Aka Pierre Chauvin dit le Grand and also 'Le Grand Pierre'. Son of René Chauvin et Catherine Avard (aka Avrard, Havard or Havrard). He was one of 6 children. Fichier Origine states that both his parents died in the fall of 1638 when he was a child.
Birth date taken from PRDH & Fichier Origine which note his birth year as ca. 1631. The 1667 Montréal Census records his age as 30, but in the 1681 Census he is 50, so 1631 is the likely birth year. If so he would have been 22 or 23 when he undertook the voyage to Canada.
'La Grande Recrue' (1653)
Pierre arrived in Montreal in November 1653 as part of 'La Grande Recrue', a large recruitment drive organized by Governor de Maisonneuve of Montréal, called Fort Ville-Marie at the time.
100+ men and women signed on to build the city & increase its population. The men were contracted to work for 3-5 years and had to have a trade in construction. Most came from the commune of La Flèche, in the dept of Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region.
On April 4, 1653 Pierre signed a contract for five years to work as a miller and clearer of land ('meunier et défricheur'). The voyage took about 3 months before reaching Quebec City. The passengers endured considerable hardship and very unsanitary conditions. The first ship sank soon after leaving port. The second carried an epidemic that caused illness and death among many of the passengers. (robertberubeblog.wordpress.com)
The colony of Montréal was 11 years old and still very much a wilderness. There were about 50 European settlers there when Pierre arrived. He married Marthe Hautreux on 16 September 1658 at the Notre-Dame de Montreal parish. 13 children are documented on Family Search, 7* on 'nosorigines.qc.ca' & 13 on 'migrations.fr':
1. Paul (aka Paul Chauvin de Monplaisir) died on 28 Nov 1729 in an altercation with Natchez indigenous people in Louisiana ('migrations.fr')
2. *Marie-Marthe (1662-1728) md 1. Nicolas Baron Lupien; 2. Jean-Baptiste Fleury
3. Pierre (1663–1691), died in an altercation with Iroquois people
4. Jean (1664-)
5. *Barbe-Therese (1665-1732) md Ignace Hubert
6. *Gilles (1668-1731) md 1) Marie-Madeleine Cabassier or Cabazier; 2) Angélique Guyon, moved to Louisiana
7. *Michelle (1670-1722) md Jacques Neveu, moved to Illinois
8. *Jacques Chauvin de Charleville (1672-1729) md Marie-Anne Lavergne, moved to Louisiana
9. *Joseph Chauvin de Léry (1674-1732) md 1) Françoise-Laurence Leblanc; 2) Hippolyte Mercier, moved to Louisiana
10. *Nicolas Chauvin de la Fresnière (1676–1749) md Marguerite Lesieur, moved to Louisiana
11. Louis Chauvin de Beaulieu (1678–1729) md Charlotte Duval, moved to Louisiana
12. Paul (1680–1699)
13. Jean Baptiste (1684-1699)
Jacques, Joseph, Nicolas and Louis became wealthy landowners in Louisiana and between them are estimated to have owned about 175 aboriginal and African slaves ('migrations.fr'). Pierre died during an epidemic which struck Montréal and also took the life of his daughter-in-law, 24 year-old Marie Cabassier and possibly his two youngest sons.
Birth date taken from PRDH & Fichier Origine which note his birth year as ca. 1631. The 1667 Montréal Census records his age as 30, but in the 1681 Census he is 50, so 1631 is the likely birth year. If so he would have been 22 or 23 when he undertook the voyage to Canada.
'La Grande Recrue' (1653)
Pierre arrived in Montreal in November 1653 as part of 'La Grande Recrue', a large recruitment drive organized by Governor de Maisonneuve of Montréal, called Fort Ville-Marie at the time.
100+ men and women signed on to build the city & increase its population. The men were contracted to work for 3-5 years and had to have a trade in construction. Most came from the commune of La Flèche, in the dept of Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region.
On April 4, 1653 Pierre signed a contract for five years to work as a miller and clearer of land ('meunier et défricheur'). The voyage took about 3 months before reaching Quebec City. The passengers endured considerable hardship and very unsanitary conditions. The first ship sank soon after leaving port. The second carried an epidemic that caused illness and death among many of the passengers. (robertberubeblog.wordpress.com)
The colony of Montréal was 11 years old and still very much a wilderness. There were about 50 European settlers there when Pierre arrived. He married Marthe Hautreux on 16 September 1658 at the Notre-Dame de Montreal parish. 13 children are documented on Family Search, 7* on 'nosorigines.qc.ca' & 13 on 'migrations.fr':
1. Paul (aka Paul Chauvin de Monplaisir) died on 28 Nov 1729 in an altercation with Natchez indigenous people in Louisiana ('migrations.fr')
2. *Marie-Marthe (1662-1728) md 1. Nicolas Baron Lupien; 2. Jean-Baptiste Fleury
3. Pierre (1663–1691), died in an altercation with Iroquois people
4. Jean (1664-)
5. *Barbe-Therese (1665-1732) md Ignace Hubert
6. *Gilles (1668-1731) md 1) Marie-Madeleine Cabassier or Cabazier; 2) Angélique Guyon, moved to Louisiana
7. *Michelle (1670-1722) md Jacques Neveu, moved to Illinois
8. *Jacques Chauvin de Charleville (1672-1729) md Marie-Anne Lavergne, moved to Louisiana
9. *Joseph Chauvin de Léry (1674-1732) md 1) Françoise-Laurence Leblanc; 2) Hippolyte Mercier, moved to Louisiana
10. *Nicolas Chauvin de la Fresnière (1676–1749) md Marguerite Lesieur, moved to Louisiana
11. Louis Chauvin de Beaulieu (1678–1729) md Charlotte Duval, moved to Louisiana
12. Paul (1680–1699)
13. Jean Baptiste (1684-1699)
Jacques, Joseph, Nicolas and Louis became wealthy landowners in Louisiana and between them are estimated to have owned about 175 aboriginal and African slaves ('migrations.fr'). Pierre died during an epidemic which struck Montréal and also took the life of his daughter-in-law, 24 year-old Marie Cabassier and possibly his two youngest sons.
Aka Pierre Chauvin dit le Grand and also 'Le Grand Pierre'. Son of René Chauvin et Catherine Avard (aka Avrard, Havard or Havrard). He was one of 6 children. Fichier Origine states that both his parents died in the fall of 1638 when he was a child.
Birth date taken from PRDH & Fichier Origine which note his birth year as ca. 1631. The 1667 Montréal Census records his age as 30, but in the 1681 Census he is 50, so 1631 is the likely birth year. If so he would have been 22 or 23 when he undertook the voyage to Canada.
'La Grande Recrue' (1653)
Pierre arrived in Montreal in November 1653 as part of 'La Grande Recrue', a large recruitment drive organized by Governor de Maisonneuve of Montréal, called Fort Ville-Marie at the time.
100+ men and women signed on to build the city & increase its population. The men were contracted to work for 3-5 years and had to have a trade in construction. Most came from the commune of La Flèche, in the dept of Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region.
On April 4, 1653 Pierre signed a contract for five years to work as a miller and clearer of land ('meunier et défricheur'). The voyage took about 3 months before reaching Quebec City. The passengers endured considerable hardship and very unsanitary conditions. The first ship sank soon after leaving port. The second carried an epidemic that caused illness and death among many of the passengers. (robertberubeblog.wordpress.com)
The colony of Montréal was 11 years old and still very much a wilderness. There were about 50 European settlers there when Pierre arrived. He married Marthe Hautreux on 16 September 1658 at the Notre-Dame de Montreal parish. 13 children are documented on Family Search, 7* on 'nosorigines.qc.ca' & 13 on 'migrations.fr':
1. Paul (aka Paul Chauvin de Monplaisir) died on 28 Nov 1729 in an altercation with Natchez indigenous people in Louisiana ('migrations.fr')
2. *Marie-Marthe (1662-1728) md 1. Nicolas Baron Lupien; 2. Jean-Baptiste Fleury
3. Pierre (1663–1691), died in an altercation with Iroquois people
4. Jean (1664-)
5. *Barbe-Therese (1665-1732) md Ignace Hubert
6. *Gilles (1668-1731) md 1) Marie-Madeleine Cabassier or Cabazier; 2) Angélique Guyon, moved to Louisiana
7. *Michelle (1670-1722) md Jacques Neveu, moved to Illinois
8. *Jacques Chauvin de Charleville (1672-1729) md Marie-Anne Lavergne, moved to Louisiana
9. *Joseph Chauvin de Léry (1674-1732) md 1) Françoise-Laurence Leblanc; 2) Hippolyte Mercier, moved to Louisiana
10. *Nicolas Chauvin de la Fresnière (1676–1749) md Marguerite Lesieur, moved to Louisiana
11. Louis Chauvin de Beaulieu (1678–1729) md Charlotte Duval, moved to Louisiana
12. Paul (1680–1699)
13. Jean Baptiste (1684-1699)
Jacques, Joseph, Nicolas and Louis became wealthy landowners in Louisiana and between them are estimated to have owned about 175 aboriginal and African slaves ('migrations.fr'). Pierre died during an epidemic which struck Montréal and also took the life of his daughter-in-law, 24 year-old Marie Cabassier and possibly his two youngest sons.
Birth date taken from PRDH & Fichier Origine which note his birth year as ca. 1631. The 1667 Montréal Census records his age as 30, but in the 1681 Census he is 50, so 1631 is the likely birth year. If so he would have been 22 or 23 when he undertook the voyage to Canada.
'La Grande Recrue' (1653)
Pierre arrived in Montreal in November 1653 as part of 'La Grande Recrue', a large recruitment drive organized by Governor de Maisonneuve of Montréal, called Fort Ville-Marie at the time.
100+ men and women signed on to build the city & increase its population. The men were contracted to work for 3-5 years and had to have a trade in construction. Most came from the commune of La Flèche, in the dept of Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region.
On April 4, 1653 Pierre signed a contract for five years to work as a miller and clearer of land ('meunier et défricheur'). The voyage took about 3 months before reaching Quebec City. The passengers endured considerable hardship and very unsanitary conditions. The first ship sank soon after leaving port. The second carried an epidemic that caused illness and death among many of the passengers. (robertberubeblog.wordpress.com)
The colony of Montréal was 11 years old and still very much a wilderness. There were about 50 European settlers there when Pierre arrived. He married Marthe Hautreux on 16 September 1658 at the Notre-Dame de Montreal parish. 13 children are documented on Family Search, 7* on 'nosorigines.qc.ca' & 13 on 'migrations.fr':
1. Paul (aka Paul Chauvin de Monplaisir) died on 28 Nov 1729 in an altercation with Natchez indigenous people in Louisiana ('migrations.fr')
2. *Marie-Marthe (1662-1728) md 1. Nicolas Baron Lupien; 2. Jean-Baptiste Fleury
3. Pierre (1663–1691), died in an altercation with Iroquois people
4. Jean (1664-)
5. *Barbe-Therese (1665-1732) md Ignace Hubert
6. *Gilles (1668-1731) md 1) Marie-Madeleine Cabassier or Cabazier; 2) Angélique Guyon, moved to Louisiana
7. *Michelle (1670-1722) md Jacques Neveu, moved to Illinois
8. *Jacques Chauvin de Charleville (1672-1729) md Marie-Anne Lavergne, moved to Louisiana
9. *Joseph Chauvin de Léry (1674-1732) md 1) Françoise-Laurence Leblanc; 2) Hippolyte Mercier, moved to Louisiana
10. *Nicolas Chauvin de la Fresnière (1676–1749) md Marguerite Lesieur, moved to Louisiana
11. Louis Chauvin de Beaulieu (1678–1729) md Charlotte Duval, moved to Louisiana
12. Paul (1680–1699)
13. Jean Baptiste (1684-1699)
Jacques, Joseph, Nicolas and Louis became wealthy landowners in Louisiana and between them are estimated to have owned about 175 aboriginal and African slaves ('migrations.fr'). Pierre died during an epidemic which struck Montréal and also took the life of his daughter-in-law, 24 year-old Marie Cabassier and possibly his two youngest sons.
Gravesite Details
Buried same day. Source: 'Quebec Vital and Church records; Drouin Collections: 1621-1969'. Last Rites performed by Father Michel Barthélémy.
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