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From Poitiers to Québec: The Pasquier Family Story

Roots in Poitiers

Émery “Méry” Pasquier, the son of Annet Pasquier and Marguerite Genet, was baptized on March 18, 1614, in the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Poitiers, Poitou, France. His baptism was witnessed by three godparents: Émery Constant, sieur des Brachessières; Jacques Jouanne, a royal notary; and Janne Gillet.  

Émery Pasquier and Vincende Beaumont

At the age of 23, Émery Pasquier married his first wife, Vincende Beaumont, the daughter of Pierre Beaumont and Jehanne Guibert. Their marriage contract was drawn up on October 4, 1637, in the study of notaries Johanne and Aubineau in Poitiers. Émery was identified as a maître-sergetier (master serge weaver). His mother, Marguerite Genet, attended and was noted as the widow of Annet Pasquier. Also present were Émery’s aunt, Renée Guinet, and his cousin, François Grivet.

On the bride’s side, Vincende’s parents were in attendance, along with her uncles, François Guibert and Hilaire Clemant. Pierre was described as a texier en toiles (cloth or linen weaver).    

The wedding took place on October 25, 1637, in Vincende’s home parish of Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Celle in Poitiers.

Researchers have discovered an earlier marriage contract for a Vincende Beaumont and Nicolas Gaudin, dated October 27, 1635, in Poitiers. In that contract, Vincende’s parents are also named as Pierre Beaumont and Jehanne Guybert. While this suggests it may be the same Vincende who married Émery two years later, the absence of Gaudin’s name as a prior spouse in the 1637 contract—customary in such cases—leaves the matter uncertain.

Émery and Vincende settled in Poitiers, where they had at least seven children:

1. Pierre (1638–before 1659)

2. Marie (1640– before 1659)

3. Maurice (1641–1715)

4. Louis (1643– before 1659)

5. Marguerite (1645–before July 1698)

6. François (1647–?)

7. René (1650–1699)

Vincende Beaumont’s Burial

Vincende Beaumont was buried on December 20, 1658, in the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Poitiers. Her husband, Émery Pasquier, was recorded as a maître sargetier (master serge weaver).

A Double Marriage Contract

On July 29, 1659, an unusual union of two families took place in the study of notary Berthonneau in Poitiers. Forty-five-year-old Émery Pasquier arranged a marriage contract with Renée Guillocheau, the widow of merchant Jacques Forget. In the same session, Émery’s 17-year-old son, Maurice, entered into a marriage contract with Françoise Forget, Renée’s daughter, also about 17 years old. The contracts reveal that Renée had a son, Claude, while Émery had three living children: Marguerite, François, and René.

Both Émery and Maurice were described as maîtres-sergetiers (master serge weavers), suggesting Maurice had learned the trade from his father. As part of the agreement, Émery promised Maurice “his trade of sergetier, its equipment and accessories,” along with a bed, some furniture, and crockery on the day of Maurice’s wedding. He also released Maurice from any costs associated with his apprenticeship as a master serge weaver.

Renée Guillocheau provided her daughter with a dowry of 60 livres in deniers. Additionally, Françoise was given a furnished bed with a walnut bedframe, a straw mattress, a feather-filled duvet, a white woollen cloak with black stripes, an embroidered canopy with its curtains, yellow serge cloth, two shrouds, two tablecloths, a dozen serviettes, a brass cauldron, two pewter bowls, a brush, a pan and a brass spoon. None of the parties involved were able to sign the marriage contract.

After their weddings, both Pasquier couples settled in Poitiers. Unfortunately, the exact dates of the marriages remain unknown due to missing parish records from 1659 to 1662.

Life in Poitiers

The names of Émery and Maurice appear in only one notarial record each in the early 1660s:

• On August 29, 1660, Maurice signed a two-year lease for a shop with an upper room, located in a house “between the churches,” for 30 livres annually.

• On February 5, 1662, Émery leased a small house with a garden adjoining his lessor’s property. The house belonged to the poor of the Dominicale and was leased for five years.

Maurice and Françoise baptized two daughters in Poitiers: Marguerite (1663), and Jeanne (1666).

A New Start in New France

By 1667, recruitment efforts for the small colony of Canada in New France were in full swing. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, King Louis XIV’s Comptroller-General of Finances, sought skilled volunteers from various trades to settle in Canada with their families. Weavers and serge weavers were specifically targeted. Canadian soil was said to be fertile, particularly suited for growing hemp and flax. Colbert aimed to establish local cloth production to reduce reliance on expensive imports from France.  

Émery and Maurice Pasquier both agreed to emigrate to New France in 1667. Although no specific documentation of their enlistment has survived, they likely signed the customary three-year work contracts. A note found in the Poitiers archives states: “Méry and Maurice Pasquier enlisted for Canada in 1667 and settled in Bourg-Royal.”

The exact ship that carried the Pasquier men to New France remains uncertain. In 1667, ten ships departed from La Rochelle and Dieppe for Québec, but most passenger lists have not survived. Researchers speculate that the Pasquiers may have arrived aboard the Constance or the Saint-Sébastien.

The 1667 Census of New France provides valuable insights into the family’s settlement. In the area known as “Coste Notre Dame des Anges” in Charlesbourg, Maurice Pasquier, 28, and his wife, Françoise Forget, 25, were listed as owning one arpent of cleared land.

Family Absences in the Census

Maurice and Françoise’s daughters, Marguerite and Jeanne, were not recorded in the 1667 census, suggesting they remained in France at the time. It is possible that Maurice and Françoise intended to complete their three-year work contracts before bringing their children to Canada.

Émery Pasquier and his wife, Renée Guillocheau, along with Émery’s children, were also absent from the census. This raises two possibilities: they were either accidentally omitted from the census or arrived in New France after 1667.

Some sources have mistakenly identified “Mery Pasquier” in the 1667 census as the farmer of Mrs. Gloria in the area of “Costes de Ste-Genevieve, St-Francois et St-Michel.” However, this individual was actually a 30-year-old named Nony Pasquier, not 53-year-old Émery. The error has been perpetuated in several transcriptions.

Confirming Family Arrivals

From the 1667 census, we can conclude with certainty that only Maurice and Françoise were living in New France that year. No other members of the Pasquier family were listed.

• François Pasquier, Maurice’s brother, is never mentioned in Canadian records. He likely remained in France, where he probably died.

• Marguerite Pasquier, Maurice and Françoise’s first-born daughter, also never came to New France. She may have died in France or during the transatlantic journey.

The arrival of other family members remains uncertain. Émery, his wife Renée, and their children Marguerite and René likely traveled together, arriving before Marguerite’s marriage in 1670. Jeanne Pasquier, Maurice and Françoise’s daughter, may have accompanied them to New France.

Life in Bourg-Royal

By the 1670s, the Pasquier family was firmly established in Bourg-Royal, a settlement in Charlesbourg, located just northwest of Québec. Today, Charlesbourg is one of Québec City’s six boroughs. According to some sources, Maurice Pasquier received his land concession shortly after arriving in New France. This concession was officially ratified by the Intendant on November 7, 1672. Émery Pasquier likely received his concession around the same time.

A Milestone in the Pasquier Family

On November 26, 1670, the Pasquier family celebrated its first Canadian marriage in Québec. On this date, Marguerite Pasquier, the daughter of Émery Pasquier and Vincende Beaumont, married François Biville dit Picard. Marguerite was 25 years old, while her husband, aged 39, had come to Canada as a soldier with the Carignan-Salières Regiment and later worked as a joiner. The couple had three children: François Joseph, Marie Catherine, and Jean. After François Biville’s death, Marguerite remarried on January 20, 1676, in Québec. Her second husband, Bernard Gonthier, was also a joiner. Together, they had six children.  

Later, on August 22, 1673, Maurice received a land concession in the seigneurie of Rivière-du-Sud from Louis Couillard de Lespinay, the seigneur of Rivière-du-Sud. The land measured four arpents of frontage along the St. Lawrence River and extended forty arpents deep. In return, Maurice agreed to pay his seigneur an annual rente of four livres in cash and four live capons, payable each year on the feast day of Saint-Rémy.   

A Fight Over Grazing Rights

On July 10, 1675, Émery Pasquier and his wife, Renée Guillocheau, petitioned the court, suing their neighbour, Geneviève Alexandre, for assault and battery against Renée. They sought reimbursement for the surgeon’s fees, along with damages and interest. The case, along with its appeal, lasted until August 26, 1675.

In his book Zéphirin Paquet, sa famille, sa vie, son oeuvre, Father Alcas summarized the details of the lawsuit.

On July 4, Renée Guillocheau tied a pig and its piglets near Pierre Connil’s barn, a public grazing area. Geneviève Alexandre, a neighbour, objected and angrily demanded that the animals be removed. When Guillocheau’s grandson informed her of the confrontation, she instructed him to ignore Alexandre’s demand. Infuriated, Alexandre cut the pig’s rope and moved it elsewhere.

Guillocheau approached Alexandre, carrying a stick for protection. A heated exchange ensued, during which Guillocheau struck Alexandre twice. In response, Alexandre retaliated violently: she grabbed Guillocheau’s head covering, bit her right arm, broke her left arm with her own stick, and inflicted severe injuries. Neighbours intervened, helping Guillocheau return home while a young boy ran to alert others. Émery Pasquier transported his injured wife to Québec City, where she received medical treatment, and a surgeon issued a report on her condition. Pasquier subsequently filed a formal complaint.

On July 11, the court ruled on the case. Witnesses corroborated Guillocheau’s account, but Alexandre denied biting or striking her neighbour. The judge rejected Alexandre’s claims and ordered her to pay for the surgeon’s fees as well as a ten-livre fine, which was directed to benefit prisoners.

Appeal and Resolution

On August 18, Pasquier and Guillocheau appealed part of the ruling that dismissed aspects of their original complaint. The appellate court overturned the initial decision, reinstating Alexandre’s obligation to cover all surgeon’s fees and legal expenses while clearing Pasquier and Guillocheau of any fault. The court also prohibited any further defamation by either party, under penalty of a twenty-livre fine.

Perhaps weary from the protracted legal battle, Émery and Renée decided to transfer their Bourg-Royal property to their son Maurice on August 10, 1675. Maurice, who was still living in Bourg-Royal, had not taken possession of his land concession in Rivière-du-Sud. In their declaration, Émery and Renée cited their advanced age and inability to maintain the property, obligating them to retire to Maurice’s home. The donation included a house, a fully equipped serge weaver’s workshop, a feather bed with a bolster, a blanket, and three tin dishes.  

On April 4, 1677, Maurice Pasquier and his wife, Françoise Forget, leased farmland in Bourg-Royal from Pierre Denis de Laronde. The three-year lease, costing 100 livres annually, included the use of a plow and two oxen for working the land.

Deaths of Renée and Émery

Renée Guillocheau passed away sometime before February 5, 1679, the date of the marriage contract between Jeanne Pasquier and Jean Paradis. On this occasion, Maurice Pasquier provided his daughter with a dowry of 50 livres, a feather bed with a bolster, and a wedding dress with two skirts, noting that these "clothes were made for her by the late Renée Guillocheau, grandmother of the said bride."

Émery Pasquier died at approximately 66 years of age, sometime between October 16, 1679, and November 14, 1681. He was last mentioned as alive at the marriage of his youngest son, René, on October 16, 1679. By the time of the 1681 Census of New France, he was no longer recorded.

René Pasquier’s Marriage

On October 16, 1679, René Pasquier, the youngest son of Émery and Vincende, married Marie Hélène Lemieux in Québec. René was a 28-year-old menuisier (joiner) living in Québec’s Lower Town. His bride was 19 years old. The couple settled in Québec and had at least six children.

By the time of the 1681 Census of New France, Maurice Pasquier and Françoise Forget were living in Bourg-Royal with their five children. The family owned 18 arpents of cleared land and four head of cattle, reflecting their continued growth in their new home.

The Children of Maurice Pasquier and Françoise Forget

1. Marguerite (1663–bef. 1667)

2. Jeanne (1666–1711) married Jean Paradis and had eleven children.

3. Louis (1669–1703) married Marie Geneviève Leroux dite Cardinal and had six children.

4. François (1671–1758) married Marie Marguerite Marcoux and had 13 children.

5. René (1673–before 1681)

6. Jacques (1675–1764) married Marie Françoise Nestyus [spelling uncertain] and had 13 children.

7. Marie Françoise (1678–1765) married Paul Boulay and had 12 children.

A Move to La Canardière

In 1683, Maurice and Françoise left Bourg-Royal for a significant new opportunity. On March 26, they relocated to a farm in La Canardière, owned by their former lessor at Bourg-Royal, Pierre Denis de Laronde, and his wife, Catherine Leneuf. On June 27, Maurice and Françoise formalized their agreement by signing a nine-year lease for the farm and house. The annual rent of 300 livres was to be paid in wheat or other foodstuffs. By this time, Laronde had been blind for five years and was unable to manage the property himself.

The farm at La Canardière was expansive. Maurice, now recorded as a laboureur (ploughman), took responsibility for 23 or 24 arpents of ploughable land, 30 arpents of meadow for mowing, and a large stone house. The lease also included four oxen, seven milk cows, and additional facilities: a dairy, henhouse, bakery, stable, and two barns. This move elevated Maurice to the status of a farmer of considerable importance.

In 1686, Maurice ran into minor legal trouble. As a censitaire on a seigneurie, he was required to grind his grain exclusively at the seigneurie’s gristmill. However, he and several other censitaires from La Canardière had failed to comply with this obligation. Jean Méthot, the miller of the seigneurie of Notre-Dame-des-Anges—owned by the Jesuits—sued Maurice, Michel Huppé, Jacquette Archambault (widow of Paul Chalifou), André Parent, Jacques Parent, Pierre Parent Jr., and André Coudray. The defendants argued that the mill was poorly maintained and difficult to reach, as they had to cross the Saint-Charles River to access it. Despite their defence, the judge ruled in Méthot’s favour on February 26. 

Despite this legal setback, Maurice remained diligent in meeting his obligations, ensuring that his rent was paid fully and on time during his years at La Canardière. After seven years of working and living on the land, he made the bold decision to purchase the property. On June 5, 1690, a sale deed was drafted. Maurice and Françoise agreed to pay Pierre Denis de Laronde 6,000 livres—a sum equivalent to approximately $183,000 Canadian dollars today. The purchase included six arpents of frontage along the St. Lawrence River and 40 arpents in depth, as well as all the buildings and livestock on the property. This acquisition marked a significant milestone in Maurice’s life, solidifying his status as a prominent farmer in the region.

The Battle of Quebec

Maurice and Françoise’s tranquil life at La Canardière faced an unexpected and devastating challenge in October 1690. On October 16, a fleet of 34 vessels commanded by Sir William Phips sailed up the St. Lawrence River with the intent of capturing Québec City. In response to Phips’ demand for surrender, Governor-General Louis de Buade de Frontenac famously replied, “I have no reply to make to your general other than from the mouth of my cannons and muskets.”

The English launched their offensive on October 18, employing a two-pronged strategy: a naval bombardment of Québec City and a land assault. Approximately 1,300 English troops disembarked at Beauport shore, alarmingly close to La Canardière. Tragically for its residents, the invading forces occupied the farms at La Canardière, with the vanguard establishing camp in Maurice Pasquier’s buildings. The following day, armed with five cannons, the English troops resumed their march toward the Saint-Charles River.

The French response was swift and highly coordinated. Regular forces joined with colonial militia from Montréal and Trois-Rivières, as well as local settlers, to confront the English advance. Ambushed by unexpected gunfire, the English forces retreated to their camps that evening.

On Friday, October 20, Messieurs de Longueuil and de Sainte-Hélène led additional detachments across the Saint-Charles River to oppose the English advance along the shore. Unfortunately for Maurice and Françoise, La Canardière became the site of numerous skirmishes. On the afternoon of October 21, the French launched a decisive attack, luring the English into multiple ambushes and inflicting heavy casualties. By dawn on October 22, the English camp was deserted, as the tide of the battle turned firmly in favour of the French. 

Facing mounting losses and logistical difficulties, the English forces retreated in disarray. The withdrawal of Phips’ fleet on October 25 marked the end of the siege and a significant victory for New France.  

The Aftermath

Maurice and Françoise’s property was devastated during the conflict. A notarial document drafted nearly 16 years later for Pierre Denis dit Laronde recounts the extent of the damage: 

“Whereas in the month of October, the English fleet, which came to frighten this town, raided La Canardière and burnt it down, ruining all the buildings, grain and livestock on the tenant farm, which left Maurice Pasquier unable to pay the annuity of 6,000 livres in principal, the price of the said tenant farm sold to him on 5 June 1690 (…).”

In recognition of their shared losses, Laronde repaid Maurice two years of rent (600 livres), noting that he himself had “received from His Majesty an annual gratuity of 150 livres for the rest of his life, in consideration of the said loss.”

Despite the destruction, Maurice and his sons undertook the arduous task of rebuilding the property. Eventually, Maurice’s son Jacques would settle on the land with his own family, ensuring that La Canardière remained part of the Pasquier family’s legacy.

Death of Françoise Forget

Françoise Forget died at the age of approximately 61 on January 27, 1703, at the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Québec. She was buried the same day in the hospital cemetery. The swift burial suggests that Françoise may have been a victim of the smallpox epidemic that devastated the colony in 1702 and 1703. Her son Louis, who was buried just two days earlier, likely succumbed to the same contagious disease.  

An inventory of Maurice and Françoise’s possessions was conducted, as was customary, by notary Florent de La Cetière on July 27, 1703.

• In the kitchen: A table, pots, pails, cooking utensils, pans, and glass bottles.

• In the bedroom beside the kitchen: A bed and three well-used blankets made of old wool or dog hair.

• In the attic: 40 minots of wheat and six minots of oats.

• In the cellar: 80 pounds of salt (or salted foods) and 16 pounds of butter.

Maurice and Françoise also owned an 18-year-old black-haired horse, three black-haired bulls, three milk cows, seven pigs, and a heifer. The barn housed farming tools, including hoes, ploughs, carts, and wagon wheels, along with an old carriage.

The document notes that the Récollets priests owed Maurice 95 livres for cords of wood and 23 livres for hay. Geneviève Leroux (or Lehoux) owed him 100 livres. However, Maurice had accumulated a total of 1,024 livres in debts.

The inventory recorded Maurice’s land holdings:

• Bourg-Royal: A plot of land measuring half an arpent in frontage at the Trait-Carré by 17 arpents in depth, including a small house, valued at 600 livres.

• La Canardière: A plot of land measuring six arpents of frontage along the St. Lawrence River by 40 arpents in depth. Maurice had previously transferred two of these arpents to his son François, who allowed Maurice to continue enjoying their use for the rest of his life.

Maurice expressed his wish to die at La Canardière and to leave all his real estate to his son Jacques, who agreed to care for him in his old age.

Final Arrangements

On October 17, 1709, Maurice sought approval from the heirs of Catherine Leneuf and Pierre Denis de Laronde to transfer the La Canardière land to his son Jacques and Jacques’ wife, Françoise Stevens. As the land had not yet been fully paid for, Maurice requested that Jacques and Françoise “be substituted in his place and enjoy the said land under the same charges, clauses, and conditions set out in the contract of sale.” The heirs approved the arrangement.   

Death of Maurice Pasquier

Maurice Pasquier died at the age of 73 on January 27, 1715, “after having received the sacraments of the church during the course of his illness.” He was buried the following day in the parish cemetery of Notre-Dame in Québec.

Tributes to Maurice Pasquier and his family

To honour Maurice Pasquier and his family, the City of Québec named two streets after him.

Around 1967, “Rue Paquet” was established in district 5-1 of Beauport (now part of Québec City). In 2006, it was officially renamed “Rue Maurice-Paquet.” 

Around 1976, “Rue des Pasquiers” was designated in district 4-3 (Bourg-Royal) of Charlesbourg, which also later became part of Québec City.

Over time, the surname evolved from Pasquier to Pâquet and then to Paquet, with Paquette as a variant.

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• Ibid. (https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/67145 : accessed 22 Jan 2025), marriage of Bernard Gontier and Marguerite Pasquier, 20 Jan 1676, Québec (Notre-Dame-de-Québec). 

• Ibid. (https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/67209 : accessed 22 Jan 2025), marriage of Rene Pasquier and Helene Lemieux, 16 Oct 1679, Québec (Notre-Dame-de-Québec). 

• Ibid. (https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/67209 : accessed 23 Jan 2025), burial of Maurice Paquet, 28 Jan 1715, Québec (Notre-Dame-de-Québec). 

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• Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie, Fichier Origine online database (https://www.fichierorigine.com/recherche?numero=243151 : accessed 16 Jan 2025), entry for Mery (b. Émery) PAQUET / PASQUIER (person 243151), updated on 25 Jul 2021.

• Ibid. (https://www.fichierorigine.com/recherche?numero=243150 : accessed 16 Jan 2025), entry for Maurice PAQUET / PASQUIER (person 243150), updated on 9 Sep 2024.

• Université de Montréal, Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique database (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Famille/3496 : accessed 22 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Francois BIVILLE PICARD and Marie Marguerite PAQUET PASQUIER, union 3496.

• Ibid. (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Famille/4490 : accessed 22 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Bernard GONTHIER and Marie Marguerite PAQUET PASQUIER, union 4490.

• Ibid. (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Famille/4876 : accessed 22 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Rene PAQUET PASQUIER and Marie Helene LEMIEUX, union 4876.

• Ibid. (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Individu/59421 : accessed 30 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Jeanne PAQUET PASQUIER, person 59421.

• Ibid. (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Individu/59391 : accessed 30 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Louis PAQUET PASQUIER, person 59391.

• Ibid. (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Individu/59273 : accessed 30 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Francois PAQUET PASQUIER, person 59273.

• Ibid. (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Individu/59420 : accessed 30 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Rene PAQUET PASQUIER, person 59420.

• Ibid. (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Individu/59332 : accessed 30 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Jacques PAQUET PASQUIER, person 59332.

• Ibid. (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Individu/5594 : accessed 30 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Marie Francoise PAQUET PASQUIER, person 5594.

• Ibid. (https://www-prdh-igd-com/Membership/fr/PRDH/Individu/59391 : accessed 23 Jan 2025), dictionary entry for Louis PAQUET PASQUIER, person 59391.

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• “Chemin de la Canardière,” toponymic record, Gouvernement du Québec, Commission de toponymie (https://toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=183113#:~:text=La%20Canardi%C3%A8re%20fut%20le%20lieu,dans%20les%20battures%20de%20Beauport : accessed 23 Jan 2025).

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• Frère Alcas f.o.c, Zéphirin Paquet, sa famille, sa vie, son œuvre (Québec : 1927).