d. between 28 Nov. 1553 and 28 Nov. 1554

On 28 Nov. 1554 Jacques sold an arpent of land to Robert de la Vove in the barony of Contrebis which had been granted to Jacques by the Trappist monks 4 Oct. 1525 by right of his lineage (ie. as heir of his father Gervais).

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4I. GATIEN-

On 21 Apr. 1565 Mathieu Chemin sold "a honnete personne Gallien Tremblay... maitre de grosses forges" for 20 livres and a rent of 20 sols tournois 30 perches of field and 32 perches of pasture in Randonnay, Tourouvre.

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b.c.1580 St. Malo
m. 3 Oct. 1623 St. Firmin de Normandel, Tourouvre, JEANNE COIGNET dite LeBreuil (b.c.1602 St. Malo, bur. 13 Oct. 1652 St. Maurice les Cherency, Tourouvre), d. of Jean Coignet of Cogneterie, Normandel
bur. 17 Nov. 1642 St. Malo de Randonnay

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Ref:

Parish Registers for St. Firmin de Normendel, Notre Dame de Chambon, Notre Dame de Quebec, Randonnay, L'Ange Gardien

b.c.1626 St. Malo
m. 2 Oct. 1657 Notre Dame de Quebec (contract 19 Sept.-Notaire Auber), OZANNE ACHON (bpt. 18 July 1633 Chambon, Rochefort, La Rochelle, bur. 24 Jan. 1707 Quebec)
before 5 Nov. 1689 L'Ange Gardien

Pierre signed on with Noel Juchereau, a recruiting agent for New France, on 9 Apr. 1647 along with Martin Huan, locksmith. Pierre was a minor at the time (the age of majority was 25 at the time) and his mother had to consent to his departure if he would be accompanied by an older man during the voyage and during his early days in the colony. The contract was for three years with annual salaries of 90 livres for Martin and 75 livres for Pierre. The contract was signed by notary Choiseau of Tourouvre. The St. Francois de Dieppe, La Margarite and La Marquise left La Rochelle in early June and arrived in Quebec on 6 Aug. 1647.

Pierre was listed in the settlement of Noel Juchereau's estate as he owed Pierre 75 livres for his second year of service. Pierre was unable to support himself and borrowed money from Jean Trehard. Jean decided to return to France and the obligation of 40 livres owed to him by Pierre was agreed to be paid by Pierre's mother, Jeanne Cognet, upon Jean's return to France.

After working for Juchereau for two years Pierre marries Ozanne Achon:

"In the presence of Claude Aubert, notary and registrar in the coast and seigneury of Beaupre and undersigned witnesses here present in person, Pierre Tremblay, habitant of this country, son and heir of Philibert Tremblay and Jeanne Coignet, his father and mother, of the parish of Randonnai, at Perche, bishopric of Chartres, on the one side; and Ozanne Achon, daughter of Jean Achon and Helene Regnaude, of the parish of Puyravault, bishopric of LaRochelle, in Aunis, on the other side. Which parties assisted by their relatives and friends, it is to be known: said Tremblay, Sieur Martin Grouvel, habitant of the coast and seigneury of Beaupre, Eloi Tavernier and Marguerite Gagnon, his wife, Masse Gravel, Mathurin, Jean and Pierre dit Gagnon, habitants of the coast and siegneury of Beaupre, Marie Tavernier, widow of the late Gilles Bacon, in life habitant of Quebec, on the one side, and the said Achon, assisted as it is called, by relatives and friends, it is to be known: Monsieur Peirre Masse and Marie Piver his wife, Sieur Mathurin Giraud, Sieur Jean Rivereau and Sieur Mathurin Morier, merchants living at present in the lower city of Quebec, and Leonard Pillot, being at present at said Quebec, on the other side. Which parties, on the authorization of their said relatives and friends, are and at the present time promise to take each other by faith and law in marriage, who, to the pleasure of God, will be done and accomplished in the face of our mother the holy Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church, as soon as possible that it can do and as far as it will be deliberated among their said relatives and friends, if said holy church consents and agrees there; and the future couple will be having their property in common following the custom of the provost and viscount of Paris, by whom this country is ruled and the said future couple will not be obligated one for the other's debts incurred before the marriage, and the said future husband has endowed his said future wife, beyond her customary settlement, with the sum of 100 livres Tournois, which settlement will take over the most attractive and clearest property between the parties and in the event of the dissolution of the marriage between the said parties being from the present with community property, acquisitions will be permitted to the said future wife to renounce or accept said community property and in case of renunciation she will frankly and freely take back all that she will have brought to said marriage and all which will happen and fallen to him by inheritance, gift or otherwise, and without clauses and conditions borne by this contract, the said marriage can not have been done and accomplished.

This was made and signed at Quebec, Wednesday, September 19, 1657, in the presence of Sieurs Jacques Masse, merchant, and Charles Le Francois, witnesses, who are with the said Sieur Giraud, Morier, Pillot, Marie Tavernier, with me, the undersigned notary, at the present and the said Sieurs Grouvel, Gravel and the undersigned parties have said and declared that they did not know how to write or sign anything, and others, called upon following the order.

September 19, 1657."(1)

On 4 Apr. 1659 Pierre received a grant of land from Jean Lauson in Lothainville in L'Ange Gardien. The lot was 2 arpents on the river and a mile and a half in depth. Pierre was to pay one livre per acre of river frontage as well as two chickens on the feast of St. Remi, keep up his house and home, and to grind his grain in the local mill when it was built and to permit the construction of public roads as needed.

Pierre was obviously struggling as he needed to borrow money from Michel Fillion. In an agreement dates 12 Mar. 1662 Pierre 721 livres, 10 sols and another loan of 65 livres, 15 sols to repay immediately. In addition he was to house a calf and heifer for 20 livres and Michel Fillion promised to buy from Pierre 60 cords of wood for 25 sols per cord to be delivered that winter and another 20 in 1663.

Pierre's old friend and mentor, Martin Huan the locksmith was now too old to support himself and so he moved in with Pierre and his family in exchange for all the goods, furniture, pensions, inheritance and other income from what work he was fit to perform.

Monseigneur de Laval upon returning from France is considering developing Baie St. Paul along with Jean Talon, Intendant of New France. On 1 Dec. 1678 Pierre signs on for five years before notaire Louis Ango de Maizerets and Sieur Francois de Laval, bishop of New France, effective the following Easter, 2 Apr. 1679. he will reclaim and cultivate 10 to 12 arpents of land known as Pitoin and Dupre, build a house, barn, and give half of all crops and forestry products to the Seminary. Pierre was also provided with six oxen, eight cows, two sows, and one pig. Pierre evidently left his farm in L'Ange Gardien in the hands of his friend Martin and his younger sons.

Pierre listed the fruits of his labor and that of his children in a note to Louis Ango de Maizerets 5 Aug. 1679. Pierre had built a barn, made roads, sawn boards, cleared land completely removing the stumps and planted a garden.

In the census of 1680 Pierre had a home, barn, stable, cropland and standing timber.

Pierre did not renew his lease in 1684 and went to live with Michel on land granted to him 12 Oct. 1685 at Petite Riviere St. Francois.

Pierre died between 14 Apr. 1687 (the marriage of Marguerite Tremblay and Jean Savard), and 6 Nov. 1689 (the marriage of his daughter Louise with Ignace Gagne). In the fall of 1688 there was a severe epidemic of fever which hit Forts Niagara and Cataraqui and ultimately spread throughout the colony, it is possible that Pierre was a victim of this epidemic.

Ozanne became seriously ill in 1707 and is on the list of entries for the Hotel Dieu on 20 June of that year and was buried on Christmas Eve.

In the village of L'Ange Gardien is a statue commemorating the 300th anniversary of the marriage of Pierre and Ozanne in 1657. The statue is a replica of the actual land grant Pierre received for marrying a fille de Roi:

Jean, Lord of Lauzon and Lothainville, Knight Grand Marshall of New France, to all whom may read these letters, our salutations.

Let it be known that we have given and conceded, give and concede by this act, for purpose of "cens" (sort of poll tax on peasants) and domainal rent to Pierre Tremblay, a concession comprising roughly 2 "arpents" (a local measure of land, approx. 90% of an acre) of land in front of the St-Lawrence river (prime real estate at the time) and extending one and a half league deep into our domain of Lothainville in Beaupr�. The property is bounded in front by the St-Lawrence river, in the back by the route or road that will pass along the concessions, on one side by the lands belonging to the lord of Beaupr�', and on the other side by the land of Adrien Ayot, following all lines and rumb (surveyor's marks/bearings) that will be shown to him.

For his uses by the said Tremblay, his heirs and assigns to do as he pleases with right to pasture, hunting and fishing, in front and within of the said concession as long as the said Tremblay pays the sum of 20 "sol tournois" (a fraction of a "livre tournois", i.e., a pound) for each front acre and 2 live chickens (chapon = young male chicken) for the whole domain. All can be paid to the account of our domain each year on the feast of St-Remi in early October, along with cens (i.e., if Pierre has peasants working under him) and rental fees, loans and sales, confiscations and legal fees following the custom of the provost and county of Paris. When it will be the case, and when the said Tremblay will live within his concession or someone else will be there in his name during the year, otherwise this concession is null, he'll send his grain to the common mill, when one will have been built on our domain, enclose his lands otherwise he will not be able to claim damages made by his neighbor's (farm) animals, he will allow roads to pass on his land as it is judged necessary by our agents and to facilitate navigation and access to and from the river. In case of sale of the said concession, it will be possible to take it back (for ourselves) by reimbursing the principal of the sale, fees and real costs following the custom of Normandie, which we want to follow in this domain. the surplus will be dealt with following the custom of Paris, Mandons, etc. For such has been given by us to the said Tremblay, following this we have signed this document and applied to it our seal, and had it countersigned by our secretary in Qu�bec (city) (Seal)

April 4, 1659

Ref:

(1) Genealogy of the Tremblay Family- James P. LaLone, Journal of the French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan- Vol.6, No. 1, Jan. 1985, p.8 ff.

Les Tremblay: Histoire d'un Peuple- Patrick Chevassu, Editions Tremblay, Montreal, 1981
La Tremblaye Millenaire- Paul Mederic, Editions Garneau, Quebec, 1975
Parish Registers for L'Ange Gardien, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Petite Riviere St. Francois, Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Chateau Richer, Charlesbourg

Pioneers in the Bay St. Paul- Abbe Honorius Provost, page 509