Pierre  DUQUET

1643 Birth
14 January 1643
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Pierre Duquet
14 January 1643
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
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Biography
DUQUET DE LA CHESNAYE, PIERRE, explorer, royal notary, attorney-general, seigneurial judge, seigneur; b. 14 Jan. 1643 in Quebec; d. 13 Oct. 1687 in Quebec.

Son of Denis Duquet and Catherine Gauthier, Pierre was one of the first pupils of the Jesuit college of Quebec. The Journal des Jésuites stresses on different occasions the role that he played in the musical portion of the religious ceremonies.

Shortly after leaving the college, Duquet, at the age of 20, bought the registry of the notary Guillaume Audouart, whom he succeeded as royal notary. His commission, dated 31 Oct. 1663, made him the first Canadian-born notary.

At this time Duquet had only just returned from an expedition, directed by Guillaume Couture*, which had taken him during the summer a little beyond Lake Nemiskau, about a hundred miles from Rupert River. This was the second attempt by the French to reach Hudson Bay by land.

Like most of the notaries of his period, Duquet had a well-filled career: he was...Read MORE...


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1666 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUQUET and Anne LAMARRE 25 August 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 years old.

1667 Birth of Child
Denis DUQUET was born 4 April 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1668 Birth of Child
Jean DUQUET was born 15 February 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Anne-Susanne DUQUET was born 17 March 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Jean DUQUET was born 4 June 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Anne-Marguerite DUQUET was born 5 April 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Catherine-Angelique DUQUET was born 10 February 1677, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Alexandre DUQUET was born 30 August 1678, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Pierre DUQUET was born 11 April 1680, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1681 Death of Child
Alexandre DUQUET died 11 August 1681, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1682 Birth of Child
Francois-Pierre DUQUET was born 29 June 1682, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1687 Death
13 October 1687
Québec, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 44.