecomte, 16 October 1668.

Du Broc de Segauge, Les Saints Patrons des Corporations et
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Dumas, Silvio., LFRNF (1972), pp. 292-293, 332-333.

Jette, Rene'., DGFQ (1983), p. 942.

Lafontaine, Andre'., RANF 1681 (1981), p. 198.

Roy, Regis & Malchelosse, Gerard., Le Regiment de Carignan (1925),
p. 92.

Talbot, Eloi-Gerard., Genealogie des Familles originaires des comtes
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sans date), Vol. 1, pp. 44-46.

Nos racines, 22nd issue, pp. 436-437.

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Jean Soucy dit Lavigne #2838
!OCCUPATION: Soldier with the Regiment de Carignan, Company of Mr.
Grandfontaine. Arrived in Canada on Aug. 17, 1665.
!MARRIAGE: First marriage annuled. Was married with Madeleine
Marechal, with a contract in front of Notary Becquet on Oct. 6, 1669.
She later married Pierre Pompardeau.
!RESIDENCE: Noted as living in Notre-Dame de Liesse, Quebec, Canada,
on daughter Marie-Madeleine's mariage contract with Charles Peltier.
Birth record of his son Pierre mentions Cap Saint-Ignace as
residence. Birth record of daughter Marie Anne (2/15/1675) mentions
Ile-aux-Grues, Quebec, as residence. Birth record of daughter Anne
(9/5/1671) mentions Cap Saint-Ignace as residence.32

Jean married SAUVENIER Jeanne in 1670. Jeanne (daughter of SAUVENIER Jacques and BABILLOT Antoinette) was born about 1647 in Paris, Seine, France; died on 12 Mar 1721 in Riviere Quelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Religion: Catholic
Alias: Souvenoir, Savonet
Baptism: 1647

Jeanne SAVONNE was listed as a Fille de Roi three times receiving
dowries from the King of France to marry settlers and to populate the
new French colony. The first time was to a Carignan soldier which
received a double dowry of 100 livre.
(1) abt 1670 at Ile de Orleans to Jean SOUCY dit LAVIGNE (Carignan
soldier)
(2) 22 Aug 1679 at L'Islet, PQ to Damien BERUBE
(3) 7 Nov 1692 at Riviere-Ouelle, PQ to Francois MIVILLE

JEAN SOUCY FINDS A RARE PEARL

Jean Soucy patiently waited to find a kindred spirit and eventually
he did. However, nothing- has been discovered, not even a notary
contract, to help in fixing the approximate date of his marriage. As
his first child was born on 5 September 1671, it is reasonable to
assume that Jean took a wife in the autumn of 1670. Rene Jette even
believes that the religious ceremony took place on the Ile d'Orleans.


Who, therefore, was this incomparable wife? Her name was Jeanne
Sauvenier or Savonet, the 23 year old daughter of Jacques and of
Antoinette Babillotte from the city of Paris. She was a courageous
woman of good sense, which is just what Jean Soucy wanted.

ON THE ISLANDS OF THE SNOW GEESE

The non- commissioned officers of the famous regiment, those who
decided to settle in Canada, obtained fiefs and seigneuries in return
for their service to the crown. They also were able to marry girls of
good families. Thus, Paul Dupuy de Lisloye, husband of Jeanne
Couillard, became the owner of half of the Ile-aux-Oies and the Ile-
aux-Grues, in the Saint-Lawrence River, not far from the Ile
d'Orleans. Pierre Becart de Grandville, an officer in Grandfontaine's
company, husband of Anne Macard, daughter of Nicolas and Marguerite
Couillard, obtained from seigneur Louis Couillard de Lespinay on 16
October 1668, the other halves of the islands. On 17 October 1671,
the two seigneurs, Dupuy and Becart, agreed to redivide their
properties. Paul owned the large Ile-aux-Oies, and Pierre the small
Ile-aux-Oies and the Ile-aux-Grues. Here are the historical facts to
help USA understand the hidden history of Jean Soucy.

Pierre Becart had earned decorations and done deeds which,
nevertheless, left him unfulfilled. Rather early in life he retired
to his islands and requested the help of Jean Soucy, an old military
acquaintance. From 1669, Jean Soucy worked hard to build the simple
manor house of his seigneur. In 1670, he married and continued his
activities as protege of Pierre Becart. The latter ceded to him,
perhaps verbally, a piece of land on the Ile-aux-Grues. There, Jean
built his house which he occupied about 1674. In fact, on 17 July
1674, Pierre Michaud, who obtained a concession on the Ile-aux-Grues,
was a neighbor to Jean Soucy.

Such are the approximate facts concerning the settlement by Jean
Soucy on the small islands of the great white geese.


SAUVENIER-BERUBE-MIVILLE

One inevitable day ancestor jean Soucy died; we know neither how nor
why. During her mourning Jeanne Sauvenier met ancestor Damien Berube
and married him on 22 August 1679. Proof appears in the registry of
l'Islet. To the Berube history, previously featured in this series,
let USA add that in the census of 1681, the 4 Soucy children remained
well protected in the home of Damien Berube at Riviere-Ouelle. There,
they knew 6 Berube half-brothers and sisters and, later, a half-
sister, Marie-Francoise Miville, the daughter of Francois and of
Jeanne Sauvenier, their mother.

Died:
Burial: March 13, 1721 Rivere Quelle, Kamouraska, PQ, Canada

Urbain married GROSSONNEAU Jeanne Rossignol Dit on 28 Dec 1676 in Quebec, PQ, Canada. Jeanne (daughter of GROSSONNEAU Martin Rossignol Dit and DESJARDINS Renee) was born on 07 Aug 1650 in St-Pierre De Montfort L'amauray, Rambouillet, France; died on 22 Jan 1712 in Quebec, PQ, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]