St-Vivien church

 

Jacques Gaultier

1647-1715

This is a translation of the text published by Michel Langlois in his "Dictionnaire Biographique des Ancêtres Québécois".

"Baptized on Sunday June 2, 1647, in St-Vivien, Rouen in Normandy, (Seine-Maritime), son of Simon Gauthier and Marie Aubé, he contracts marriage before the notary Rageot, on Sunday September 11, 1672, with Élisabeth-Ursule Denevers, born circa 1658, daughter of Étienne Denevers and Anne Hayot. Nine children are born from their union. His wife having died, he contracts marriage in front of Guillaume Denevers, on Saturday July 28, 1703, with Françoise-Marguerite Lambert, born in Saint-Augustin, on Wednesday August 26 1671, daughter of Aubin Lambert and Élisabeth Aubert and widow of Michel Chatel, he marries her in Saint Nicolas on Saturday July 28, 1703. from their union are born three children.

He arrives in the country around 1665. A person named Jacques Gauthier receives the scapular of Mount-Carmel in Quebec, September 25 1665. Is this him? It is possible. One thing is sure, the Jacques Gauthier described as a "poigneur" who works for Jean Lemire at the time of the censuses of 1666 and 1667 is truly him. On January 15, 1672, the Jesuits concede to him, jointly with Pierre Yvelain, land of ninety acres in surface in their seigniory of Saint Gabriel. On June 17, 1673, his neighbor Pierre Yvelain who is preparing for war against the Iroquois, wills him all his goods in the event of death. With the return of Pierre Yvelain, on the following 3rd of October, they sell to the soldier Doménique Dorlac dit Destourneaux, the land they hold jointly. They get 90 "livres" (pounds) for it. Jean Migneron of Cap-Rouge sells him, on June 10, 1674, a dwelling at the coast of Lauzon, for the price of 16 pounds and eight days of work as carpenter.

This land is close to that of his father-in-law, Étienne Denevers. Always in company with Pierre Yvelain and in partnership with Pierre Morin, on the following 23rd of December, they promise to deliver to the carpenter Rene Rhéaume the quantity of two thousand  feet of pine and cedar wood for 300 pounds.

He is soon established on his land at Lauzon. On February 4, 1675, he passes a contract with the Sieur De Bermen, lawyer of the heirs of deceased Jean de Lauzon. Even if at the signing of the contract of concession of his lands, it was entered an amount for the fishing rights, he is not obliged to pay the 4 pounds per year. On August 8, 1676, he sells his land on the Saint-Charles River to Pierre Morin, for the sum of 200 pounds. He declares, on November 22, 1679, that it is impossible for him to subsist on his two pieces of land  in Lauzon because the fishing rights do not belong to him. The Sieur of Bermen agrees to grant these fishing rights for the sum of 12 pounds and 8 "sols". He sells at once his two pieces of land, on the same day, to Nicolas Marion dit Lafontaine for the sum of 200 pounds. In company with Daniel Denevers, on January 23, 1680, he contracts to supply one thousand masts of white pine to Pierre Niel. Half of these masts must measure forty feet and the other half thirty six to thirty eight feet. They obtain 3 pounds per mast.

On the following 23rd of January, the Ursulines concede to him, jointly with Léonard Debord, land of ten acres and a half frontage by forty acres in depth on the Platon de Sainte-Croix, for a rent of 40 pounds annually. On the same day, he comes to an agreement with Léonard Debord who agrees to give him his dwelling at the end of six years, on condition that he refunds him for the improvements he will have made there. On April 9th of the same year, Antoine Bisson discharges him from the obligation to build with him a hangar for the Seminar of Quebec. He gives him the 50 pounds received in advance for this work. On May 3rd, he transfers to Nicolas Marion a contract for the sum of 17 pounds owed him by Étienne Denevers. That same day, the Sieur René-Louis Chartier de Lotbinère concedes him, jointly with  Léonard Debord, land nine acres and two poles frontage by thirty acres in depth in his seigneurie. This land is contiguous with that which he owns on the Platon de Sainte-Croix. On November 23rd, of this same years 1680, Pierre Gacien owes him 40 pounds for two barrels of salted eels.

At the census of 1681, he declares having a rifle, a cow and three acres of cleared land. The Ursulines concede to him a new piece of land of six acres frontage by forty acres  in depth in their seigneurie of Sainte-Croix, on June 3 1683. On July 26th 1688, he proceeds to ground an exchange of land with Guillaume Denevers. On March 11th, 1690, he contracts to deliver ten barrels of eels to Jean Picart for 18 pounds per barrel. On November 14, 1693, he owes 100 pounds to Jean Hamel. The Sieur Alexis Fleury concedes  land in Deschambault, on May 3, 1697, to his sons Joseph and François-Alexis. He accepts these concessions on their behalf. On July 26, 1698, he comes to an agreement with Guillaume Denevers to share land of ten acres and half which he holds in Platon de Sainte-Croix. He keeps the part on the south-western side of the brook between their houses, and Guillaume Denevers retains the part on the north-eastern side, with the proviso that he clear three acres and a half of land on his dwelling.

The Ursulines concede to him fishing rights on his dwelling of Sainte-Croix on the following 24th of October. Again, on April 25, 1701, the Sieur Alexis Fleury concedes land to his François sons and Joseph in Deschambault and he accepts it for them. He recognizes, November 28, 1702, a debt of 480 pounds for goods owed to Nicolas Pinaud. On August 4, 1705, he owes 223 pounds 13 "sols" and 5 "deniers" to the succession of deceased Charles Aubert De Lachesnaye. On the following 10 October, the Sieur Riverin frees him from a debt of 50 pounds. On July 10, 1708, Guillaume Denevers who, as promised into 1698, did not clear the three acres and a half of land, cancels clause in the official report of Jean Le Rouge of September 2, 1703. Jean-Baptiste Groleau gives frees him of a debt of 30 pounds on October 21, 1709, and the Sieur Barbel of 85 pounds, on November 4, 1710.

He proceeds with the inventory of the goods of his first marriage by the notary of Laneuville on June 30, 1711, and the Chambalon notary establishes his accounts, August 30, 1711. The proceeds of all his goods amount to 4683 pounds 18 "sols" and 6 "deniers". After the debts are paid, he is left with 1865  pounds 9 "sols" and 2 "deniers". His heirs obtain 222 pounds and 7 "sols" each.

With the agreement of his wife, on February 18, 1714, he sells the share of land in Lauzon which he is owed by the succession of her late father Aubin Lamert. They obtain 110 pounds for it. On February 2, 1715 he authorizes his sons Jean-Baptiste and Étienne to exchange a parcel of land in the seignieurie of Sainte-Croix. He dies shortly after, because his widow proceeds to the auction of their goods by the notary Laneuville, on the following 2 April."

Translation from an extract of "Dictionnaire Biographique des Ancêtres Québécois" by Michel Langlois.