Nicolas Bouhier dit Boyer (c. 1637 – 1714) & Marguerite Maclin (1646 – 1733)

This record details the lives of Marguerite Maclin (a pioneer who arrived in the 1659 Recruitment with Marguerite Bourgeoys) and her second husband, Nicolas Bouhier dit Boyer, a carpenter and pioneer in Montreal. Marguerite was first married to Jean Cicot (dit Sicotte).

Marguerite Maclin (Maquelin)

Detail Description
Variations Maquelin, Masquelin, Maclain.
Parents Jean Masquelin and Suzanne (or Simonne) Oudy (per baptism).
Birth/Baptism Baptized March 22, 1646, at Saint-Denis parish in SĂ©zanne-en-Brie, Champagne, France.
Migration Arrived in Quebec on September 9, 1659, aboard the ship Saint-André as part of the 1659 Recruitment. She traveled with Marguerite Bourgeoys and lived at the Congregation of Notre-Dame in Montreal.
Death & Burial Died on June 20, 1733, and was buried the next day in Montreal.

First Marriage: Jean Cicot (dit Sicotte)

Detail Description
Parents Guillaume Cicot and Jeanne Fafare (Dolu, Island of Oléron, France).
Marriage Contract October 14, 1662, before Notary BĂ©nigne Basset.
Marriage Date October 23, 1662, at Notre-Dame de Montréal.
Witnesses Included Governor Paul de Chomedey, Jacques Le Ber, Charles Le Moyne, and Marguerite Bourgeoys.
Death Died in the Montreal Hospital (HĂŽtel-Dieu) and was buried on June 8, 1667.

Children with Jean Cicot (2 Total)

Name Born Spouse & Legacy
1. Catherine Cicot 1663 Married Joseph Huet dit Dulude (1679).
2. Jean Cicot 1666 Married Marie Madeleine Lamoureux (1697); Ancestor of the Sicotte family.

Second Marriage: Nicolas Bouhier (dit Boyer)

Detail Description
Parents Estienne Boyer and Perrine Payneau (Poitou, France).
Birth/Baptism Baptized September 29, 1637, at Le-Poiré-sur-Velluire (Notre-Dame), Poitou, France.
Migration Arrived in Quebec on May 25, 1664, aboard the ship Le Noir de Hollande.
Occupation Carpenter and indentured servant to Claude Robutel, Sieur de Saint-André (1666 census).
Marriage Contract July 3, 1667 (less than a month after her first husband's death), before Notary BĂ©nigne Basset.
Marriage Date August 8, 1667, at Notre-Dame de Montréal.
Death & Burial Died at RiviĂšre Saint-Pierre and was buried on May 24, 1714, in Montreal.

Children with Nicolas Boyer (10 Total)

Name Years Key Details & Legacy
1. Jacques Boyer 1669 – ? Married twice; fathered twenty children.
2. Marie Boyer 1677 – 1763 Married Charles Gervaise (1693); had sixteen children.
3. Nicolas-Antoine Boyer 1679 – ? Married Louise Payet D’Amours (1704); had nineteen children.
Other Children 1668-1688 Marguerite (1668–1668), Jean (1671–1687), Paul (b. 1674), Marguerite-Jeanne (b. 1682), Zacharie (b. 1684), Anne-Françoise (1686–1686), Marguerite (b. 1688).

Census Records (Montreal)

Year Location Head (Age) Spouse (Age) Children (Ages) Assets/Notes
1666 Montreal Jean Cicot (35) Marguerite Maclin (18) Catherine (2). Habitant (settler).
1667 Montreal Island Jean Cicot (35) Marguerite Maclin (19) Catherine (3), Jean (1) 4 livestock, 6 arpents developed.
1681 Montreal Nicolas Boyer (39) Marguerite Maclin (34) 7 children (incl. 2 Cicot stepchildren) 1 gun, 8 horned animals, 30 arpents developed.

Credits and Licensing

Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.

All materials licensed: CC BY-ND 4.0 by eirenicon llc.

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