Jean-François Mignault dit Châtillon

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• Location info: Isle de France, France (birth), Beauport (marriage,death)
• Pionnier de la Nouvelle-France. Arrive au Québec en 1643 à bord du Saint François.
• Il était tailleur d'habits de métier.

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Jean Grondin began his life as an immigrant, in the Seigneurie of Beauport. It would be only normal that, he should try to set up his home there.

Quite near the Juchereau farm, was the worthy family of Jean Mignault dit Chatillon, Jean was hired, at La Rochelle, on the first of April 1643, came to Canada as a soldier. On November 10, 1648, he married Louise Cloutier, the widow of Francois Marguerie and the daughter of the elderly Zacharie Cloutier. In July 1669, 7 living Mignault children, including Sainte, who was baptized, on January 12, 1653, at Quebec, made up a second generation. Sainte, was more than 16 years old. She had an unexpected daughter by Jean Fortin dit Monbre, an accomplished seducer. The little Madeleine-Mignault-Fortin was presented, at the baptismal font, on April 26, 1669.

What did it matter? Jean Grondin made a tie out of the family name (it means grumbler). He loved Sainte Mignault and wanted to make her happy forever. He proposed to her.

At the home of the Mignault parents, on July 10, 1669, there was the approval of the marriage contract in the presence of a crowd of relatives and friends. On Jean Grondin's side, we recognize first of all Toussaint Giroux and then Pierre Lefebvre, Jean Crete, Guillaume Valade, all friends. The row of the Mignaults guests impresses us even more. The Cloutier grandparents with their sons, Zacharie, Jean and Charles, Robert Drouin, Romain Trepanier, Pierre Maheu, Nicolas Lebel, the husband of Therese Mignault and so forth.

The orphaned Jean Grondin gave a dowry of 300 livres to his bride. As for the father, Jean Mignault, magnanimous, he promised to detach 2 arpents of frontage from his farm, which had 6 arpents, to the benefit of his son-in-law. He also gave permission to use wood, cut and ready, to build a house and also some stone.

Jean and Sainte received the nuptial blessing, at Beauport, on the following August 4, a Sunday, in the presence of the witnesses, recorded in the registry of Quebec, Giroux and Lefebvre.

This biography was taken from "Our French-Canadian Ancestors" by Thomas J. Laforest; Volume 19- Chapter 11- Page 119 [10-11-98, James Gagne http://www.jamesgagne.net/contents.html]

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Date de baptême: 20-04-1622

Lieu d'origine : Châtillon-sous-Bagneux (St-Jacques-et-St-Philippe) (Hauts-de-Seine) 92020

Parents: Nicolas et Madeleine de Brie

Première mention au pays 1643

Occupation à l'arrivée: Engagé (ct Teuleron, La Rochelle, 01-04-1643)

Date de mariage: 10-1-1648

Lieu du mariage Québec (Notre-Dame)

Conjoint Louise Cloutier

Déces ou inhumation Après le 26-02-1679

Remarques Jean-Paul Macouin indique la date de 20-04-1623 dans PCOIF.

Identification DGFQ, p. 810

Chercheur(s) Yvon Mignault

Référence JETTÉ-COMPL., p. 26 ; PCOIF, 1997

En 1647 il s'est éprit d'une jeune amerindienne, pensionnaire au couvent des Ursulines et qu'il desirait fortement epouser. Cependant celle-ci n'en voulait pas et lui prefera un amerindien.

Il fut fermier du fief de Zacharie Cloutier (pere) en 1667 aux Cotes de Beauport, Notre-Dame-des-Anges et autres. Il possedait une habitation inhabitee sur 16 arpents de terre en valeur en 1667 a Beauport

SAINTE MIGNAULT

Jean Grondin began his life as an immigrant, in the Seigneurie of Beauport. It would be only normal that, he should try to set up his home there.

Quite near the Juchereau farm, was the worthy family of Jean Mignault dit Chatillon, Jean was hired, at La Rochelle, on the first of April 1643, came to Canada as a soldier. On November 10, 1648, he married Louise Cloutier, the widow of Francois Marguerie and the daughter of the elderly Zacharie Cloutier. In July 1669, 7 living Mignault children, including Sainte, who was baptized, on January 12, 1653, at Quebec, made up a second generation. Sainte, was more than 16 years old. She had an unexpected daughter by Jean Fortin dit Monbre, an accomplished seducer. The little Madeleine-Mignault-Fortin was presented, at the baptismal font, on April 26, 1669.

What did it matter? Jean Grondin made a tie out of the family name (it means grumbler). He loved Sainte Mignault and wanted to make her happy forever. He proposed to her.

At the home of the Mignault parents, on July 10, 1669, there was the approval of the marriage contract in the presence of a crowd of relatives and friends. On Jean Grondin's side, we recognize first of all Toussaint Giroux and then Pierre Lefebvre, Jean Crete, Guillaume Valade, all friends. The row of the Mignaults guests impresses us even more. The Cloutier grandparents with their sons, Zacharie, Jean and Charles, Robert Drouin, Romain Trepanier, Pierre Maheu, Nicolas Lebel, the husband of Therese Mignault and so forth.

The orphaned Jean Grondin gave a dowry of 300 livres to his bride. As for the father, Jean Mignault, magnanimous, he promised to detach 2 arpents of frontage from his farm, which had 6 arpents, to the benefit of his son-in-law. He also gave permission to use wood, cut and ready, to build a house and also some stone.

Jean and Sainte received the nuptial blessing, at Beauport, on the following August 4, a Sunday, in the presence of the witnesses, recorded in the registry of Quebec, Giroux and Lefebvre.

This biography was taken from "Our French-Canadian Ancestors" by Thomas J. Laforest; Volume 19- Chapter 11- Page 119 [10-11-98, James Gagne http://www.jamesgagne.net/contents.html]

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Date de baptême: 20-04-1622

Lieu d'origine : Châtillon-sous-Bagneux (St-Jacques-et-St-Philippe) (Hauts-de-Seine) 92020

Parents: Nicolas et Madeleine de Brie

Première mention au pays 1643

Occupation à l'arrivée: Engagé (ct Teuleron, La Rochelle, 01-04-1643)

Date de mariage: 10-1-1648

Lieu du mariage Québec (Notre-Dame)

Conjoint Louise Cloutier

Déces ou inhumation Après le 26-02-1679

Remarques Jean-Paul Macouin indique la date de 20-04-1623 dans PCOIF.

Identification DGFQ, p. 810

Chercheur(s) Yvon Mignault

Référence JETTÉ-COMPL., p. 26 ; PCOIF, 1997

En 1647 il s'est éprit d'une jeune amerindienne, pensionnaire au couvent des Ursulines et qu'il desirait fortement epouser. Cependant celle-ci n'en voulait pas et lui prefera un amerindien.

Il fut fermier du fief de Zacharie Cloutier (pere) en 1667 aux Cotes de Beauport, Notre-Dame-des-Anges et autres. Il possedait une habitation inhabitee sur 16 arpents de terre en valeur en 1667 a Beauport

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Jean was born in Châtillon-sous-Bagneux, baptized on April 20th 1622.[2] (now known simply as Châtillon, a commune four miles southwest of the center of Paris).

On 1 Apr. 1643, Jean Mignault enlisted as a soldier for 3 years at 60 livres per year in the company of Antoine Cheffault, sieur de Reygnardiere, one of the leaders of the "Compagnie Generale de la Nouvelle-France". Jean was then 16 years old and he received 33 livres and 5 sous in advance. He left 27 Apr. 1643 on either the "La Madeleine d'Olonne" or "La Marie de Dieppe". These ships left La Rochelle and headed to Tadoussac and then Quebec.

He is next mentionned in the "Journal des Jesuites" 4 May 1647 which states that he was the head of a group of Huron warriors (including some French but it is not said how many) . The group left Sillery to fight against the Iroquois located near Montreal. In January 1648, "Louis Coullard, Chastillon, DeLassar and a fourth companion of arms were gone to the lake. Three of them were made prisoners. Only Chastillon could get away. But the day after, the others came back safe and sound." On 11 Jan.1648 he was headed for Trois-Rivieres, with 7 Hurons. He was already preparing his departure for the "Huron's Country" (le pays des Hurons). Before leaving Sillery, he deposited with the Jesuits a buffet with its key. He also sent another box to Denis Duquet, husband of Catherine Gauthier, residents of Quebec since 1637. Jean also left his hat in the safekeeping of the Jesuits and his arquebus to the safekeeping of a man named Lafortune, blacksmith, probably Jean Bonnart dit Lafortune. He (Lafortune) repared Jean's arquebus and asked 7 livres and "10 sols" for his services. Amiot brought back the arquebus to it's owner. April 24, Jean Mignault dit Chatillon left for the Hurons' territory with two catholic Indians. In order to go to Sainte-Marie (In the Huron's country), they had to go through the Outaouais River, French River to arrive in Georgian Bay or Sainte-Marie (now known as Midland, Ontario). It took about a month to get there and as long to come back in hard conditions with many porterages, hot days, cold nights, wind, bugs, etc..

Jean courted an American Indian girl who was living at the Ursuline convent in 1647 in Canada. He became smitten by one girl, with a given name of Barbe (her native name is unknown) who had been with the Ursulines for four years, and begged the mother superior to keep her on until his military unit returned from its duties. As proof of his sincerity, he placed 300 livres in the hand of the Ursulines, one-third of it to be applied directly to the benefit of the girl should he fail to keep his word. According to a convent journal, "The girl did not want him, & preferred a savage and followed the wishes of her parents".

He did sign a marriage contract on 23 Sep 1648 in Château Richer and married Louise Cloutier on 10 Nov 1648 in Québec. Louise had married François Marguerie in 1645, when she was not yet 14. He drowned in the Saint-Laurent in March 1648, and Louise, a childless widow at 16, married Jean about seven months later. In 1667 he was a farmer on his father-in-law's, Zacharie Cloutier's, land in Beauport and had cleared 16 arpents of land.

In the spring of 1669 their daughter Sainte gave birth to a daughter by Jean Fortin dit Monbre who, evidently, had quite the reputation for seducing women. This didn't seem to bother Jean Grondin who agreed to a marriage contract with Sainte in July of that year and they were married in August.

Jean died between 1679 and 1681. He worked as a tailor as well as a soldier.

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Jean Mignault dit Châtillon
Birth  1628
Death  1681 • Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada
Marriage  Nov 10, 1648 • Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
Parents  Madeleine de Brie • Nicolas Migneault
Spouse  marie louise cloutier
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Birth  about 1610 • Canada
Spouse  Louise Morin

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Birth  Apr 20, 1622 • Châtillon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Death  1681 • Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada
Marriage  Nov 10, 1648 • Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada
Parents  madeleine debrie • nicolas mignot
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This marriage produced 13 children. Also Jean Mignault was a "tailleur d'habits.

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!Sources: Tanguay Vol. I pg 432 Tanguay Vol VI pg 29 "Your Anc. Can. Fam. Ties," by R. L. Oliver !Mignot aussi Mignau ! Jean Mignaux arrives in Nouvelle-France(Canada) in 1643. He was a soldier and also a tailor.

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Just because the ancient provinces of Western France furnished thevalley of Saint-Laurent with an impressive amount of pioneers, wedon't have to believe that Ile-de-France was absent in this colonizingmovement. To the contrary, it furnished us with some of the masterbuilders who were responsible for the architectural beauty still foundin Paris today. Jean Mignaux dit Chatillon engaged to an Amerindienne, but as we willsee later the young lady decided to live among her own. The surname of this pioneer reveals the name of his home town. InFrance, there exists about forty villages with the the name Chatillon.As we know, when there were many with the same surname, it wasnecessary to be called by another name. Thus to be more precise Jeancame from Chatillon-sous-Bagneaux, a town situated at thedoors ofParis. This town in our day has about 25,000 citizens. By 1643 the soldier Jean Mignaux had worked for three years at LaRochelle to serve the King in the garrisons of the colony. He earnedtheacquaintance of Barbe, a student who had passed through four yearsof training with the *Ursulines, and he was so sensitive to her charmthat before his departure as the head of some compatriotes and agroupof Hurons who were going to go make a go-of-it in the region ofMontreal, he requested that the nuns keep near to them thisAmerindienne until his return, not only promising to take her to thealter, but as a guarantee of their engagement he put in trust a sum of300 pounds to the representatives of the Cent-Associes, stipulatingthat if he was killed while on his patrol, the holders would turn themoney over to this lovely girl. But, according to the Journal of theJesuits, he found out that the girl wanted an annulment as shepreferred to live with the "savages" and follow in the footsteps ofher parents. What did Jean Mignaux do for consolation ? He left for Huron carryinga message from the Governor. To bring to mind the Percheron Pelletier's, we look no further thanthe region of Bea uportwhere Martin Prevost had for his neighbors twobrothers, Guillaume and Antoine Pelletier who had drowned in front ofhis home in September 1646. It was Mignaux who became the owner ofthe property of the deceased. It was the second lot to the east ofMontmorency, the first, being in the form of a triangle, belonged toCharles Cadieu dit Courville. The soldier had no doubt decided to stay since on November 10 1648, hehad sufficiently forgotten his lovely Amerindienne and married LouiseCloutier, the youngest daughter of Zacharie and Sainte Dupont, anotherpioneer couple. Sadly, the pioneer and his wife would know a lifemarked with trials. They lost a daughter, Francoise, in a fire intheir home in 1661. Four of their sons, Nicolas, Jean-Baptiste, Louisand Charles would not have any grand-children for their parents asthey all died at an age too young to take a wife. Their other son,Jean-Aubin married Anne Dugas in 1679 and had six children who alllived in Acadia. Elsewhere the Mignaux's of Beaubassin would livethrough the difficulties of the deportation and the tragedy offamilies being cruelly divided, although certain families wouldsucceed at getting back together, as it was in their case.Even though these pioneers had the pain of losing no less than onegirl, Marie-Charlotte, and perhaps another who received the same name,they had five others who lived a good life. The Mignault's of America don't have only one source for their roots.There are two other pioneers with this name. Jean Mignault ditLabrie, son of Louis and Jean Chazou was originally fromSaint-Germain-Laxis about fifty kilometers south-east of Paris. in1689 at Chateau-Richer, he married Marie Boucher, daughter of Pierreand of Marie-Anne Saint-Denis. This couple had ten children and noless than seven were married. The other pioneer with this name was Rene Mignault dit Lafresnaye andwas the son of Rene and Marie Melie. * Order of nuns which was founded in Italy in 1537 by Sainte AngeleMerici and esta blished in France in 1611.

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Occupation: Soldier, Tailor Departed La Rochelle, Aunis, France 1 Apr 1643. One of the first to receive a concession of land in La Pocatiere, Kamouraska County, in 1675; 6 arpents.

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REF; BOB WAY--FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. SEPT 1992

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Our French Canadian Ancestors, Vol. 23 by Thomas J Laforest CHAPTER 14 Jean Mignault dit Chatillon Mignault brings to mind a gracious and delicate bearer. Ancestor Jean Mignault dit Chatillon, prevails over all the others through his daring, his big heart, his multiple talents and the impressive number of his descendants, especially through his daughters. Jean Mignault, son of Nicolas and of Madeleine de Brie, was a native of Chatillon, near Bagneux and Fontenay-aux-Roses, now in the canton of Sceaux, arrondissement of Antony, department of Hauts-de-Sceaux, in the environment of Paris. This locality existed in the twelth century. The summit of the plateau, on the north side where the village of Chatillon is located, was invaded by the German Army on 19 September 1870 and became one of itsbest redoubts. On the first of April 1643, Jean Mignault enlisted as a soldier for 3 years, at the rate of 60 livres per year, to the nobleman Antoine Cheffault, Sieur de Ia Reygnardiere, one of the directors of the Compagnie General de la Nouvelle-France. The 16 year old enlistee received 33 livres and 5 sous as an advance. On the following 27 April, 2 ships: La Madeleine d'Olonne and La Marie de Dieppe left the port of La Rochelle heading for Tadoussac and Quebec. Jean crossed the Atlantic on one of these 2 ships. VALIANT DEFENDERS Upon his arrival at Quebec, Jean, as a soldier, was evidently busy protecting his new country. History, however, has left no concrete evidence concerning him during these 3 long years. The Journal of the Jesuits noted the presence of Jean Mignault on 4 May 1647, the day when he left Sillery with some Frenchmen, and at the head of a group of Hurons to go to war against the Iroquois near Montreal. In January 1648, Louis Couillard, Chastillon, DeLessard and four companions in arms went to the lake. Three were taken prisoners. Only Chastillon escaped. But the next day, the others returned safe and sound. With 7 Hurons, the brave Mignault began the m arch to Trois-Rivieres, on 11 January. He was already preparing for his departure the following spring into the land of the Hurons. Before leaving Sillery, he left a chest with its key in trust with the Jesuits. He also brought another chest to the home of Denis Duquet, husband of Catherine Gauthier, resident of Quebec since 1637. The same Journal of the Jesuits added that Jean "went on ahead to bring the words of the Governor to the Hurons, in order to let them know the state of affairs down here, with the order to do and say only what the Father Su- perior of the Hurons ordered him Were they afraid that Mignault would say too much, that he would reveal secrets?... Any way, the brave soldier left his hat in the care of the Jesuits and an arquebus to a man named Lafortune, probably the blacksmith Jean Bonnart dit Lafortune. The latter repaired the gun and claimed 7 livres 10 sols for his services. Amiot returned this arquebus to its owner at Easter time. On 24 April, Jean Mignault dit Chatillon, left to go to the Hurons in company with 2 Christian Amerindians. In order to reach Sainte-Marie in the land of the Hurons, the valiant paddlers had to cross more than 300 leagues, passing up the Outaouais river, across many portages, down the French river, in order to finally reach Georgian Bay at Sainte-Marie, todays Midland, Ontario. It would take about a month to go and as long to return, which meant numerous long and exhausting portages, the heat during the day, the cold at night, rain, wind and countless insects. THE GREAT LOVE We know that the new convent of the Ursulines at Quebec received 48 Amerindian students in 1643. Father Jerome Lalemant reported that in 1647 the good Sisters had assisted and instructed more than 80 of them. Jean Mignault had noticed one of these daughters of the woods, a 4 year boarder with the Ursulines. Her given name was Barbe. In February 1647, Jean went to find the superior to beg that she willingly keep her on. He desired her "vi gorously & powerfulIy". As proof of his sincerity, he placed 300 livres in the hand of the Ursulines. If he failed to keep his word, he agreed that one-third would be applied to the benefit of his sweetheart. "The girl did not want him, & preferred a savage and followed the wishes of her parents". This was a one-sided love story. Chatillon was very familiar with Trois-Rivieres and the working-class people wholived there. Francois Marguerie, originally from Saint-Jean de Mortagne, in Perche, was one of these brave men who had plenty of nerve. He had been the husband of Louise Cloutier, daughter of Zacharie and of Sainte Dupont, since 1645. Well, on 23 May 1648, this brave Marguerie, a guide and interpreter, drowned with Jean Amiot, across from Trois-Rivieres, while crossing the river in an old bark canoe. He was buried at Quebec. Jean Mignault courted Louise Cloutier, a childless widow. They agreed to sign a marriage contract in the presence of the notary Claude Lecoustre, on Wednesday, 23 September 1649. Jean offered a substantial dowry: 600 livres. The nuptial blessing was given at Beauport, by Father Jean Lesueur, in the presence of the Cloutier family and friends Guillaume Couture, CharlesCadieux and Robert Giffard, seigneur. The act was recorded at Quebec by Father Jerome Lalemant. The new couple decided to live in the Quebec region. On 12 October 1649, the Marguerie lands were leased for 3 years to Jacques Hertel. The latter promised to pay 400 Ijyres. On 8 November 1660, Francois LeMaitre, a local resident, bought 6 and 2/3 arpents of frontal land belonging to Jean Mignault andLouise Cloutier; on 9 July 1662, they gave a receipt to the buyer. BEAUPORT We know that Antoine Pelletier, brother of ancestor Guillaume, was buried at Beauport in 1647. Following a verbal agreement, Mignault acquired the care of this property, 5 arpents in width near the Montmorency River. On the first of November 1655, Jean leased his farm to Louis Lesage and Francois Hebert. They promised to seed this land for 3 years, for half of the grain harvested. Mignault provided them with 2 steers, 2 cows, carts and plows. It is difficult just the same to verify the Mignaults' residence. However, they had a home at Beauport where, on 4 November 1657, they admitted owing 82 livres to Michel Moreau, for merchandise received. Matters become clear on 16 June 1658; Jean Pelletier maintained that hisfather had indeed sold the land of his brother Antoine to Jean Mignault, for the tidy sum of 1,300 livres; but, the debt remaining was more than 329 livres. Mignault doused the fire of the claims, because on 23 February 1663 he obtained a final receipt for his debts. Through the Journal of the Jesuits we learn that on 27 October 1661, the Mignault house burned down. Had they had the time to rebuild before winter? Probably. It is not just yesterday that there have been thieves. A man named Etienne Laquel stole 6 minots of wheat from Jean Mignault. The latter complained to the Sovereign Councilon 16 February 1664. Justice was rendered. An amount of 66 livres were deducted from Laquel's wages in order to pay the costs of the lawsuit. On 5 July of the same year, Jean was charged with the care of the furniture seized at the home of Charles Cadieux, his neighbor. Claude Charron had hired Nicolas Daudelin. The latter wanting to be paid for his services, turned to the Sovereign Council. On 21 January 1665, Jean agreed to employ him as a servant by giving him "twenly five ecus"f per year. However, on 17 June of the same year, Mignault informed the august Council that he had dismissed Daudelin. In the census of 1666, the 38 year old Jean Mignault, and his wife, were indeed living at Beauport with their 6 children. Revelation: Jean was listed as a habitant and tailor. Paul Foucault, weaver, lived with him as a domestic servant. The census of 1667 brings other details. Jean worked 35 arpents of land in the fief of Zacharie Cloutier, his father-in-law. In addition, he owned a homestead where there were 16 arpents of cleared land, but with no one living on it. After nearly a quarter century in New France, Ancestor Mignault made his own way, not always easy to retrace. SOME DETAILS About 1669, things became complicated. On 4 January, Jean Mignault certified that he had ceded his land, 3 perches in width. Then, on 24 March 1670, Charles Cadieux said that an arpent of Mignault' s land belonged to him. Did they want to fleece the Mignaults? The Sovereign Council agreed with Cadieux and ordered that the two neighbors jointly pay to have their concessions surveyed. The problem was to determine what exact width of land remained to Jean. Charles Aubert de Lachesnaie, one of the large landowners and financiers of the era, asked Mignault to pay off his accounts: 226 livres 15 sols. He did this by paying an annual rent of 12 livres 11 sols 9 deniers. Finally, in 1675, there was a mini-tempest between Jean Pelletier and Mignault. The latter claimed an arpent of frontal land. A judgment on 29 May confirmed the reality of Mignault' s claims. The case, appealed on 9 August 1675, was upheld on the following 24 September. On 12 October 1675, Jean Guyon and Paul Vachon went to Jean's land and verified the boundaries. Michel Langlois reported a somewhat unusual fact concerning Jean Mignault: he had the gift of healing. Jacqueline Sedillot, wife of Jean Chenier, died at the beginning of 1667 leaving her husband with 6 children, 2 of them suffering with "mal de la teigne". At that era, all diseases of the scalp in children and even in adults were called la teigne. Adrien Sedillot, guardian of the young patients, appealed to the healer's talents. Jean asked for 100 livres as fee, 10 of them for medicines. The transaction was made on 19 March 1667; the doctor with no degree set to work and completely cured 2 of his patients. Charles Bazire had paid the fees; he only gave a receipt for them to Sedillot on 27 December

GEDCOM Note

dit CHATILLON, se nomme aussi Jean MIGNET
Il immigre en 1643
En 1647 il s'est eprit d'une jeune amerindienne [Barbe], pensionnaire au couvent des Ursulines et qu'il desirait fortement epouser. Cependant celle-ci n'en voulait pas et lui prefera un amerindien. (Journal des Jésuites, février 1647, Google Books, p.77)
".... Barbe sauvage seminariste des Ursulines, après avoir demeuré 4 ans estant fortie, fut recherchée fortement & puissament par un françois nommé Chastillon, qui pria les Meres de la vouloir retenir iusques aux vaisseaux. Il donna assurance desa volonté, mettant entre les mains des MM une rescription de 300 tant de livres, dont il consentit que 100 fussent appliquées auprofit de la fille, en cas qu'il manquast de parole, mais il se trouva que la fille n'en voulut point, & ayma mieuxun sauvage & fuiure le volotnés de ses parents."
Il fut fermier du fief de Zacharie Cloutier (pere) en 1667 aux Cotes de Beauport, Notre-Dame-des-Anges et autres. Il possedait une habitation inhabitee sur 16 arpents de terre en valeur en 1667 a Beauport
IL est engage La Rochelle le 1/4/1643
Famille Migneault/Cloutier au complet (13 enfants) vérifiée