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• Name: Jean Gaultier
• Name: Jean Gaultier dit Larouche
• Name: Jean Gaultier Larousche
• Name: Jean Gautier
• Name: Jean Gautier Larouche
• Name: Jean Larousche
• _UID: 05AFE02296684E82B27EF4E61933D4FCAA82
• Residence: Bef 1672, Saintonge d'Echillais, Charente Inferieure, France
• Immigration: 1672, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Occupation: 1674, Quebec, Quebec, Canada; blacksmith
• Legal Matter: Nov 1674, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Residence: 12 Mar 1675/76, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Occupation: Jun 1678; master edge-tool maker
• Property: 25 Jun 1678, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Legal Matter: 27 Jul 1678, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Apprenticeship: 21 Feb 1679/80, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Census: 1681, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Apprenticeship: 10 Jul 1684, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Apprenticeship: 1685, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
• Legal Matter: 18 Dec 1686, Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Notes:

Residence:
He was from the Saintonge d'Echillais (diocese of Saintes), Charente-Inferieure (district of Marennes) (Canton of Saint-Agnant), France. This is located near Rochefort.

Legal Matter:
Jean owed a debt to La Rochelle merchant Alexander Petit. Petit agreed to accept 303 livres "in good furs or cash" upon arrival of the first ship from Canada in the summer of 1675.

Residence:
Jean rented the house of Pierre Bouvier.

Property:
Jean purchased a piece of property "with the building which is above" on the Sault-au-Matelot. It had 16 feet in frontage. The price was 1000 livres. Jean signed the deed and Angelique initialed.

Legal Matter:
Pierre Bouvier asked to have Jean and family evicted for failure to pay his rent. Jean told the Sovereign Council that he was willing to pay except for some windows and frames that were damaged by thunder. Jean and family were evicted and still required to pay back rent.

Apprenticeship:
Jean agreed to take on 16 year old Joseph Mailloux as an apprentice. The agreement was that Jean would "show and instruct Joseph Mailloux in his trade as edge-tool maker" and furnish food, fire and light, "all clothing and footwear", and to treat him humanely during the three year apprenticeship.

Census:

Jean Gautier, taillandier, habitant, 41 years
Angelique Lefebvre, 23 years
Francois Gautier, 6 years
Catherine Gautier, 4 years
Jean Gautier, 2 years
Genevieve Gautier, 4 months
Francois Guay, apprenti, 18 years
Anne Crespau, servante, 16 years

They lived in lower town but declared they had two cows and twelve arpents of land under cultivation.

Apprenticeship:
Jean Choret assigned his apprentice, Pierre Choret, to Jean. Gaultier was to pay 8 livres a month to Pierre and to clothe his "reasonably".

Apprenticeship:
Jean took as an apprentice, 15 year old, Pierre Tewey. Pierre would remain with Jean for four years.

Legal Matter:
During the unveiling celebration of the bust of Louis XIV in the Place Royale of the Lower Town of Quebec, Jean was playfully badgering merchant Henri Petit dit Bruneau with an old shotgun. The gun went off and mortally wounded Petit. Petit died 13 days later. Jean was convicted of murder by the Provost of Quebec. He was to be taken to the entry of the Cathedral, "to make honorable amends, head bared, a rope around his neck, and a burning torch in his hand". He would then be exiled from Quebec forever. Jean appealed to the Sovereign Council 10 days later. He pleaded "not guilty" and his sentence was commuted. He did have to pay the widow Petit 300 livres and 100 livres to the King.

Buried:
45 years old

Jean married Angelique Lefebvre on 21 Jan 1674/75 in Quebec (Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada. Angelique (daughter of Louis Lefebvre dit Batanville and Suzanne Debure) was born about 1661 in Saint Maclou, Rouen, France; died on 29 Jan 1711/12 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 30 Jan 1711/12 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Contract:
Notary Duquet drew up the contract which included a promised advance on Angelique's inheritance from her father.

Marriage Ceremony:
Present at the ceremony were Comporte, Jean Bernard Ance, Claude Petit and Jean Giron.

1. Francois Gauthier was born on 11 Oct 1675 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 12 Oct 1675 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and died.
2. Catherine Angelique Gauthier was born on 25 Apr 1677 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 25 Apr 1677 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and died.
3. Jean Baptiste Antoine Gauthier was born on 18 Jun 1679 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 18 Jun 1679 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 14 Apr 1699 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
4. Genevieve Gauthier was born on 8 Jun 1681 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 8 Jun 1681 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and died.
5. Claude Gauthier was born on 23 Dec 1684 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 23 Dec 1684 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and died.
6. Pierre Gauthier was born on 27 Apr 1687 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 27 Apr 1687 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; died on 20 Nov 1708 in Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 20 Nov 1708 in Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
7. Hilaire Gauthier was born on 20 Oct 1689 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 22 Oct 1689 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 15 Feb 1689/90 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada.

Other Events:

• Name: Mathurin Gaultier
• Name: Mathurin Gautier
• _UID: 2E9009FCCD8144BAB47364068FFD5434B43D

Mathurin married Catherine Loumeaux. Catherine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: AEC438DA9F78490CA98DF05ADBE2F3486825