Nicole (Dassonville) Roland dite d'Assonville (abt. 1634 - 1694)

Born about 1634 in Paris, Saint-Sulpice, Île-de-France, France

Wife of Daniel Blondeau — married 8 Feb 1655 in Chapelle des Jésuites de Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1694 at about age 60 in Charlesbourg, Canada, Nouvelle-France

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Biographie

Nicole (Dassonville) Roland dite d'Assonville migrated from France to New France.

Nicole Rolland, aka "Gabrielle d'Assonville," was born around 1634, in St-Sulpice parish of Paris, Île-de-France, the daughter of Pierre Rolland and Francoise Dechos.^[1]

• se nomme aussi Gabrielle d'Assonville, Nicole Roland.

• Elle est la fille de Pierre d'Assonville, gouverneur de la ville de Luxin en Lorraine, puis gouverneur de Nancy

• selon Archange Godbout, dite d'abord, au ct, puis corrigé: "Gabrielle d'Assonville, fille de Pierre d'Assonville, gouverneur de Nancy "dite aussi Despelletaux.^[1]

She claimed to be the daughter of Pierre d'Assonville, governor of the city of Nancy in Lorraine and to name herself Gabrielle d'Assonville. She will be confused and fined for changing her name. ^[2]

Nicole (Dassonville) Roland dite d'Assonville a vécu
au Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Marriage
François Blondeau entered into a marriage contract on 29 January 1655 before notary Guillaume Audouart with Nicole Roland dite Gabrielle d'Assonville.^[3] (see notes)

On 8 February 1655 in the chapel of the Jesuits' college, François Blondeau, son of Daniel Blondeau and of Françoise Duvau, of the parish of Nantilli in Saumur, married Nicole Rolan, daughter of Pierre Roland and of Françoise Dechos, of the parish of St-Sulpice in Paris, in the presence of known witnesses Abraham Martin and of Denys Duquet, Hierosme Lalemant celebrating.^[4] (recorded in Notre-Dame de Québec)

Known children

1. Marguerite Blondeau, born & bapt. supplemented 9 Sept 1655 (given lay baptism by Marguerite Langlois, midwife) Québec (ND); buried 17 September 1655 Québec (ND) @ 8 days
2. Mathurin Blondeau, b. & bapt. supplemented 27 July 1656 (given lay baptism by Pierre Massé) Québec (ND); died before 1666 census
3. Barbe Renée Blondeau, b. 27 July 1657 bapt. 28 Québec (ND); Renée Barbe died & buried 30 November 1657 Québec (ND)
4. +Joseph Blondeau, b. 7 December 1658 bapt. 8 Québec (ND); (takes the dit name of Lafranchise) married Marie Roy 18 November 1686; Charlesbourg; widower of Marie Ursule Roy remarried 10 January 1689 L'Ange-Gardien with Marguerite Trudelle; widower remarried 10 October 1701 Québec (ND) with Agnès Giguère
5. Marie Françoise Blondeau, b. 3 April 1661 bapt. 4 Québec (ND); buried 16 April 1662 Québec (ND) @ 1 year
6. +Maurice Blondeau, b. 20 Oct 1662 bapt. 31 Québec (ND); married Suzanne Charbonnier 10 November 1696 Montréal (ND)
7. +Marie Catherine Blondeau, bapt. 27 November 1664 Château-Richer; married Nicolas Sarrazin 23 April 1680 Charlesbourg
8. Marie Charlotte Blondeau, b. 8 February 1667 bapt. 17 Québec (ND); died between 1667 and 1681 censuses
9. +Jean Blondeau, b. 7 October 1671 bapt. 8 Québec (ND); Jean Blondo married Marie Hot 16 January 1696 Charlesbourg
10. +Thomas Blondeau, born in Charlesbourg, bapt. 19 October 1674 Québec (ND) (dob left blank in text); married Anne Gagnon 1704 (contract before La Cetière 20 January, in St-Joachim on Beaupré coast)^[5][1]

Recensement 1666 Census: FAMlLLES DES HABITANTS, QUÉBEC, HAUTE ET BASSE-VILLE
François Blondeau, 34, habitant ; Nicolle Rolland, 25, sa femme ; Joseph, 7 ; Marie, 5 ; Maurice, 4.^[6]

Recensement 1667 Census: Québec
François Blondeau, 38 ; Nicolle Roland, sa femme, 35 ; Joseph, 10 ; Maurice, 5 ; Marie, 3 ; Marie-Charlotte, 8 mois ; 4 bestiaux.^[6]

The family appear to have moved around somewhat, they are in Québec city on 1666 and 1667 censuses, starting in 1662 the time lapse between birth and baptisms of their children gets wide, their daughter Marie Catherine being baptized in Château-Richer on the Beaupré coast. By the time of Thomas' birth they are in the Charlesbourg area, where they will remain thereafter. From the notarial acts, François received various concessions over the years, and appears to clear the land then sell it. Only in Charlesbourg does he accumulate land for himself, having 18 arpents cleared in 1681, and he will sell some of his land to 2 of his sons in 1694 and 1695 in the Charlesbourg area.

Recensement 1681 Census: CHARLESBOURG
François Blondeau 57 ; Nicolle Rolland, sa femme, 46 ; enfants : Joseph 24, Maurice 19, Marie 16, Jean 10, Thomas 6 ; 1 fusil ; 2 pistolets ; 5 bêtes à cornes ; 18 arpents en valeur.^[7]

Death
Nicole Roland, wife of François Blondo (sic), was buried on 24 September 1694 in Charlesbourg, the record giving her around 60 years of age. Present at the funeral were Thomas Blondeau her son, Thomas Paiet and Jacques Duhault, and many others who could not sign, the 3 named signed with the priest.^[8]

Notes

She is first named Gabrielle d'Assonville on their contract and then it is crossed out and Nicole Rolland is entered, per Archange Godbout and Jetté.^[1] She gets called Gabrielle d'Assonville on 2 of the baptisms of their children, the rest of the time named Nicole Rolland/Roland, once with the added dite des Pelleteaux. Per one of the marriages of their children, Nicole could not sign, whereas François signs just Blondeau. On their marriage, Nicole is first entered as Gabrielle d'Assonville and this is crossed out, the name Nicole Rolan entered instead.^[5] See contract and marriage images on profile.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec des origines à 1730, René Jetté, avec la collaboration du PRDH, 1983, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, pg 116 (membership IGD)
2. ↑ Dictionnaire biographique des ancêtres québécois, Michel Langlois
3. ↑ BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8
4. ↑ Marriage image IGD image on profile
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Recensements de 1666-1667 en Nouvelle-France, référant au chapitre IV du livre Histoire des Canadiens Français de Benjamin Sulte, compilés par Jean-Guy Sénécal (senecal@gel.ulaval.ca) le 17 mars 1998
7. ↑ Wikisource Recensement 1681 Census selon Benjamin Sulte
8. ↑ Sépulture-Funeral image IGD

• Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin IGD (membership) https://www.genealogiequebec.com
• Googlebooks extract, book by J.B.A. Ferland, 1534-1663

• tree: Nos origines

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Theresa Salari for creating Rolland-43 on 13 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Theresa and others.