René Drouillard (abt. 1661 - 1737)

Born about 1661 in Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche, Saintonge, France [uncertain]

Husband of Louise Forestier — married 4 Oct 1694 in Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1737 at about age 76 in Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

René Drouillard migrated from France to New France.

René Douillard variation: Drouillard, dit Laprise

In his marriage record of 4 October 1694^[1] René names his parents as Jean Drouillard and Françoise Doublet of Saint-Pierre de ‘Juy’ in Saintonge and his age is shown as 33 years old. ‘Juy’ is actually Juicq, a small community neighboring Saint-Hilaire de Villefranche where his older brother was baptized in 1653. In 1677 the parish records of Juicq show ‘René Douillard laboureur à bras’ as godfather for a child baptized there. Whether ‘Drouillard’ or ‘Douillard’ is the correct form of the surname is uncertain; René and his own son René seem to have more often used Drouillard, but later generations appear to have favored Douillard.^[2]

René Drouillard lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

René arrived in New France as a soldier of a marine company detachment in or before 1689, and later assumed the trade of carpenter. Several civil documents shed light on his career in the colony.^[3]

René was married to Louise Forestier October 4, 1694 at Montréal.

René Douillard dit Laprise, and his wife Louise Forestier, daughter of Étienne Forestier dit Lafortune and Marguerite Lauzon were gaurdians for the minor siblings around Mar 4, 1700.^[4]

On July 13, 1705 René Douillard dit Laprise, husband of Louise Forestier and guardian of the minor children of Étienne Forestier dit Lafortune and Marguerite Lauzon, held a meeting with relatives and friends to deliberate on what will be more advantageous for the preservation of the property of minors; the minutes of the meeting and the conclusion of the king’s attorney. ^[5]

Louise died in April 1737 and René died two months later in June.

Research Note

• The profiles of the family directly affected by the awarding of the 1700 gaurdianship have not been updated. there is more to undsertand why daughter Louise sought gaurdianship of her minor siblings.

Sources

1. ↑ Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec). Registres paroissiaux catholiques 1621-1979, FamilySearch database with images. Montréal (Notre-Dame) 1642-1699; baptêmes, mariages, sépultures, image 1653/1937. (Free account required.) FamilySearch
2. ↑ Fichier Origine and the PRDH use both spellings; nosorigines webpage uses Douillard.
3. ↑ For details see Dictionnaire biographique des ancêtres québécois author Michel Langlois, page 3 (Douillard) in French. Googlebooks, 1998 (still under copyright)
4. ↑ Tutelle des enfants d'Étienne Forestier Lafortune et de feu Marguerite Lauzon, BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Montréal. Tutelles et curatelles,CN - 06M,CC601,S1,SS1,D109 UR
5. ↑ Tutelle des enfants d'Étienne Forestier Lafortune et de feu Marguerite Lauzon Ce dossier d'administration judiciaire, BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Montréal. Tutelles et curatelles,CN - CN - 06M,TL4,S1,D849

• Fichier origine 320015 René Douillard / Drouillard / Laprise 2020 Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie//Québec Federation of Genealogical Societies
• Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec des origines à 1730, René Jetté, avec la collaboration du PRDH, 1983, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, A-J, PDF pg 358-9

• tree http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Rene_Douillard&pid=45931&lng=fr&partID=45930