Sylvain Guérin

Good old Sylvain was quite a man!!! condemned for bigamy, he was hung!

"Sylvain Guérin qu’on retrouve à La Rochelle dans l’étude du notaire Nicolas Grozé le 4 avril 16853. Cordonnier de son métier, il s’engage et accepte du sieur Delorme la somme de 132lt 4s 8d pour son passage de l’ancienne France à Montréal et les frais de nourriture. Le 30 juin suivant, Sylvain s’embarque sur le Saint-François-Xavier, navire de 150 tonneaux qui fait voile vers la colonie du Saint-Laurent."

"Philippe Pasquier, compagnon chapelier de Québec, qui rentre d’un voyage en France, lui raconte qu’il a rencontré à Amboise la mère de Sylvain Guérin, et sa femme — oui, sa femme — qu’il avait épousée en Allemagne quelque temps avant de venir au Canada en 1685. Après trois ans en Nouvelle-France auprès de Marie Brazeau, Sylvain Guérin était retourné en Allemagne et par la suite à Amboise. Maltraitée, et sachant que Sylvain a déjà

une épouse au Canada, son épouse allemande l’a dénoncé à la justice locale. Pasquier rapporte à Marie Brazeau que Sylvain a été condamné à être pendu à Amboise pour biga-

mie. Sylvain en a appelé de sa sentence au Parlement de Paris, mais ses chances semblent bien minces de s’en sortir. La deuxième madame Guérin retourne par la suite dans son pays d’origine. Quelle humiliation pour Marie Brazeau et quel déshonneur pour la famille Brazeau ! Un pendu dans la famille Brazeau, quel beau sujet pour les commères du quartier !"

Auteur: Remi Tougas

Titre: Marie brazeau: Femme en Nouvelle-France

Sylvain Guérin we find in La Rochelle in the notary Nicolas Groze 4 April 16853. Shoemaker by trade, he agrees and accepts Mr. Delorme of the sum of 132lt 4s 8d for the passage of former France Montreal and food costs. The following June 30, Sylvain embarks on the Saint-François-Xavier, ship of 150 tons, which sailed to the colony of Saint-Laurent. "

"Philippe Pasquier, companion Hatter Quebec, returning from a trip to France, he says he met the mother of Amboise Sylvain Guérin, and his wife - yes, his wife - whom he married in Germany some time before coming to Canada in 1685. After three years in New France with Marie Brazeau, Sylvain Guérin had returned to Germany and then to Amboise. Abused and knowing that Sylvain has already

a wife in Canada, his German wife reported him to the local justice. Pasquier relates to Marie Sylvain Brazeau was sentenced to be hanged in Amboise for biga-

mie. Sylvain has appealed his sentence to the Parliament of Paris, but his chances seem slim escape. The second Madame Guérin subsequently returns to his country of origin. What a humiliation for Marie Brazeau and what dishonor to the Brazeau family! A hanged in the Brazeau family, what a beautiful subject for the gossips of the neighborhood! "

Author: Remi Tougas

Title: Marie brazeau: Woman in New France

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Sylvain Guerin, person ID LHX9-ZT9. 3

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Sylvain Guerin, person ID LHX9-ZT9. 3

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Sylvain Guerin, person ID LHX9-ZT9. 3

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;;

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Sylvain Guerin, person ID LHX9-ZT9.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Germain Dupuis, person ID 2T1R-Q8T. 3

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Sylvain Guerin, person ID LHX9-ZT9. 3

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;;

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Sylvain Guerin, person ID LHX9-ZT9.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Germain Dupuis, person ID 2T1R-Q8T. 3