Noëlle Landeau & Jean Baudoin & Louis Tétrault

Name variations: Landreau; first name variations: Marie Noëlle, Nathalie. [^2]

Birth and Early Life

Daughter of Jean Landeau and Marie Aubert, Noëlle Landeau was baptized on November 2, 1638, in the parish of Saint-Barthélemy in Jauzé [^3], a commune in Perche Sarthois located in the diocese of Le Mans and the former province of Maine. The commune of Jauzé borders Courcival. Her godfather was Mathurin Landeau, and her godmother was Noëlle Aubert. [^4][^5]

According to perche-quebec.com, it is likely that Jean Baudoin and Noëlle Landeau knew each other before migrating to Canada. [^2] The first mention of Noëlle in the colony’s records is her marriage in August 1659. [^6]

First Marriage (to Jean Baudoin)

On August 12, 1659, in Trois-Rivières, Jean Baudoin, son of Jacques Baudoin and Madeleine Pichon from Courcival, diocese of Le Mans, married Noëlle Landeau, daughter of Jean Landeau and Marie Aubert, from José, diocese of Le Mans, in the presence of Sieurs de la Poterie and Godefroy. [^7][^6]

On June 24, 1660, before notary Séverin Ameau, a marriage contract was drawn up between Jean Baudoin, son of Jacques Baudoin and Madeleine Pichon from Courcival, diocese of Le Mans; and Noëlle Landreau, daughter of Jean Landreau and Marie Aubert, from Tossé, diocese of Le Mans. [^8]

Children from First Marriage

  1. Louis Baudouin (Baptized April 8, 1661, in Trois-Rivières; died before the 1666 census).
  2. Magdeleine Baudouyn (Born and baptized April 24, 1662, in Trois-Rivières, a posthumous child); married Martin Foisy on December 29, 1674, in Trois-Rivières. [^9][^10]

The date of Jean Baudoin’s death is unknown. His daughter Madeleine, born in April 1662, was posthumous. [^9][^10]

Second Marriage (to Louis Tétrault)

A marriage contract was signed between Louis Détreau (de Tétreau), from St-Martin, Poitou, son of Mathurin Détreau and Marie Bernard; and Noëlle Landeau, widow of Jean Baudoin, daughter of Jean Landeau, from St-José, in Maine, and Marie Auber (January 23, 1663), before Notary Séverin Ameau. [^8]

On June 9, 1663, in Trois-Rivières, Louis Tétreau, son of Mathurin Tétreau and Marie Bernard, from the parish of St-Martin in Poitou, married Noëlle Landeau, widow of Jean Baudouin and daughter of Jean Landeau and Marie Aubert, from the parish of José, diocese of Le Mans, in the presence of Séverin Ameau, Pierre Lefebvre, and Joseph Massé. [^11][^12]

Children from Second Marriage

  1. Marie Téttreau (Born c. March 7, 1664, in Trois-Rivières); married Paul Desmarest on October 14, 1681, in Champlain.
  2. Claude Tétreau (Born April 23, 1666, in Trois-Rivières); died and buried on September 17, 1695, in Montréal (Notre-Dame), aged ~27 years, killed by the Iroquois.
  3. Louis (Born c. 1669); married Geneviève Brunet on June 4, 1695, in Montréal (Notre-Dame).
  4. Jacques (Born c. 1672); married Marguerite Brunet on October 15, 1698, in Montréal (Notre-Dame).
  5. Daniel (Born c. 1674); married Catherine Charon (?); as a widower, remarried to Marie Renée Pinault on May 8, 1747, in Verchères.
  6. Marie Françoise (Born c. 1677); married Laurent Benoist dit Livernois on November 12, 1691, in Boucherville.
  7. Joseph (Born c. 1678); married Anne Jaret de Beauregard on June 12, 1700, in Montréal (Notre-Dame).
  8. Michel Tétreau (Born April 23, 1681, in Champlain); died and buried July 10, 1684, in Champlain, aged 3 years.
  9. Jean Tétreau (Born October 24, 1683, in Champlain); married Jeanne Tailhandier on July 8, 1710, in Boucherville. [^10][^13][^12]

Census Records

Year Location Household Members Notes
1666 [^14] Les Trois-Rivières Louis Tétreau (30, habitant), Noëlle Landreau (30), Magdelaine Baudouin (3), Marie Tétreau (2); servants: Jacques Boissonnet (21), Jean Monet (19).
1667 [^14] Petit Cap de la Madeleine Louis Restereau (Tetreau, 32), Noelle Lagneau (Landeau, 30); Children: Marie Baudouin (5), Marie Restereau (3), Claude (1); 1 head of cattle, 5 arpents in value. Note discrepancy in Marie Baudouin/Marie Restereau ages.
1681 [^15] Champlain Louis Tétreau (48), Marie Noël (49); Children: Marie (17), Claude (15), Louis (12), Jacques (9), Daniel (7), Marie (4), Joseph (3), Michel (3 months); 1 gun, 9 horned beasts, 18 arpents in value.

Death Records

Louis Tétro died on the morning of June 22, 1699, and was buried the same day in Champlain, aged around 65 years. His sons Daniel and Joseph were present at the funeral. [^16]

Marie Noëlle Landeau, widow of Louis Tétro, was buried on September 24, 1706, in Montréal (Notre-Dame), aged around 70 years. [^17]

Testament and Legacy

Testament: Noëlle Landeau completed her testament and deposited it with the parish priest of Champlain, Louis Geoffroy, on January 6, 1700. It was later deposited in the registry of notary Antoine Adhémar on October 12, 1706, with notary Le Pallieur acting on behalf of the priest. The testament included a small legacy to the church of Champlain. [^18]

Legacy: By 1729, Noëlle had 233 descendants: 64 from her marriage with Jean Baudouin and 169 from her marriage with Louis Tétreau. [^19][^20]

Notarial Acts

Notary Séverin Ameau Vol XI [^8]

Notary Guillaume de La Rue Vol XXVI [^8]

Notary Louis Demeromont Vol XXVI [^8]

Notary Antoine Adhémar Vol V [^8]

Notary Antoine Adhémar Vol VI [^8]

BAnQ Archives

Sources

  1. [^1.0] [^1.1] Carpin 1999, Appendix D, pp. 571-577 Note: Numbers above #267, each with an asterisk, are additions to Carpin’s list as indicated in the chronological list that can be seen on the Percheron Immigration Category page.
  2. [^2.0] [^2.1] [^2.2] [^2.3] [^2.4] perche-quebec.com
  3. [^3.0] [^3.1] Wikipedia: Jauzé
  4. [^4.0] [^4.1] Baptism image File
  5. [^5.0] [^5.1] Departmental Archives of Sarthe, classification 1MI 1013 R1 Jauzé BMS 1612-1699 pg 58/305
  6. [^6.0] [^6.1] [^6.2] [^6.3] File Noëlle Landeau 2020 Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies
  7. [^7.0] [^7.1] Marriage Baudoin-Landeau IGD
  8. [^8.0] [^8.1] [^8.2] [^8.3] [^8.4] [^8.5] [^8.6] [^8.7] BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventory of notarial records from the French regime, by Pierre Georges Roy and Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8 Vol XI pg 68-9
  9. [^9.0] [^9.1] [^9.2] [^9.3] Genealogical Dictionary of Quebec Families from the origins to 1730, René Jetté, with the collaboration of PRDH, 1983, University of Montreal Press, pg 63 (Beaudoin) (membership IGD)
  10. [^10.0] [^10.1] [^10.2] [^10.3] [^10.4] [^10.5] Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 – Drouin IGD
  11. [^11.0] [^11.1] Marriage 2 IGD
  12. [^12.0] [^12.1] PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (membership): Family: 1600 PRDH Family 1600
  13. [^13.0] [^13.1] Genealogical Dictionary of Quebec Families from the origins to 1730, René Jetté, with the collaboration of PRDH, 1983, University of Montreal Press, pg 1070 (Tétreau) (membership IGD)
  14. [^14.0] [^14.1] [^14.2] [^14.3] Census of 1666-1667 in New France, referring to Chapter IV of the book History of French Canadians by Benjamin Sulte, compiled by Jean-Guy Sénécal (senecal at gel.ulaval.ca) on March 17, 1998
  15. [^15.0] [^15.1] Wikisource Census 1681 Census according to Benjamin Sulte
  16. [^16.0] [^16.1] Burial-Funeral Louis Tétro image IGD
  17. [^17.0] [^17.1] Burial-Funeral Noëlle Landeau image IGD
  18. [^18.0] [^18.1] BAnQ: Lawsuit between Louis Geoffroy, parish priest of Champlain, plaintiff, and the heirs of Noëlle Landeau, widow of Louis Tétreau, defendants, for the execution of the testament (classification 06M,TL4,S1,D968) original documents
  19. [^19.0] [^19.1] La Mémoire du Québec, Marie-Noëlle Landeau
  20. [^20.0] [^20.1] La Mémoire du Québec, Louis Tétreau
  21. [^21] January 7, 1680 Classification: TL3,S11,P2037 Royal Jurisdiction Fund of Trois-Rivières – BAnQ Trois-Rivières Id 435709
  22. [^22] May 3, 1682 Classification: TL3,S11,P2064 Royal Jurisdiction Fund of Trois-Rivières – BAnQ Trois-Rivières Id 435736
  23. [^23] March 21, 1689 Classification: TL3,S11,P1962 Royal Jurisdiction Fund of Trois-Rivières – BAnQ Trois-Rivières Id 435649
  24. [^24] April 2, 1689 Classification: TL3,S11,P1963 Royal Jurisdiction Fund of Trois-Rivières – BAnQ Trois-Rivières Id 435650
  25. [^25] [October 11, 1706 – October 19, 1706 Classification: TL4,S1,D968 Royal Jurisdiction Fund of Montreal – BAnQ Old Montreal Id 698873](https://advitam.banq.qc.ca/notice/698873?state=eyJzZWFyY2hTdGF0ZSI6eyJwYWdlIjoxLCJzZWFyY2hUeXBlIjoiU0lNUExFIiwic2VhcmNoUGFyYW1zIjp7ImNyaXRlcmlh