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About Eunice de Valnais
Henry married secondly on December 31, 1759 to Eunice Newell by whom he had:
Eunice Quincy who married M. Joseph Dupas de Valnais, Consul-General of France in the United States from Louis XVI.
Source: "A Brief Account Of The Quincy Family Of Boston, Mass ... With Additions And Corrections : Whitmore, William Henry, 1836-1900. Cn : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". 2017. Internet Archive. Accessed March 26 2017. page 5
From "Dorothy Quincy, Wife Of John Hancock". 2017. Google Books. Accessed April 4 2017. page 171
Miss Eunice Quincy made the visit to Boston, and there met Monsieur de Valnais, the French Consul, who, on his arrival in the country, had been spoken of in the highest terms.1
He became deeply enamored with this captivating young girl, and asked her hand in marriage. Her parents, and the Hancocks, would probably have preferred a selection from one of their own countrymen, in order to retain her near them; but the decrees of fate ruled otherwise.
The wedding took place after six months' courtship, and two years later Monsieur de Valnais was recalled to France. In one of Madame de Valnais' letters to her mother she wrote, February 2, 1784, of their kind reception at court; and that they had many friends, who took much notice of them both in a public and private way. They had dined with Lafayette, who gave, every Monday, a dinner to Americans. She says: "I have spent five weeks with Monsieur de Valnais' friends, who treated me like a princess. * * * All the French who have ever been in America throng here."2
In 1786, when a child was born, Marie Antoinette was the godmother and sent a baby outfit for the infant. In her letter from Paris, February 9, 1786, she tells how Lafayette was exerting all power and influence at court, which was not small; and writes: "I dined with the Count D'Estaing the day before yesterday, who speaks incessantly of Mr. Hancock, and said he would write to him. * * * He is so fond of us that he comes and sees us without any ceremony."
Monsieur de Valnais wrote to Governor Hancock, September, 1786: " * * * Your condoling with me in the various disappointments I have experienced from the court of France, has in great measure alleviated the burthen of the incredible scenes I have passed through since my departure from North America. Patience and resignation is my lot. The King has granted a pension to Mme. de Valnais, and, though it is a small one, still it is looked on here as very honorable. Many powerful friends are wishing me well."
Later Monsieur de Valnais "was pursued by the emissaries of Robespierre." "Fright and agony of mind fatally affected the health of his wife," and, after her loss, one misfortune followed another.
Monsieur de Valnais wrote to Madam Hancock, in 1793, from Paris. Again he wrote in 1798, before he went into exile with his daughter and son, residing in Italy and in England until the restoration. He spoke of his misfortune in losing Madame de Valnais, and referred gracefully and affectionately to her family in Boston.3 He said: "Be assured I never have nor ever will forget North America. My friends in that country will ever be the dearest objects to me in the world."
Madame de Valnais had hoped to return to America some day to see her relatives. There was a tender spot in her heart for her early friends; a strong current of feeling towards those who had held her girlhood confidences; who had seen her step buoyantly out into that world of rainbow hues and promises—that bewildering world, sparkling like the diamond, which later she found had the diamond's hardness.
The revolving wheel of fortune returned Marquis de Valnais to Boston as consul in 1816, and he brought with him his daughter.
An entry in the diary of Miss Eunince Quincy has an account of the dinner her mother gave to the de Valnais': "Miss de Valnais wore a plain India muslin, edged with thread-lace, a blue belt and ribbons; a lady in dress and manner. She expressed great interest in looking at the old portraits. She speaks English correctly, though not very fluently. I never saw anyone who had so much simplicity in manner, though fashionable in appearance."4
"A comfortable sinecure was given to Marquis de Valnais; and at his death Calista retired to a convent."
From "Founders Online: [August 1784]". 2017. Founders.Archives.Gov. Accessed March 25 2017. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/03-01-02-0006-0001.
"Monday afternoon went into Paris. Subscribed for the Journal de Paris. Drank tea with Mrs. Valnais.1
1. Mrs. Joseph Dupas de Iden de Valnais, née Eunice Quincy (1760–1793), daughter of Henry Quincy (1727–1780) and distant cousin of JQA. Eunice married Valnais in 1781 while he served as French consul in Boston. He was recalled to France shortly thereafter (Descendants of Edmund Quincy, comp. Holly, p. 8; Sibley-Shipton, Harvard Graduates, 14:667–670).
Which Eunice Quincy is this?
John Meins mentioned in the record of John Meins and Eunice Quincy
- Name John Meins
- Spouse's Name Eunice Quincy
- Event Date 29 Mar 1787
- Event Place Boston,Suffolk,Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
- Indexing Project (Batch) Number M50220-1
- System Origin Massachusetts-ODM
- GS Film number 0896885 IT 2
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ5-NLN : 4 December 2014), John Meins and Eunice Quincy, 29 Mar 1787; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0896885 IT 2.
- http://www.robertsewell.ca/quincy.html
- http://www.masshist.org/collection-guides/view/fa0280
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 25 2017, 6:28:23 UTC
- Residence: 1760 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Apr 3 2017, 23:54:31 UTC
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Eunice de Valnais's Timeline
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October 5, 1760
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Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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1760
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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September 10, 1782
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Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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1798
Age 38
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Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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