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Marie Godard & Toussaint Giroux

Biographies

Marie Godard

  • Birth: c.1641 in Mortagne, Perche, France
  • Death: 21 November 1684 (aged ~43), buried in Beauport, Canada
  • Alternative Spellings: Godart, Godare
  • Research Note: Origin disputed – some sources suggest possible Algonquin ancestry.[8]

Toussaint Giroux

  • Birth: Baptized 2 November 1633 in Réveillon, France
  • Death: 15 February 1715 (aged 82), Beauport, Canada
  • Occupation: Linen weaver
  • Parents: Jean Giroux & Marguerite Quilleron

Marriage & Family

First Marriage: 29 September 1654 in Beauport, Canada[1]

  • Marie Godard (~16 years old)
  • Toussaint Giroux (21 years old)
  • Celebrant: Jesuit priest Paul Ragueneau
  • Witnesses: Sieur Giffar & Sieur Denis le fils

Children (with Marie Godard):

  1. Charles (1655-1655)
  2. Raphaël (1656-1715)
  3. Charles (1658-1708)
  4. Toussaint (1660-1660)
  5. Michel (1661-1715)
  6. Toussaint (1663-1663)
  7. Jean (1664-1733)
  8. Marie-Anne (1666-1711)
  9. Jean-Baptiste (1668-?)
  10. Marie-Madeleine (1669-1751)
  11. Toussaint (1672-1750)
  12. Monique (1679-1727)

Second Marriage: 29 October 1686 to Thérèse LeBlanc[15]

Child (with Thérèse LeBlanc):

  1. Marie-Angélique (1688-1746)

Census Records

Year Location Household Details
1666[2] Beauport Toussaint Girou (30, weaver), Marie Godard (25), children: Raphaël (10), Charles (8), Michel (6), Jean (15mo)
1667[3] Beauport Toussaint Giraux (34), Marie Godart (28), children: Raphaël (11), Charles (9), Michel (5), Jean (2), Marie (1)
1681[4] Beauport Toussaint Girou (52), Marie Godart (52), children: Raphaël (25), Charles (23), Michel (22), Jean (17), Marie (14), Madelaine (12), Toussaint (10), Monique (2)

Research Notes

  • Marie Godard’s status as a “fille à marier” (marriageable girl) is disputed. Her name does not appear in key emigration records.[6],[7]
  • Alternative theory suggests possible Indigenous Algonquin heritage.[8]
  • Inventory of Marie’s possessions conducted 30 October 1685
  • Toussaint had 323 documented descendants by 1729[19]

Credits

Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.

Sources

  1. Marriage Record: FamilySearch
  2. 1666 Census: Sulte, B. Histoire des Canadiens-français Vol. IV
  3. 1667 Census: Sulte, B. Histoire des Canadiens-français Vol. IV
  4. 1681 Census: Sulte, B. Histoire des Canadiens-français Vol. V
  5. Burial Record: FamilySearch
  6. Migration Records: Migrations.fr
  7. Historical Analysis: APointInHistory.net
  8. Indigenous Heritage Study: SGLevis.org
  9. Second Marriage Contract: FamilySearch
  10. Descendant Count: La Mémoire du Québec