Born in Québec (Notre-Dame), Canada, Nouvelle-France
Ancestors 
Brother of
Nicolas (D Amours) D'Amours, Louys (Damours) d'Amours de Chauffours, Mathieu (D Amours) d'Amours, Elisabeth (D Amours) d'Amours, Charles (D'Amours) d'Amours de Louvier, Nicolas Joseph (D Amours) d'Amours, Claude-Louis (D'Amours) d'Amours, Bernard D'Amours, Daniel (D Amours) d'Amours, Madeleine (D Amours) D'Amours, Geneviève (D Amours) d'Amours, Jaquette-Marie (D Amours) d'Amours, Marguerite (D Amours) d'Amours and Philippe (D Amours) d'Amours de la Morandière
Husband of
Charlotte Françoise Le Gardeur
— married
13 Oct 1689 in Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Father of
Louis-Mathieu d'Amours
Died after
after age 50
in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]
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Biography
René (D'Amours) d'Amours lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.
René (D'Amours) d'Amours was born on 9 Aug 1660 in Québec (Notre-Dame), Canada, Nouvelle-France, son of Mathieu (D'Amours) D'Amour de Chauffour (1618–1695) and Marie (Marsollet) Marsolet (1638–1711).[1]
In 1686, at Riviere St John, Rene DAMOURS de Clignancourt (sic) was still single and living alone. His occupation was Sieur de Clignancourt. No land or livestock was listed.[2] René (29) married Charlotte Françoise Le Gardeur (19) (born on 8 Oct 1670 in Québec, Canada; daughter of Charles (LeGardeur) Legardeur de Tilly and Geneviève Juchereau) on 13 Oct 1689 in Québec, Canada. [3]
His known children were:
- Born in Acadia:
- 1- René, b. about 1691 (census 1698 Rivière St-Jean, Acadia), d. 9 dec. 1702 Port-Royal
- 2- Joseph, b. about 1693 (census 1698 Rivière St-Jean, Acadia)
- 3- Marie Anne Judith, b. about 1696 (census 1698) Rivière St-Jean, Acadia)
- 4- Marie Angélique, b. about 1697 (census 1698) Rivière St-Jean, Acadia), d. 24 dec. 1749-12-24, buried 25 dec. 1749 Montréal
- 5- Louis Mathieu, b. about 1700, d.1753-12-25, m. 2 nov. 1729, Terrebonne, to Madeleine GUYON dit DESPRÉS, d. 25 dec. 1703, buried 26 dec. 1703 Montréal. Francogene: Famille de René D'Amour
- Baptized in Québec, Nouvelle-France
- 6- Geneviève, b. 17 oct. 1704, baptized 26 july 1705 Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, d. 13 april 1730, buried 14 april 1730 Montréal
- 7- Marie Renée, b. 24 oct. 1705, baptized 25 oct.1705 St-François, Laval Liste couple D'amour Clignancourt/ Legardeur Tilly 1689-1750
He passed away after 1710 at age 50.
Research Notes
In the 1686 census at Riviere St John, D’Amours was written DAMOURS.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin: Le Lafrance: Baptêmes et Sépultures 1621-1861 Baptismal Registration
- ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.
at Riviere St John: Rene DAMOURS de Clignancourt.
- ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin: Le Lafrance: Mariages 1621-1918 Marriage Registration
- ↑ https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2572/50
See also:
- Nos origines
- George MacBeath, “DAMOURS DE CLIGNANCOUR, RENÉ,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed March 17, 2020, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/damours_de_clignancour_rene_2E.html.
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