Claude Amable Daoust (1739 - 1812)

Born 25 Apr 1739 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Ursule (Carrière) Jamme — married 19 Jan 1761 in Pointe-Claire, Québec

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1812 at age 73 in St-Eustache, Québec

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Biography

Claude was born in 1739. ^[1] Claude Daoust ... He passed away in 1803. ^[2]

Thirteenth and last child, named for son who had died in 1734. "Claude grew up on Lake St. Louis in the paternal home, which he would later inherit. This home was on lot #125 beside the lot of his maternal uncle Pierre Pilon and his aunt Anne Daoust. It is in present day Baie d'Urfé close to the border of Ste. Anne de Bellevue. Claude Amable Daoust married Ursule Jamme dit Carrière, the daughter of Jean Baptiste and Marie Anne Clement on January 19th 1761. This seemed to be following an apparent family tradition (4 Pilons had married 4 Daousts). In this case, on January 8th 1753, Claude's brother Francois had married Ursule's sister Josephe; his sister, Rose had married Ursule's brother Jean Baptiste on the 29th of January 1753. The story of Pierre Jamme dit Carrière and his wife Marie Barbary, their grandparents, is an interesting one involving the Lachine Massacre, life as Iroquois hostages and the Great Peace Treaty of 1701. Shortly after his marriage, Claude was listed in the 1765 census of Pointe Claire. The following information was given:

Claude D'aoust house: 1 Men: 1 Women: 1 Female children:1 Arpens of land:100 Harvest in 1765:33 Beef: 2 Cows: 2 Calves: 3 Horses: 2 Pigs: 8

The union of Claude and Ursule would beget 10 children. The first two were born and baptized in the parish of St. Joachim of Pointe Claire. On March 14th 1768 in the office of the notary, L.J. Soupras, Claude exchanged a land concession in Ste. Anne de Bellevue with one in Ste. Genevieve. Their third child, Guillaume, was born on May 22nd 1769 in Ste. Genevieve de Pierrefonds. Their subsequent offspring were all born in this parish. A document dated January 2nd 1808 pertaining to their son, Augustin, stated that the latter was a bachelor living on Cap St. Jacques in Ste. Genevieve. Was he still living at home? Was home on the above aforementioned land? The answer should be forthcoming as we continue our family research!! Claude and Ursule spent their lives living in what is now referred to as the West Island of Montreal. The homes of a couple of their relatives still stand today. Rose Daoust and her husband, Jean Baptiste Jamme-Carrière (Claude`s sister and brother-in-law) lived on Cote St. Charles. Their farmhouse was located halfway between Pointe Claire village and Ste. Geneviève de Pierrefonds. Ursule's grandmother was an Iroquois hostage for eleven years, between 1689 and 1701. She only had two children that left descendants: Jean Baptiste, Ursule's father and Thomas, her uncle. It was a small family and this presupposes a close knit one. Claude Daoust was the legal guardian of Geneviève Jamme, the daughter of Rose and Jean Baptiste, the son. In a 1790 document, Claude as "tuteur" settled the inheritance of his niece, Geneviève. Claude and Ursule must have visited the house on Cote St. Charles more than once. The other house, located on nearby Cote St. Jean belonged to Hyacinthe Jamme-Carrière. He was the son of Thomas and first cousin to Ursule. Again because of the small Jamme-Carrière family at the time, it is easy to conclude that Claude and Ursule also knew this home. Ursule passed away on March 16th 1809 in Ste Genevieve. Claude was still alive. We haven't yet found his date of death. Did he sell his land in Pierrefonds? Did he donate it to one of his children? Did he go live at the home of one of his children and pass away in their parish? These are questions still unanswered!!"

(http://www.ourdaoustfamily.com/ClaudeDaoust.html)

Claude was baptized: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Daoust-123

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99S-FHBZ?i=249
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G993-XSBM?i=215&wc=HCX8-MNL%3A20462201%2C20462202%2C21100901&cc=1321742

• Marriage: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99S-FHT3?i=374
• Naissance, mariage, décès: PRDH: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (membership): Famille: 11870 PRDH (Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique) Université de Montréal. The events of Claude's life were either witnessed by Angela Smulders or Angela plans to add sources here later.

Footnotes

• Baptism Record: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Daoust-123

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Angela Smulders for creating Daoust-123 on 23 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Angela and others.