Jean Baudet Morency dit Ducap

À l'âge de 16 ans, il arrive à Québec le 25 Mai 1664 sur Le Noir de Hollande (Le Noir Amsterdam ou Le Noir), Jean Baudet dit Morency; qui deviendra Jean Beaudet dit Du Cap.

Au recensement de 1661, il est engage chez Nicolas Gaudry.

Lors de son mariage le 28 septembre 1670, il vivait sur une terre à Champigny (sans doute la côte de Champigny, a l’Ancienne Lorette).

31 ans au Recensement '81, à Lotbinière, sur une terre voisine de Michel Lemay et Jean Hamel, possedant une vache et 3 arpents en valeur. Il faisait un gros commerce d’anguilles avec les marchands de Montréal. Jean Millot et Charles (de) Couagne (contrats du 16 octobre 1681 et 15 octobre 1685, greffe Maugue). Inventaire du 13 juillet 1714 (greffe Laneuville), à Lotbinière; en 1909, la famille Beaudet occupait toujours la terre ancestrale.

The marriage of Jean Baudet and Marie Grandin was celebrated less than two months after their encounter. The contract is signed in front of notary Romain Becquet on September 7th, 1670 and is registered at the church Notre-Dame de Québec on September 23rd, 1670. Marie brings a dot of 300 pounds and a gift of 50 pounds from the King of France.

Their first years together are in Sillery. On September 4th, 1672, Jean rents a farm with a house, a barn and a stable. In 1677, the family already having 2 girls and a boy leave Sillery for Lotbiniere where the seigneur Louis-Chartier de Lotbiniere gives Jean the responsibility of his seigniorial domain. Jean rents a piece of land, builds the manor and stays on the premises with his family.

In 1680, Jean Baudet obtains his first land concession situated on the Platon. He continues to work for Louis Chartier and he builds himself a house. The following year, he moves in with his family. By 1692, the family has 6 girls and 4 boys.