 1662 - 1711 (49 years)
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| Name |
Branchaud Charles |
| Birth |
10 Sep 1662 |
Macqueville, Saintonge, France  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
13 Dec 1711 |
Montmagny, Canada, Nouvelle-France [1] |
| Notes |
- [[Category:Montmagny, Canada, Nouvelle-France]]
[[Category:Saint-Laurent, Île d'Orléans, Canada, Nouvelle-France]]
[[Category:Migrants de Saintonge au Canada, Nouvelle-France]]
== Biography ==''Names are deliberately spelled here exactly as they are in the source documents:''
{{Migrating Ancestor
| origin = France
| destination = New France
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| destination-flag = Flags-12.png
}}
'''Charles Branchaud''' dit Lacombe was baptized on 10 Sep 1662 in Macqueville (St-Étienne), Saintonge, France. He was the son of [[Branchaud-36|Jacques Branchaud]] and [[Vincent-1738|Antoinette Vincent]], his godparents were Charles des Montils, Escuyer, Sieur de la Samsormerie, and the Daymoselle Jeannette Vinet, Dame de la Courade, and the curate LeRoyer, of Macqueville, France, performed the service.[''[https://www.fichierorigine.com/fr/repertoire/branchaud/-lacombe Fichier Origine for Charles Branchaud #240578]''][''[https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~jacgray/genealogy/ps02/ps02_478.html RootWeb Person Sheet for Peter Brancheau, son of Charles Brancheau]'']
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'''Military Service'''
He arrived in Nouvelle-France around 1687 as a marine soldier belonging to the company of Pierre Payen de Noyan.[ It is believed that Charles and his brother Francois both left for Canada at the same time, however there are no documents supporting this. Charles was stationed at the Marine encampment located in LaPrairie, Quebec in the year 1687. Records show that Charles was at Quebec City in 1689, but there is no mention of his older brother Francois at all.]
Du Noyan and his men helped defend the city of Quebec in 1690. There is a list on display at the Citadel of Quebec showing the name of those who fought in that battle. One of the names on that list is "Charles Branchereau, Soldat du Noyon".
'''Marriage Contracts Annulled'''
Charles, while still surving under De Noyon, entered into two marriage contracts, which were subsequently annulled:# Charles Branchereau signed a marriage contract with Anne Leblanc, daughter of Nicolas Leblanc dit Labrie and Madeleine Duteau on 03 Mar 1691, recorded by notary Jean Cusson. [#Charles Branchereau, son of Jacques Branchereau and the deceased Antioinette Vincent, signed a marriage contract with Anne Fay, daughter of the deceased Pierre Fay and Marie Quinqueneau on 10 Jan 1694, recorded by notary Louis Chambalon.][''[https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2431906?docref=6af0CLOAj8VpVwnQFhRJbA&docsearchtext=%22Charles%20Branchereau%22 BAnQ Charles Brachereau and Anne Fay Contract 1694 ]'' Roy, Pierre-Georges, Inventaire des greffes des notaires du Régime français, Québec, R. Lefebvre, Éditeur officiel du Québec, 1942, 28 vol. ; 25-27 cm, Collections de BAnQ. Page 61 (image 71 of 382).]
'''Marriage'''
43 days after the marriage contract with Anne Fay was annulled, Charles Branchereau married [[Garand-51|Marthe Garand]], daughter of [[Garand-59|Pierre Garand]] and [[Chamfrin-2|Renee Chonfroin]], on 22 Feb 1694 at St-Laurent on Isle de Orleans, Canada, Nouvelle-France. The bride's mother was deceased at this time. Others present included Pierre Naud, Francois Noel, and the priest Dauric performed the service.[''[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/35479 Marriage Record for Charles Branchereau and Marthe Garand m. 1694]'' Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)] They had six children, all boys, three of which lived to marry.
Charles left military service before 05 Oct 1701 when he was found living in the parish of Ste. Famille on Isle de Orleans, Canada, Nouvelle-France where two of his sons were born and where his eldest, Charles, was buried.
Charles had been given a plot of land at Montmagny, Canada, Nouvelle-France as a reward for his long and faithful military service and by 27 Nov 1702, he and his family were living in the parish of St. Thomas, at Montmagny as their son Joseph was buried there on that date.
'''Death & Burial'''
Charles Brancereau, husband of Marthe Garand, died on 13 Dec 1711 and was buried on 14 Dec 1711 at St-Thomas, in Montmagny, Canada, Nouvelle-France, at the recorded age of 55 years. Present were Jacques Blais, Charles Fournier, and the missionary priest C. Hazeur dit Desauneaux performed the service.[''[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/26416 Burial Record for Charles Brancereau d. 1711]'' Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)]
'''Children'''[''[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/Liste/couple?nh=Branchaud&nf=Garant&r=True&pg=1 Couple Search Branchaud and Garant: Children's Records]'' Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)]
# Charles Branchault b. 01 Mar 1695, d. 05 Mar 1695 age 5 dys.
# Jacques Branchault b. 01 May 1696, d. 02 Apr 1715 age 22 yrs.
# Joseph Brancho b. 04 Oct 1701, d. 27 Nov 1702 age 14 mo.# [[Branchaud-33|Charles Brancereau]] b. 04 Apr 1704, d. 1770, m. Agathe Banyac (Banliac) 30 Sep 1726# [[Branchaud-39|Michel Brancereau]] b. 25 Sep 1707, d. 09 Jun 1739, m. Marie Jeanne Leclerc 07 Jan 1733# [[Branchaud-40|Joseph Branchau]] b. 31 May 1709, d. 01 May 1732, m. Catherine Genevieve Albert 24 Feb 1731
== Sources ==
* '''IGD''': Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin (''membership'') https://www.genealogiequebec.com
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| Person ID |
I60589 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Father |
Branchaud Jacques, b. Abt 1631, Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. Abt Jan 1694, Bouchereau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France (Age 63 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Vincent Antoinette, b. Abt 1634, Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 10 Nov 1685, Notre Dame, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France (Age 51 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
10 Sep 1662 |
Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France [1] |
| Family ID |
F26847 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Garand Marie Marthe, b. 18 Sep 1675, Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans, Canada, Nouvelle-France d. 14 Mar 1734, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, Nouvelle-France (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage |
22 Feb 1694 |
Saint-Laurent, Île d'Orléans, Canada, Nouvelle-France [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Branchaud Charles, b. 04 Apr 1704, Montmagny, Canada, Nouvelle-France d. Abt 28 Nov 1770, Rivière-du-Loup en Haut, Province de Québec (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Branchaud Michel, b. 25 Sep 1707, Montmagny, Canada, Nouvelle-France d. 09 Jun 1739, Varennes, Canada, Nouvelle-France (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Branchaud Joseph, b. 01 Jun 1709, Montmagny, Canada, Nouvelle-France d. 01 May 1732, Pointe-de-Lévy, Canada, Nouvelle-France (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26902 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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| Sources |
- [S1749] Merged from Branchaud-718755_1 on 6-Jan-2026 at 21:00.
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