CÔTÉ JACQUES (1686-1734)
*This is a pivotal point in the family history. As it turns out Jacques was a paternal relative on both sides of my husband's family. Jacques, a son from his first wife was the ancestor of his Boissonneault/Côtés and Louis, a son with his second wife that of his maternal Côté/Auger ancestors.
Jacques, born in Saint-Pierre, Isle d'Orleans, April 16th, 1686,(1) would be the last of our Côté line to remain on the island. He originally ventured to Saint-Nicolas, in the County of Lotbinière to seek out his future, approximately fifty kilometres southwest of Ile d'Orleans. The trip would have been made (at least partially) by boat.
However, before he left he met and married Madeleine Rondeau,
daughter of Thomas and Andrée Remondiere, a girl from his boyhood village. Together, they sought a life, quite a distance from Isle d'Orleans at the time.
After settling in Saint-Nicolas Jacques and Madeleine had four children; Fabien, Jacques, Louise and Jean-Baptiste. One year after the birth of Jean-Baptiste Madeleine died. Would Jacques have remained here had he not lost his wife, no one knows but he moved further west to Saint-Antoine de Tilly in the same county and settled their after her death.
At that time the Lord of Saint-Antoine, Pierre-Noël LeGardeur was forty-eight years of age. He married Madeleine Boucher, one of the daughters of the governor of Trois-Rivières. This man of great enthusiasm set about to colonize his beautiful estate. Prior to his position as lord the community had been dwindling and had only four families residing there.
LeGardeur first task in 1702 was to build a chapel. The site is not exactly known but oral tradition says it was built at the foot of the cliff, near the present church. It was named the Église Saint-Antoine de Pade after one of Saint Francis greatest saints.
The Parish grew quickly and the small church soon became to small for the congregation. In 1712, he and his wife Madeleine hired the factory at Saint-Antoine de Tilly to rebuild a church on an acre of land on the seigniory. It would be several years before the church manifested itself.
Jacques married Marie-Madeleine Rondeau,(2) in Saint-Pierre in February of 1706,(2) before leaving for their new home. I have a birth record for his first child, Fabien, born in Saint-Nicolas, Lotbinière, in November of the same year. Once established, the couple had three more children, Jacques, Louise and Jean-Baptiste all born in Saint-Nicolas.
Jacques must have relocated to Saint-Antoine shortly after the death of Madeleine in 1712. He took a new wife, Marie-Thérese Elizabeth Lambert Briene Vincenne,(3) in 1713 and together they produced six more chldren, Joseph, Genevieve-Louise, Michel-Augustin, Marie-Charlotte, Louis, and Marie-Josephte.
Marie-Thérese also pre-deceased him and Jacques took a third wife, Genevieve Cauchon,(4) in 1732. Alas, he died two years later February 27, 1734,(5) at only forty-eight years of age. He was buried in Saint-Antoine de Tilly.
Citations
(1) B. 1686 Côté Jacques, St-Pierre, Ile d'Orleans, QC, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
(2) M1. 1673 Cote/Rondeau St-Pierre, Ile d'Orleans QC, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
(3) M2. 1713 Cote/Lambert St-Nicholas, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
(4) M2. 1732 Cote/Cauchon St-Antoine de Tilly, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
(5) D. 1734 Côté Jacques, St-Antoine de Tilly, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
Background: Death Register
However, before he left he met and married Madeleine Rondeau,
daughter of Thomas and Andrée Remondiere, a girl from his boyhood village. Together, they sought a life, quite a distance from Isle d'Orleans at the time.
After settling in Saint-Nicolas Jacques and Madeleine had four children; Fabien, Jacques, Louise and Jean-Baptiste. One year after the birth of Jean-Baptiste Madeleine died. Would Jacques have remained here had he not lost his wife, no one knows but he moved further west to Saint-Antoine de Tilly in the same county and settled their after her death.
At that time the Lord of Saint-Antoine, Pierre-Noël LeGardeur was forty-eight years of age. He married Madeleine Boucher, one of the daughters of the governor of Trois-Rivières. This man of great enthusiasm set about to colonize his beautiful estate. Prior to his position as lord the community had been dwindling and had only four families residing there.
LeGardeur first task in 1702 was to build a chapel. The site is not exactly known but oral tradition says it was built at the foot of the cliff, near the present church. It was named the Église Saint-Antoine de Pade after one of Saint Francis greatest saints.
The Parish grew quickly and the small church soon became to small for the congregation. In 1712, he and his wife Madeleine hired the factory at Saint-Antoine de Tilly to rebuild a church on an acre of land on the seigniory. It would be several years before the church manifested itself.
Jacques married Marie-Madeleine Rondeau,(2) in Saint-Pierre in February of 1706,(2) before leaving for their new home. I have a birth record for his first child, Fabien, born in Saint-Nicolas, Lotbinière, in November of the same year. Once established, the couple had three more children, Jacques, Louise and Jean-Baptiste all born in Saint-Nicolas.
Jacques must have relocated to Saint-Antoine shortly after the death of Madeleine in 1712. He took a new wife, Marie-Thérese Elizabeth Lambert Briene Vincenne,(3) in 1713 and together they produced six more chldren, Joseph, Genevieve-Louise, Michel-Augustin, Marie-Charlotte, Louis, and Marie-Josephte.
Marie-Thérese also pre-deceased him and Jacques took a third wife, Genevieve Cauchon,(4) in 1732. Alas, he died two years later February 27, 1734,(5) at only forty-eight years of age. He was buried in Saint-Antoine de Tilly.
Citations
(1) B. 1686 Côté Jacques, St-Pierre, Ile d'Orleans, QC, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
(2) M1. 1673 Cote/Rondeau St-Pierre, Ile d'Orleans QC, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
(3) M2. 1713 Cote/Lambert St-Nicholas, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
(4) M2. 1732 Cote/Cauchon St-Antoine de Tilly, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
(5) D. 1734 Côté Jacques, St-Antoine de Tilly, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968
Background: Death Register