Anne Daudelin & René Provost: A Family History
Anne Daudelin (1667-1733)
Anne Daudelin and her twin brother René were born and baptized on April 28, 1667, in Chùteau-Richer. She was the daughter of Nicolas Daudelin and Anne Giard. Her godmother was Mathurine Bélanger.[^1]
Census Records
- 1667 Census (CÎte de Beaupré): Nicolas Daudelin, 30; Anne Girard, his wife, 30; René, 3 months; Anne, 3 months; 10 cattle, 40 arpents of cultivated land.[^2]
- 1681 Census (Seigneurie de Beaupré): Nicolas Daudelin, 48; Anne Girard, his wife, 40; children: René and Anne (twins), 14; Marie, 12; 19 cattle; 37 arpents of cultivated land.[^3]
Marriage
On January 9, 1684, René Provost, aged about 32, married Anne Daudelin, aged 16, in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade. René was the son of Nicolas Provost and Anne St-Amand from the parish of St-Laurent, Archdiocese of Paris. Anne was the daughter of Nicolas Daudelin and Anne Girard from Ste-Anne, Diocese of Quebec.[^4]
Death and Guardianship
Marie Anne Daudelin, aged 64, died after a long illness on July 1 and was buried on July 2, 1733, in Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes. Witnesses declared they could not sign the document.[^5]
A guardianship was established for the minor children of the late Marie Anne Daudelin and René Provost on November 10, 1733.[^6]
Children
René Provost and Anne Daudelin had a total of 10 children, with three or four dying young. The surviving children include:
- Pierre Prévost
- Born: 1686[^7]
- Married: April 27, 1716, to Marguerite Bourdon in Boucherville.
- Marie Prévost
- Born: Unknown
- Married: November 25, 1715, to Louis Robert.
- René Prévost
- Born: July 2, 1706
- Married: February 5, 1731, to Marie-Marguerite Brunel.
- François Prévost
- Born: September 30, 1694, in Varennes.
René Provost (c.1652-1735)
René Provost was born around 1652 in the 10th Arrondissement of Paris, France. His parents were Nicolas Provost and Anne St. Amand of St-Laurent parish. René was literate enough to sign his name.[^8]
René appeared in New France records upon his marriage in 1684, suggesting he arrived a year or two prior, as he was not listed in the 1681 census. It is unknown why he migrated, and there is no evidence he was a soldier.[^9]
After their marriage, René and Marie-Anne initially settled in Batiscan, where their first two children were likely born. They moved to Varennes in the Montreal area after René acquired a land concession on October 1, 1688.[^10]
René was widowed in 1733. He died on May 31, 1735, and was buried the following day at Ste-Anne parish in Varennes.[^11] His surviving children remained in Varennes or nearby Boucherville. A small street in Varennes bears his name today.
Notarial Materials
The marriage contract details:
"On the ninth day of January in the year one thousand six hundred eighty-four, after the publication of the three marriage banns between René Provost, aged about thirty-two years, son of Nicolas Provost and Anne St-Amand, his father and mother, from the parish of St-Laurent, Archdiocese of Paris, on one part, and Anne Daudelin, aged sixteen years, daughter of Nicolas Daudelin and Anne Girard, her father and mother, from the parish of Ste-Anne, Diocese of Quebec, on the other part, I, the undersigned priest, have taken their mutual consent by words of the present, and no legitimate impediment having been found, I have given them the nuptial blessing according to the form of our Holy Mother Church..."[^12]
Credits and Licensing
Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.
All materials licensed: CC BY-ND 4.0 by eirenicon llc.
Sources
[^1]: Baptism Record, FamilySearch [^2]: 1666-1667 Census of New France, Benjamin Sulte [^3]: 1681 Census, Benjamin Sulte [^4]: Marriage Record, FamilySearch [^5]: Burial Record, FamilySearch [^6]: Guardianship Record, BAnQ [^7]: Family History, Prevost-Provost [^8]: René Provost Biography [^9]: René Provost Biography (Referencing [^8]). [^10]: René Provost Biography (Referencing [^8]). [^11]: René Provost Biography (Referencing [^8]). [^12]: Notarial Text (Referencing [^4]).