CLOUTIER, Anne
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Name CLOUTIER, Anne [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 19 Jan 1626 Mortagne, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France [1, 2, 4]
Gender Female Arrival 1636 Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada [4]
Differentiator Among the first 47 families that settled Quebec City (New France); contemporaries and acquaintances of Samuel Champlain; common ancestor of Jim & Michelle Death 3 Feb 1648 Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada [1, 2]
Burial Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada [1, 2]
Robert Drouin Gravesite Patriarch & Matriarch CLOUTIER, Denis, b. 1565, Mortagne, Orne, Basse-Normandie, Franced. 2 Mar 1633, St Jean-de-Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
(Age 68 years) (Grandfather)
Person ID I5178 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father CLOUTIER, Zacharie, b. 18 Jul 1590, Mortagne, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France d. 17 Sep 1677, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
(Age 87 years)
Other Partners: GAUTHIER, Jeanne Rahir m. 3 Nov 1609Relationship natural Mother DUPONT, Xainte, b. 1595, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Parish Cemetery, Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France d. 13 Jul 1680, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
(Age 85 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 18 Jul 1616 St Jean, Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Family ID F1388 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family DROUIN, Robert, b. 6 Aug 1607, Chartres, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d. 1 Jun 1685, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
(Age 77 years)
Other Partners: CHAPELIER, Marie m. 29 Nov 1649Marriage 12 Jul 1637 Beauport, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada [3, 5]
- The oldest marriage contract drawn up in New France. Anne was only 10 years old, but with the provision that no marital relations were to take place for two years.
Children 1. DROUIN, Genevieve, b. 19 Oct 1643, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada d. 4 Oct 1710, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
(Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
2. DROUIN, Agnes, b. 16 Jan 1641, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 31 Jan 1641, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
(Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
3. DROUIN, Anonyme, b. 8 Nov 1641, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 8 Nov 1641, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
(Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
4. DROUIN, Male, b. 22 Nov 1642, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 22 Nov 1642, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
(Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
5. DROUIN, Male, b. 1645, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 1645, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
(Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
6. DROUIN, Jeanne, b. 3 Feb 1647, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada d. 23 Jun 1732, Beauport, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
(Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
▻ MAHEU, Pierre Sieur Des Hazard m. 10 Nov 16597. DROUIN, Male, b. 1644 d. 1644 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Photos Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 Family ID F1378 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Histories Anne's Life The Cloutier Sisters
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Notes - Anne Cloutier, born on January 19, 1626, in St-Jean-de-Mortagne, Perche, France, was one of the earliest settlers of New France and a pivotal figure in the colony's early history. The daughter of Zacharie Cloutier, a master carpenter, and Xainte Dupont, Anne's life story encapsulates the challenges and realities faced by the first generation of French-Canadian settlers.
At the age of eight, Anne embarked on a life-changing journey across the Atlantic with her family. They arrived in New France on June 4, 1634, as part of Robert Giffard's recruitment of skilled artisans to establish the Beauport settlement near Quebec City. The Cloutiers were among the vanguard of the Percheron migration that would significantly shape the demographic and cultural landscape of New France.
Anne's childhood in the colony was likely filled with the daily challenges of frontier life. While her father worked on constructing essential buildings and fortifications, Anne would have assisted her mother in managing their household in the harsh New World environment.
Perhaps the most notable event in Anne's short life was her marriage to Robert Drouin. On July 27, 1636, at just ten years old, Anne was betrothed to Drouin, a bricklayer and employee of Robert Giffard. Their marriage contract, signed in the home of Jean Guyon, holds the distinction of being the first recorded in New France. Due to Anne's youth, the contract included provisions postponing the consummation of the marriage.
The actual wedding ceremony took place a year later, on July 12, 1637, at the Church of Notre-Dame de Quebec. Even then, the couple was required to wait two more years before living together as husband and wife. This arrangement reflects the complex realities of life in the early colony, where marriages often served strategic social and economic purposes.
Despite her young age at marriage, Anne bore several children with Robert Drouin. Their first child, Agnes, was born in 1641 but sadly died within a week. Anne would go on to have five more children, though only two daughters, Geneviève and Jeanne, survived to adulthood. Notably, Michelle is descended through Anne's daughter Geneviève, while Jim's lineage traces back to Jeanne through the Vermette/Gilbert branch.
Tragically, Anne's life was cut short at the age of 22. She passed away on February 3, 1648, in Quebec City, leaving behind her husband and young children. Her funeral, as described in the Jesuit Relations, provides a poignant glimpse into the communal nature of life and death in early New France.
Though her life was brief, Anne Cloutier's story is a testament to the resilience and fortitude of the women who helped establish New France. Her early marriage, her role as a mother in a challenging frontier environment, and her position as a daughter of one of the colony's founding families make her an important figure in the early history of French Canada.
- Anne Cloutier, born on January 19, 1626, in St-Jean-de-Mortagne, Perche, France, was one of the earliest settlers of New France and a pivotal figure in the colony's early history. The daughter of Zacharie Cloutier, a master carpenter, and Xainte Dupont, Anne's life story encapsulates the challenges and realities faced by the first generation of French-Canadian settlers.
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Sources - [S2137] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
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- [S1456] Ancestry.com, Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
- [S2137] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).