Jean Doyon

Male Abt 1619 - 1664  (~ 45 years)


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  • Name Jean Doyon  [1
    Born Abt 1619  Perigny, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Residence Bef 1644  [3
    • Jean was from the parish of Pelvier, Pays d'Aunis, France.
    Occupation 1644  [2
    laborer 
    • Jean first worked for Pierre Legardeur at his farm on the Sainte-Genevieve coast near Quebec.
    Immigration 2 May 1644  La Rochelle, Aunis, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    • Jean Doyon, occupation: laboureur; from: Esnandes, Aunis.

      Jean was engaged for 3 years, to be paid 60 livres per year, with an advance of 30 livres. Notary Teuleron drew up the contract.

      He probably came aboard the ?i?Dauphin?/i?.
    Occupation 9 Nov 1647  [2
    clearer and pit sawyer 
    • Jean Bourdon, administrator of the Company of One Hundred Associates, hired Doyon to deliver 500 wild cherry timbers and 300 cedar planks and some hardwood.
    Land 20 Jul 1652  [2
    • Governor Lauzon granted a concession of land to Jean. It was located in the future parish of Chateau-Richer and measured 23 arpents of frontage along the Rivieres-aux-Chiens. By the time of Jean's death there would be a house built that measured 30 by 18 feet and a barn, 30 by 20.
    Name Jean Dognon  [5
    _UID 3B7C94D0828548C591BA1EEF7A057A27A737 
    Buried 27 Apr 1664  Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • noted age 45 years
    Person ID I2845  Gauthier Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 May 2009 

    Father Jacques Doyon,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Francoise Cousturier,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Marthe Gagnon,   b. Abt 1635, Laume, Perche, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1670, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage Contract 28 Oct 1650  [2
    • Notary Claude Auber wrote the contract. Mathurin Gagnon promised his future son-in-law 300 livres, a suit of clothes and a milk cow.
    Married 19 Nov 1650  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Marriage Ceremony 19 Nov 1650  Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • The ceremony was celebrated at the home of Mathurin Gagnon. Present were Jean Cochon, Rene Robineau and Jean Baptiste Legardeur.
    Children 
     1. Marie Doyon,   b. 25 Mar 1652, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 9 Feb 1677/78  (Age 25 years)
     2. Nicolas Doyon,   b. 18 Mar 1653/54, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1714/15, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     3. Antoine Doyon,   c. 4 Jul 1656, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1708, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years)
     4. Madeleine Doyon,   b. Abt 1658,   d. 21 Aug 1678, Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     5. Louis Doyon,   c. 10 Feb 1661/62, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1681, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 18 years)
     6. Thomas Doyon,   b. 31 Aug 1664, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1739, Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 14 May 2009 
    Family ID F1190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S49] RAB-PRDH, Gaetan Morin, #30233 (Reliability: 4), 13 May 2009.

    2. [S77] Our French Canadian Ancestors, Thomas J. Laforest, Vol. XII, page 62-68 (Reliability: 4), 11 May 2009.

    3. [S49] RAB-PRDH, Gaetan Morin, #66398 (Reliability: 4), 13 May 2009.

    4. [S49] RAB-PRDH, Gaetan Morin, #402761 (Reliability: 4), 13 May 2009.

    5. [S49] RAB-PRDH, Gaetan Morin, #57570 (Reliability: 4), 13 May 2009.

    6. [S49] RAB-PRDH, Gaetan Morin, #30456 (Reliability: 4), 13 May 2009.