NICOLET, Ephrosine Marie-Madeleine
1626 - 1689 (63 years)Set As Default Person
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Name NICOLET, Ephrosine Marie-Madeleine Birth 1626 Nipissing, Ontario, Canada Gender Female Differentiator 1/2 Native American - Algonquin tribe, Names on monument of first French Ile d' Orleans settlers Death 30 Sep 1689 Hotel-de-Dieu, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Patriarch & Matriarch NICOLET, Thomas, b. Abt 1570, Cherbourg, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France d. Bef 1619, Cherbourg, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France (Age < 48 years) (Grandfather)Person ID I18618 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father NICOLET, Sieur de Belleborne Jean, b. 1598, Cherbourg, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France d. 29 Oct 1642, Sillery, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 44 years) Relationship natural Mother NIPISSING, Unknown, b. Abt 1602, near Lac Nipissing or on the Allumette Island, located in the Ottawa River, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada d. 1636, Sillery, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 34 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1623 (1625?) North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada Family ID F13191 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 LEBLANC, Jean, b. 21 Nov 1623, Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d. 11 Sep 1662, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, L'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada (Age 38 years) Marriage 18 Oct 1643 Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada [1, 2] Children 1. LEBLANC, Jacques, b. Abt 13 Aug 1648, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 29 Nov 1669, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 21 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. LEBLANC, Marie-Madeleine, b. 15 Jul 1652, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, L'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada d. 28 Dec 1708, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, L'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ PICHET, Jean m. 16663. LEBLANC, Anonyne, b. 10 Apr 1654, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 10 Apr 1654, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. LEBLANC, Marguerite, b. 25 May 1655, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 2 Nov 1661, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 6 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. LEBLANC, Noel, b. 10 Jan 1660, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 5 Apr 1660, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F9164 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Family 2 DUSSAULT DIT LAFLEUR, Elie Dusceau, b. 7 Sep 1635, Mortagne-la-Vieille, La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France d. 8 Jun 1692, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 56 years) Married 21 Nov 1643 Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Marriage 22 Feb 1663 Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Children 1. DUSSAULT LAFLEUR, Louis, b. 25 Aug 1663, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. DUSSAULT LAFLEUR, Pierre, b. 31 Jul 1665, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada d. 1730 (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. DUSSAULT, Jean-Francois, b. 4 Jan 1668, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 24 Apr 1719, Lauzon, Lévis, Quebec, Canada (Age 51 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ BOURASSA, Marie Madeleine m. 8 Jan 16924. DUSSAULT LAFLEUR, Charles, b. 21 May 1673, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada d. 27 Feb 1697 (Age 23 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F9230 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Notes - In the wilderness of New France, around 1628, Euphrosine-Madeleine Nicolet was born, daughter of the French explorer and interpreter Jean Nicolet and a Nipissing woman whose name has been lost to history.
As one of the first known French-Canadian Métis, Euphrosine-Madeleine's early years were likely spent in the Nipissing territory, immersed in her mother's traditions. However, her father, recognizing the importance of education in the burgeoning colony, brought her to Quebec while she was still young. There, at the Jesuit mission in Sillery, she was introduced to Christianity and the French way of life, beginning a lifelong journey of navigating between two worlds.
At the age of fifteen, Euphrosine-Madeleine married Jean LeBlanc, a French settler. Over the next two decades, she bore five children, experiencing both the joys of motherhood and the heartbreak of losing two infants. Tragedy struck again in 1662 when her husband was killed by the Iroquois, leaving her a widow with three surviving children.
In 1663, she married Elie Dussault dit Lafleur, a sailor. Together, they had four sons, expanding her already diverse family.
Throughout her life, Euphrosine-Madeleine was an integral part of the Quebec City community. Her mixed heritage, while presenting challenges in a society grappling with cultural differences, also positioned her as a living bridge between the Indigenous and French worlds. She likely faced prejudices, but her successful marriages and large family suggest a level of acceptance within the colonial society.
On September 30, 1689, Euphrosine-Madeleine's remarkable life came to an end in Quebec City. She left behind a legacy that speaks to the complex social dynamics of 17th-century New France and the pivotal role played by Métis individuals in shaping early Canadian society.
- In the wilderness of New France, around 1628, Euphrosine-Madeleine Nicolet was born, daughter of the French explorer and interpreter Jean Nicolet and a Nipissing woman whose name has been lost to history.
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Sources - [S2131] Ancestry.com, Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935 - [S2131] Ancestry.com, Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Bibliothèque Et Archives Nationales Du Québec; Montréal, Quebec, Canada; Collection: Fonds Cour Supérieure. District Judiciaire De Québec. Cote Cn301. Greffes De Notaires, 1626-1962.; District: Quebec City; Title: Tronquet, Guillaume (1643-1646).
Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935
- [S2131] Ancestry.com, Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).