Royer

ROYER

1. JEAN- of St. Come de Vair (now St Cosme en Vairais), Mans, Maine, France

m. MARIE PAISE

Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais

Issue-

  • 2I. JEAN- b.c.1636, m.1. Madeleine Dubois, 2. 2 Nov. 1663 Chateau Richer, MARIE TARGER

    2I. JEAN (JEAN 1)

    b.c.1636
    m.1. Madeleine Dubois (m. Michel Baugis)
    2. 2 Nov. 1663 Chateau Richer, MARIE TARGER (bpt. 2 Mar. 1641/2 Calviniste Temple, St. Nicholas, LaRochelle, m.2. 17 Feb. 1676 Ste. Famille, Robert Tourneroche (d. May 1722 Beaumont), bur. 9 Mar. 1711/2 St. Jean, IO), d. of Daniel Targer, mariner, and Louise Martin of LaRochelle, Aunis.
    d. before 17 Feb. 1676 St. Jean, IO

    Jean probably went to the New World at the urging of Robert Giffard who was granted a large sum of land in Quebec by the King of France on the condition that he place settlers on it. Giffard appeared frequently at l'Auberge du Cheval-Blanc (The White Horse Inn) in St. Come where he spoke about the wonders of the New World.

    Marie was one of the "King's Daughters", one of the French girls who were encouraged to emigrate to New France with Louis XIV paying their transportation and providing them with a dowry. Marie received a dowry of 150 livres, however, she had to renounce her Huguenot faith.

    "The men's preference is for peasant girls because they are healthy and industrious. The men prefer the plumpest girls first. They overlook a bad complexion or squint if the figure is buxom, as this is considered a sign of fertility. The marriage follows selection, priests being on hand to conduct the ceremony and notaries to make out the necessary papers. The State gives each couple an ox, cow, two pigs, a pair of chicken, two barrels of salted meat and eleven crowns in money."

    Issue- First three children by his mitress Madeleine, last four by Marie. Madeleine was Jean's mistress and was married to Michel Baugis at the time of Marie Madeline's birth n 1662.

  • I. Jacques- b. 1657, bur. 12 Nov. 1687 Levis
  • II. Etienne dit LaFontaine- m. Therese Viel
  • III. Marie Madeleine Baugis- bpt. 7 Feb. 1662 Quebec, m. 28 Nov. 1680 Beauport, Jacques Menard (bur. 27 Nov. 1716 Beauport), bur. 23 Mar. 1743 Beauport
  • IV. Jean- bpt. 28 Sept. 1664 La Visitation, Chateau Richer
  • V. Marie Anne- bpt. 21 Aug. 1665 Chateau Richer, m. 14 Apr. 1681 Pointe Aux Trembles, Rene Allaire (bpt. 8 June 1635 St. Hilaire de Celle, Vienne, Poitiers, bur. 21 Aug. 1709 Montreal)
  • VI. Madeleine- bpt. 19 Oct. 1666 Ste. Famille
  • VII. Pierre- bpt. 7 Nov. 1667, bur. 17 Mar. 1677 Ste. Famille, IO
  • 3VIII. ELIZABETH- bpt. 14 Sept. 1669 Ste. Famille, IO, m.1. 5 June 1689 St. Jean, IO, Pierre Blais (bpt. 29 Nov. 1639 Chef Boutonne, Niort, Poitou, m.1. 12 Oct. 1669 Ste. Famille, Anne Perrot, bur. 18 Feb. 1700 St. Jean), 2. ROBERT PEPIN (m.2. 15 Sept. 1715 Montreal, Marie Anne Delasse, bur. 12 May 1754 Ste. Genevieve), bur. 22 June 1715 Montreal
  • IX. Jean- bpt. 6 Nov. 1671, Ste. Famille, IO, m. 10 Oct. 1694 Chateau Genaple, Catherine Marguerite Dumont (b.c.1675, bur. 30 Sept. 1757 St. Charles), bur. 5 Apr. 1743
  • X. Therese- bpt. 23 Feb., bur. 4 Mar.1675 Ste. Famille

    Ref:

    Le Programme de Recherche en D�mographie Historique- University of Montreal at: http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/
    La soci�t� d'histoire des Filles du Roy- Les Filles du Roy Prostestantes at: http://lesfillesduroy-quebec.org/2010/02/25/les-filles-du-roy-protestantes/
    Quebec Culture-New France 1663 at: http://www.telusplanet.net/dgarneau/french18.htm

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