Son of Pierre Noël/Nouel (about 1616-1681) and Élisabeth Augustin (about 1612-1647) of Échiré, Deux-Sèvres, in present-day Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Poitou-Charentes).
François was born in 1644 in Chire-en-Montreuil, Poitiers, Poitou, France. His parents saw to it that he had some education, as François was able to sign his name with a flourish. François immigrated to Quebec, Canada about 1666 or so, the indentured servant of Gabriel Gosselin. He also served in the same capacity for Jacques Roy in the year 1667.1,2,5,7
François married Nicole Legrand on 22 October 1669 at Ste. Famille, on the Île d'Orléans. Nicole was born in the St. Sulpice parish of Paris, France about 1647, the daughter of Nicolas LEGRAND & Anne DUPLESSIS. Nicole was also somewhat educated; she could sign her name with ease. Nicole came to Canada in 1669, after the death of her father. She was one of the "Fille du Roi" or "Daughters of the King".1,2,5,7
François' life is recorded in the series "Our French Canadian Ancestors" by Tom Laforest. Nancy Borman, a cousin, has included the details on her Noel/Langlois family website. Click this link to take you directly to that website and the great job Nancy did in excerpting the chapter on François Noël.9
François and Nicole had much to learn. They had to learn how to get along as a married couple, how to be parents to their 10 children, and how to farm the land in their new home.
They also, apparently, had a bit to learn about being good neighbors. Around 18 February 1673, 4 years after they had been married, François and Nicole spread the ugly rumor that their neighbor, Jeanne Bardé (some sources show her as Anne Bardet), "was a whore"; and even claimed that she had been caught in the act with someone other than her husband. This upset Jeanne and her husband, Jean Paulin; and eight days later, on 26 February, they traveled to Governor Frontenac's palace in Quebec to file a complaint about this slur on their character. Either the Noël's would have to recant their scandalous tale or defend themselves in a lawsuit and pay reparations to the injured parties if they could not prove their slanderous words to be true. François and Nicole made the wise decision to apologize to the Paulin's and the authorities for their bad behavior and take back all the malicious comments they'd made. By 1677, the families had restored their relationship to the point that François leased some of his frontage land to Jean Paulin.5,7
François was born in 1644 in Chire-en-Montreuil, Poitiers, Poitou, France. His parents saw to it that he had some education, as François was able to sign his name with a flourish. François immigrated to Quebec, Canada about 1666 or so, the indentured servant of Gabriel Gosselin. He also served in the same capacity for Jacques Roy in the year 1667.1,2,5,7
François married Nicole Legrand on 22 October 1669 at Ste. Famille, on the Île d'Orléans. Nicole was born in the St. Sulpice parish of Paris, France about 1647, the daughter of Nicolas LEGRAND & Anne DUPLESSIS. Nicole was also somewhat educated; she could sign her name with ease. Nicole came to Canada in 1669, after the death of her father. She was one of the "Fille du Roi" or "Daughters of the King".1,2,5,7
François' life is recorded in the series "Our French Canadian Ancestors" by Tom Laforest. Nancy Borman, a cousin, has included the details on her Noel/Langlois family website. Click this link to take you directly to that website and the great job Nancy did in excerpting the chapter on François Noël.9
François and Nicole had much to learn. They had to learn how to get along as a married couple, how to be parents to their 10 children, and how to farm the land in their new home.
They also, apparently, had a bit to learn about being good neighbors. Around 18 February 1673, 4 years after they had been married, François and Nicole spread the ugly rumor that their neighbor, Jeanne Bardé (some sources show her as Anne Bardet), "was a whore"; and even claimed that she had been caught in the act with someone other than her husband. This upset Jeanne and her husband, Jean Paulin; and eight days later, on 26 February, they traveled to Governor Frontenac's palace in Quebec to file a complaint about this slur on their character. Either the Noël's would have to recant their scandalous tale or defend themselves in a lawsuit and pay reparations to the injured parties if they could not prove their slanderous words to be true. François and Nicole made the wise decision to apologize to the Paulin's and the authorities for their bad behavior and take back all the malicious comments they'd made. By 1677, the families had restored their relationship to the point that François leased some of his frontage land to Jean Paulin.5,7
Son of Pierre Noël/Nouel (about 1616-1681) and Élisabeth Augustin (about 1612-1647) of Échiré, Deux-Sèvres, in present-day Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Poitou-Charentes).
François was born in 1644 in Chire-en-Montreuil, Poitiers, Poitou, France. His parents saw to it that he had some education, as François was able to sign his name with a flourish. François immigrated to Quebec, Canada about 1666 or so, the indentured servant of Gabriel Gosselin. He also served in the same capacity for Jacques Roy in the year 1667.1,2,5,7
François married Nicole Legrand on 22 October 1669 at Ste. Famille, on the Île d'Orléans. Nicole was born in the St. Sulpice parish of Paris, France about 1647, the daughter of Nicolas LEGRAND & Anne DUPLESSIS. Nicole was also somewhat educated; she could sign her name with ease. Nicole came to Canada in 1669, after the death of her father. She was one of the "Fille du Roi" or "Daughters of the King".1,2,5,7
François' life is recorded in the series "Our French Canadian Ancestors" by Tom Laforest. Nancy Borman, a cousin, has included the details on her Noel/Langlois family website. Click this link to take you directly to that website and the great job Nancy did in excerpting the chapter on François Noël.9
François and Nicole had much to learn. They had to learn how to get along as a married couple, how to be parents to their 10 children, and how to farm the land in their new home.
They also, apparently, had a bit to learn about being good neighbors. Around 18 February 1673, 4 years after they had been married, François and Nicole spread the ugly rumor that their neighbor, Jeanne Bardé (some sources show her as Anne Bardet), "was a whore"; and even claimed that she had been caught in the act with someone other than her husband. This upset Jeanne and her husband, Jean Paulin; and eight days later, on 26 February, they traveled to Governor Frontenac's palace in Quebec to file a complaint about this slur on their character. Either the Noël's would have to recant their scandalous tale or defend themselves in a lawsuit and pay reparations to the injured parties if they could not prove their slanderous words to be true. François and Nicole made the wise decision to apologize to the Paulin's and the authorities for their bad behavior and take back all the malicious comments they'd made. By 1677, the families had restored their relationship to the point that François leased some of his frontage land to Jean Paulin.5,7
François was born in 1644 in Chire-en-Montreuil, Poitiers, Poitou, France. His parents saw to it that he had some education, as François was able to sign his name with a flourish. François immigrated to Quebec, Canada about 1666 or so, the indentured servant of Gabriel Gosselin. He also served in the same capacity for Jacques Roy in the year 1667.1,2,5,7
François married Nicole Legrand on 22 October 1669 at Ste. Famille, on the Île d'Orléans. Nicole was born in the St. Sulpice parish of Paris, France about 1647, the daughter of Nicolas LEGRAND & Anne DUPLESSIS. Nicole was also somewhat educated; she could sign her name with ease. Nicole came to Canada in 1669, after the death of her father. She was one of the "Fille du Roi" or "Daughters of the King".1,2,5,7
François' life is recorded in the series "Our French Canadian Ancestors" by Tom Laforest. Nancy Borman, a cousin, has included the details on her Noel/Langlois family website. Click this link to take you directly to that website and the great job Nancy did in excerpting the chapter on François Noël.9
François and Nicole had much to learn. They had to learn how to get along as a married couple, how to be parents to their 10 children, and how to farm the land in their new home.
They also, apparently, had a bit to learn about being good neighbors. Around 18 February 1673, 4 years after they had been married, François and Nicole spread the ugly rumor that their neighbor, Jeanne Bardé (some sources show her as Anne Bardet), "was a whore"; and even claimed that she had been caught in the act with someone other than her husband. This upset Jeanne and her husband, Jean Paulin; and eight days later, on 26 February, they traveled to Governor Frontenac's palace in Quebec to file a complaint about this slur on their character. Either the Noël's would have to recant their scandalous tale or defend themselves in a lawsuit and pay reparations to the injured parties if they could not prove their slanderous words to be true. François and Nicole made the wise decision to apologize to the Paulin's and the authorities for their bad behavior and take back all the malicious comments they'd made. By 1677, the families had restored their relationship to the point that François leased some of his frontage land to Jean Paulin.5,7
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