Biography
B. 6 Jan 1663 in Beaumont-la-Ronce, France
M. 2 Jun 1692 in Quebec City, Quebec
Wife: Louise Jean
D. 20 Oct 1721 (possibly) at sea
Emigrated: about 1685
The name Chouinard goes back several generations in the Tours District of France. Jacques was born in the town of Beaumont-la-Ronce on January 6, 1663 to Charles Chouinard and Elisabeth Valin. Jacques' father was said to be a cloth merchant, and he was one of four children in the family.
Jacques migrated to Quebec in about 1685 (possibly as a soldier), and little is known of his early years in the colony except that he worked as a drayman, moving goods on carts. On June 2, 1692, when he was nearly 30, he married a 14 year-old girl, Louise Jean, at the church of Notre-Dame in Quebec City. He received from Louise's father Pierre two horses with harnesses, collars and saddles, a foal, a cow, a heifer and straw to feed the animals. The couple spent their first year living with Louise's parents at La Canardiere. Then Pierre Jean gave some of his land to Jacques.
Jacques and Louise had 16 children born between 1695 and 1720. At least five of the children died young, one of whom was said to have "burned in the fire and drowned in the cold water" at the age of 2 in April 1707.
In about 1696, Jacques moved his family to Ilse-de-Oies, an island in the St. Lawrence River. The family lived there until 1702 when Jacques acquired 450 arpents at St-Jean-Port-Joli near his in-laws again. This land would be considered the ancestral home of all later generations. Jacques built a house "20 by 18 feet, covered with planks and with a stone fireplace, a green thatched barn, a shed and a sheepfold."
It's not certain as to the circumstances of Jacques death, but it's believed he may have died at sea on October 20, 1721. His wife survived him by over 30 years. Because of his many descendants in Canada and the U.S., a plaque was installed in his hometown of Beaumont-la-Ronce in 1981.
Children:
1. Pierre Chouinard ? B. 20 Apr 1695, Quebec City, Quebec; D. 19 Jun 1767, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. Ursule Martin (1704-1792), 14 Feb 1724, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, Quebec
2. Jacques Chouinard ? B. 10 Aug 1697, Montmagny, Quebec; D. 14 Aug 1697, Montmagny, Quebec
3. Joseph Chouinard ? B. 9 Aug 1698, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec; D. 2 Dec 1699, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec
4. Jacques-Eustache Chouinard ? B. 17 Sep 1700, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec; D. 3 Nov 1760, Montmagny, Quebec; M. Marie-Madeleine Berube (1708-1763), 8 Jul 1725, Riviere-Ouelle, Quebec
5. Pierre Chouinard ? B. 28 Feb 1702, Quebec City, Quebec; D. 7 Jan 1790, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec; M. (1) Genevieve Lizotte (1705-?), 18 Nov 1727, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, Quebec; (2) Marie-Anne Pelletier (1725-1773), 4 Nov 1743, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec
6. Louise Chouinard ? B. 28 Jan 1704, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 8 Jan 1783, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec; M. Charles Pelletier (1700-1776), 25 Nov 1726, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
7. Jean-Baptiste Chouinard ? B. 10 May 1705, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec; D. Apr 1707, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec
8. Marguerite Chouinard ? B. 29 Mar 1707, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec; D. 24 Jan 1751, St-Ours, Quebec; M. Pierre Fortin (1704-1788), 19 Nov 1730, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
9. Marie-Anne Chouinard ? B. 25 Jul 1708, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. (1) Alexandre Saint-Pierre (1703-?), 15 Nov 1728, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; (2) Jean-Baptiste Migneault (1707-?), 10 Nov 1766, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, Quebec
10. Marie-Ursule Chouinard ? B. 14 Aug 1710, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 24 Mar 1735, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. Henri Parent (1696-1780), 15 May 1729, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
11. François Chouinard ? B. 14 Aug 1710, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. Marguerite Luret (~1716-1789), abt 1737, Quebec
12. Elisabeth Chouinard ? B. 5 Feb 1714, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 5 Aug 1714, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
13. Jacques Chouinard ? B. 15 Feb 1715, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
14. Julien Chouinard ? B. 22 Nov 1716, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 14 Dec 1791, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec; M. Reine Fortin (1708-1790), 16 Jan 1741, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
15. baby boy Chouinard ? B. 18 Dec 1718, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 18 Dec 1718, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
16. Charles Chouinard ? B. 12 Aug 1720, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. Marie-Dorothee Fortin (1714-1793), L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
Sources:
Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Gerard Lebel (translated by Thomas J. Laforest), 1990
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Biography
Father of Sixteen Children ? Jacques Chouinard
B. 6 Jan 1663 in Beaumont-la-Ronce, France
M. 2 Jun 1692 in Quebec City, Quebec
Wife: Louise Jean
D. 20 Oct 1721 (possibly) at sea
Emigrated: about 1685
The name Chouinard goes back several generations in the Tours District of France. Jacques was born in the town of Beaumont-la-Ronce on January 6, 1663 to Charles Chouinard and Elisabeth Valin. Jacques' father was said to be a cloth merchant, and he was one of four children in the family.
Jacques migrated to Quebec in about 1685 (possibly as a soldier), and little is known of his early years in the colony except that he worked as a drayman, moving goods on carts. On June 2, 1692, when he was nearly 30, he married a 14 year-old girl, Louise Jean, at the church of Notre-Dame in Quebec City. He received from Louise's father Pierre two horses with harnesses, collars and saddles, a foal, a cow, a heifer and straw to feed the animals. The couple spent their first year living with Louise's parents at La Canardiere. Then Pierre Jean gave some of his land to Jacques.
Jacques and Louise had 16 children born between 1695 and 1720. At least five of the children died young, one of whom was said to have "burned in the fire and drowned in the cold water" at the age of 2 in April 1707.
In about 1696, Jacques moved his family to Ilse-de-Oies, an island in the St. Lawrence River. The family lived there until 1702 when Jacques acquired 450 arpents at St-Jean-Port-Joli near his in-laws again. This land would be considered the ancestral home of all later generations. Jacques built a house "20 by 18 feet, covered with planks and with a stone fireplace, a green thatched barn, a shed and a sheepfold."
It's not certain as to the circumstances of Jacques death, but it's believed he may have died at sea on October 20, 1721. His wife survived him by over 30 years. Because of his many descendants in Canada and the U.S., a plaque was installed in his hometown of Beaumont-la-Ronce in 1981.
Children:
1. Pierre Chouinard ? B. 20 Apr 1695, Quebec City, Quebec; D. 19 Jun 1767, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. Ursule Martin (1704-1792), 14 Feb 1724, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, Quebec
2. Jacques Chouinard ? B. 10 Aug 1697, Montmagny, Quebec; D. 14 Aug 1697, Montmagny, Quebec
3. Joseph Chouinard ? B. 9 Aug 1698, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec; D. 2 Dec 1699, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec
4. Jacques-Eustache Chouinard ? B. 17 Sep 1700, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec; D. 3 Nov 1760, Montmagny, Quebec; M. Marie-Madeleine Berube (1708-1763), 8 Jul 1725, Riviere-Ouelle, Quebec
5. Pierre Chouinard ? B. 28 Feb 1702, Quebec City, Quebec; D. 7 Jan 1790, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec; M. (1) Genevieve Lizotte (1705-?), 18 Nov 1727, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, Quebec; (2) Marie-Anne Pelletier (1725-1773), 4 Nov 1743, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec
6. Louise Chouinard ? B. 28 Jan 1704, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 8 Jan 1783, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec; M. Charles Pelletier (1700-1776), 25 Nov 1726, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
7. Jean-Baptiste Chouinard ? B. 10 May 1705, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec; D. Apr 1707, Cap-St-Ignace, Quebec
8. Marguerite Chouinard ? B. 29 Mar 1707, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec; D. 24 Jan 1751, St-Ours, Quebec; M. Pierre Fortin (1704-1788), 19 Nov 1730, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
9. Marie-Anne Chouinard ? B. 25 Jul 1708, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. (1) Alexandre Saint-Pierre (1703-?), 15 Nov 1728, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; (2) Jean-Baptiste Migneault (1707-?), 10 Nov 1766, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, Quebec
10. Marie-Ursule Chouinard ? B. 14 Aug 1710, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 24 Mar 1735, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. Henri Parent (1696-1780), 15 May 1729, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
11. François Chouinard ? B. 14 Aug 1710, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. Marguerite Luret (~1716-1789), abt 1737, Quebec
12. Elisabeth Chouinard ? B. 5 Feb 1714, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 5 Aug 1714, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
13. Jacques Chouinard ? B. 15 Feb 1715, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
14. Julien Chouinard ? B. 22 Nov 1716, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 14 Dec 1791, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec; M. Reine Fortin (1708-1790), 16 Jan 1741, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
15. baby boy Chouinard ? B. 18 Dec 1718, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; D. 18 Dec 1718, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
16. Charles Chouinard ? B. 12 Aug 1720, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec; M. Marie-Dorothee Fortin (1714-1793), L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
Sources:
Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Gerard Lebel (translated by Thomas J. Laforest), 1990
Family Search Community Trees ? Jacques Chouinard and Louise Jean
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B. about 1645 in La Rochelle, France M. (1) 8 Jul 1668 in La Rochelle Wife: Françoise Favereau M. (2) 13 Aug 1724 in Quebec Wife: Marie-Anne Bourassa D. about 1726 in Quebec Emigrated: 1669 on the ship Pot de Beurre Pierre Jean was born in in La Rochelle,...
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B. about 1662 in Port-Royal, Acadia M. 8 Nov 1682 in Beaubassin, Acadia Wife: Françoise Chiasson Lavallée D. April 1741 in Montmagny, Quebec Pierre Morin was uprooted from his native Acadia to the colony of Quebec because of the actions of his brother...
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B. about 1630 in Laleu, France M. 12 Aug 1758 in Quebec City, Quebec Wife: Anne Martin D. 8 Dec 1699 in St-Pierre, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec Emigrated: 1652 Jacques Ratté was born in about 1630 in Laleu, France to François Ratté and Jacquette Huguet....
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B. about 1638 in Rouen, France M. 22 Sep 1665 in Château-Richer, Quebec Husband: Barthélemy Verreau dit LeBourguigon D. 25 Dec 1722 in Château-Richer, Quebec Marthe Quitel was born in about 1638 to Denis Quitel and Louise Bénard in Rouen, France,...
- A Troublemaker In Quebec ? Charles Turgeon
B. about Sep 1627 in Mortagne-au-Perche, France M. about 1649 in France Wife: Pasquiére Lefebvre D. after 1699 Emigrated: 1662 Charles Turgeon was born about September 1627 in Mortagne-au-Perche, France, which was in Orne. He had two brothers and three...