Born 1644 in St. Jacques, Dieppe, Rouen, Normandie, France

Ancestors

Husband of Françoise-Marthe Barton — married 7 Oct 1670 in Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 26 May 1721 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada

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Family

Spouse: Francoise Marthe Barton

Known Children:

Marie-Francoise Chevalier

Pierre Chevalier

Jean Chevalier

Jean Baptiste Chevalier

Elisabeth Isabelle Chevalier

Anne-Angelique Chevalier

Genevieve Chevalier

Barbe Chevalier

Paul Chevalier

Marguerite Chevalier

Marie-Madeleine Chevalier

Therese Chevalier

Joseph Chevalier

Biography ^[1]

Joseph Chevalier was born in 1644 to Jean Chevalier and Magdeleine L'Heureux and baptized at St. Jacques in Dieppe, Normandy, France.¹

In 1662, at the age of 18, Joseph sailed to Quebec as a master woodworker.² These tradesmen often got their passage paid for by committing to work in the service of their benefactor, usually for three years.²

In 1670 Joseph married a Filles du Roi^[2] named Francoise-Marthe Barton. They signed their marriage contract and had the marriage the very same day: October 7, 1670 in Montreal.¹

By the time of the 1681 Census of Montreal, 37-year old Joseph and 28-year old Francoise have had five of their total thirteen children. The census records the children and their ages: Marie-10, Pierre-8, Jean-6, Jean Baptiste-4, and Elisabeth-2.³

Joseph lived almost three decades past when Francoise died. He died at the age of 86 in the hospital, Hôtel-Dieu in Montreal.⁴

Note:

Sources

1. Tanguay, Cyprien. "Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Canadiennes" Quebec, Canada: Eusèbe Senécal, 1871-1890, Volume 1, page 126.

2.Navires venus en Nouvelle-France de 1700 à la Conquête Répertoire des engagés et gens de métier de Chavigneau à Cocquelin des origines à 1699

3. PROGRAMME DE RECHERCHE EN DéMOGRAPHIE HISTORIQUE, Université de Montréal, 1681 Census Record #98054.

4. PROGRAMME DE RECHERCHE EN DéMOGRAPHIE HISTORIQUE, Université de Montréal, Burial Record #51765.

5. http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Joseph_Chevalier&pid=20168&lng=en&partID=20169

6. Wisconsin Creoles ; Les and Jeanne Rentmeester ; The Chevalier Family ; Pages 224 & 225 : LINK

Footnotes

1. Additional information of interest can be found at Descendants of Jean Chevalier. This information was compiled by Janet Manseau Donaldson, but should be verified before utilization.

2. The King's Daughters (French: filles du roi; filles du roy) is a term used to refer to the approximately 800 young French women who immigrated to New France between 1663 and 1673 as part of a program sponsored by Louis XIV.

1. ↑ see footnote #1
2. ↑ see footnote #2

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