Jean François (Langlois) Vertefeuille (1692 - 1764)

Born 1692 in New England

Husband of Marguerite (Dupuis) Dupuis dite Lagarenne — married 27 Jun 1722 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1764 at about age 72 in Nicolet, Province of Québec

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Biography

JEAN FRANCOIS LANGLOIS VERTEFEUILLE Status : Immigrant

Birth : Vers 1692 Nouvelle-Angleterre (Etats-Unis)^[1]

Jean François was baptized on 30 May 1711 in Trois-Rivières, English in nation, no last name for him was recorded, he is given the age of around 12 on the record. His godparents were Jean François Desrosiers and Marie Françoise de Laforce.^[2] Jetté puts his birth at either 1692 or 1698.^[3]

He only used the name Vertefeuille on all records found for him. It is possible that the name was originally Greenleaf in New England. How he arrived in Canada is unknown, possibly captive of a native tribe in a raid, brought here and raised by locals. No parents are named for him anywhere.

Marriage
Contrat de mariage entre Jean-François Vertefeuille, Anglais de nation demeurant à Nicolet; et Marie-Marguerite Dupuy, fille de feu Jacques Dupuy et de Marie-Magdelaine Prévôts, remariée à Thomas Stilet (29 juin 1722). Notaire Pierre Petit^[4]

Jean François Vertefeuille, of English nationality, resident of Nicolet, married Marie Marguerite Dupuis, daughter of the late Jacques Dupuis and of Marie Madeleine Prévost, on 27 June 1722 in Trois-Rivières.^[5] (Note: Both those born in England and in New England were said to be English)

9 known children to the couple, 5 known to die young, and 4 to marry. They were established in the seigneurie of Nicolet.^[6]

Death
François Vertefeuille died on 15 March 1764 and was buried on the 16th in Nicolet, the record giving him around 72 years of age.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (free): Pionnier: 74468
2. ↑ Bapt. image IGD
3. ↑ Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec - René Jetté pg 1122 (membership IGD)
4. ↑ BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8 Vol XXVII pg 3 #20
5. ↑ Marriage image IGD
6. ↑ Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD
7. ↑ Sépulture-Funeral image COPY 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.
• FamilySearch database with images (ANQ Montreal), 16 July 2014. Registres paroissiaux catholiques du Québec, 1621-1979 >
  1. Trois-Rivières > Immaculée Conception > BMS 1634-1749 > image 338 of 684, register record, baptism of Jean-François anglais de nation, 30 May 1711.
  2. Trois-Rivières > Immaculée Conception > BMS 1634-1749 > image 393 of 684 register record, marriage of Jean-François Vertefeuille anglais de Nation & Marie Marguerite du Puis, 27 June 1722.
  3. Nicolet > Saint-Jean-Baptiste > BMS 1718-1799 > image 278 of 848, register record, sepulture of François Vertefeuille, 16 March 1764.
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