Louis Marie dit Sainte-Marie & Mathurine Goard

Louis Marie dit Sainte-Marie: A Pioneer in New France, Carignan-Salières Regiment

Louis Marie, son of Louis Marie and Marguerite Peigné, was born in Saint-Symphorien de Tours, in Touraine (Indre-et-Loire), around 1634.

He arrived in New France on August 17, 1665, with the Carignan regiment, la Varenne company, aboard the ship "Le Justice". He received the scapular of Mount Carmel on October 10, 1665, in Quebec. After working on the construction of Fort Sainte-Thérèse, his company was sent to garrison in Montreal until 1668. He chose to remain in the colony after demobilization [1, 2, 4].

Mathurine Goard: Filles du Roi

Mathurine Gouard, a "Fille du Roy" (King's Daughter), was born around 1648 in the parish of Saint-Sulpice, faubourg Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, daughter of Gilles Gouard and Catherine Léger. She arrived in the colony in 1666 and was recorded in Montreal in 1667 as a "marriageable girl" living with the Daughters of the Congregation. She knew how to sign.

The marriage contract was signed on May 21, 1667, before notary Bénigne Basset. They married on May 31, 1667, in Montreal [1, 2, 4, 5].

Family and Children

The couple had 11 children:

1. Michel-Sidrac (baptized April 12, 1668, Montreal)
2. Marie-Catherine (baptized February 5, 1670, Montreal)
3. Antoine (baptized January 25, 1672, Montreal)
   • Note on Descendants: Antoine received a concession in Longueuil in 1694. He married Marie Séguin in 1700 but had no children. Antoine died in 1703 [1].
4. François (I) (baptized February 10, 1674, Montreal)
5. Angélique-Marie (baptized September 6, 1676, Montreal)
6. Marie (baptized October 7, 1678, Montreal)
7. François (II) (born April 19, 1681, Bois-Brûlé, baptized in Pointe-aux-Trembles de Montréal)
   • Note on Descendants: François married Marguerite Bourdon in 1705 and lived his entire life in Longueuil. He remarried Madeleine Surprenant in 1723. He was an important concessionaire and had a large number of descendants [1].
8. Antoinette (baptized February 28, 1683, Montreal)
9. Marie-Anne (baptized February 11, 1685, Montreal, and buried February 13, 1685)
10. Marguerite (baptized March 27, 1686, Montreal, and died in the hospital on March 17, 1703)
11. Gabriel (baptized June 2, 1688, Montreal, and buried April 9, 1692, resident of Boucherville) [1, 2, 4, 7, 8]

Later Life and Land

Louis Marie's early years were characterized by numerous land transactions (acquisitions and sales of concessions on the Island of Montreal, in Varennes, and in Longueuil), suggesting he was a land speculator rather than a farmer [1].

• He owned a stone house in Ville-Marie, which he sold in 1687.
• In 1687 or 1688, he settled in the seigneury of Longueuil, where he received a concession from Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil on January 2, 1694.
• In 1692, he rented a shop in Ville-Marie, indicating he practiced an unknown trade [1].

Deaths

• Louis Marie died in Montreal and was buried on December 2, 1702 [1, 2, 4, 10, 11].
• Mathurine Gouard died at the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal and was buried on December 9, 1720 [1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 12].

Credits and Licensing

Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.

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

Sources

• [1] Source regarding information on concessions, land purchases and sales, and information on children.
• [2] Information regarding Louis Marie's arrival, his marriage, and information on Mathurine Gouard.
• [4] General family information.
• [5] Notarial information.
• [7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] Civil status records, and judicial procedures.