This site (and genealogy research in general) is a work in progress. Do your own research. There are errors and omissions.
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark
CLOUTIER, Anne

CLOUTIER, Anne

Female 1626 - 1648  (22 years)

 Set As Default Person    

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Photos
    Robert Drouin Anne Cloutier contrat_mariage p.5
    Robert Drouin Gravesite
    First Double Wedding in New France
    Baptism- Marie Anne Cloutier
    Robert Drouin Monument
    Robert Drouin marriage contract, reproduced p.4
    Anne Cloutier
    Robert Drouin Monument

    Documents
    Ancestors on the World Stage    		Ancestors on the World Stage

    Histories
    Anne's Life    		Anne's Life
    The Cloutier Sisters    		The Cloutier Sisters

  • Name CLOUTIER, Anne  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 19 Jan 1626  Mortagne, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Arrival 1636  Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Robert Drouin Gravesite    		 Robert Drouin Gravesite
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    CLOUTIER, Denis,   b. 1565, Mortagne, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1633, St Jean-de-Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1677, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Other Partners: GAUTHIER, Jeanne Rahir  m. 3 Nov 1609  
    Relationship natural 
    Mother DUPONT, Xainte,   b. 1595, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Parish Cemetery, Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1680, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 18 Jul 1616  St Jean, Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DROUIN, Robert,   b. 6 Aug 1607, Chartres, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1685, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Other Partners: CHAPELIER, Marie  m. 29 Nov 1649 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1637  Beauport, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1710, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. DROUIN, Agnes,   b. 16 Jan 1641, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1641, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. DROUIN, Anonyme,   b. 8 Nov 1641, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1641, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. DROUIN, Male,   b. 22 Nov 1642, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1642, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. DROUIN, Male,   b. 1645, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1645, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. DROUIN, Jeanne,   b. 3 Feb 1647, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1732, Beauport, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ MAHEU, Pierre Sieur Des Hazard  m. 10 Nov 1659
     7. DROUIN, Male,   b. 1644   d. 1644 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Photos
    Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968    		Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
    Family ID F1378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Jan 1626 - Mortagne, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - 1636 - Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Jul 1637 - Beauport, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Feb 1648 - Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2137] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S85] Ancestry.com, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    3. [S1476] Genealogical Research Library, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).

    4. [S93] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Place: Quebec, Canada; Year: 1636; Page Number: 53.

    5. [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      		 Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968



Go to Top