Elie
GODIN
(b.
6 April 1617
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
5 January 1672
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
)
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Elie GODIN was born 6 April 1617 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie GODIN was the child of ? and ?Elie was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elie married Esther RAMAGE 22 March 1639 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Esther RAMAGE was born abt. 1622 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Esther died 16 February 1678 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).
Elie GODIN died 5 January 1672 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
son of Louis Gaudin (Godin) and Marie Francois
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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Family and Children of Elie GODIN
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Esther RAMAGE-- Date: 22 March 1639 Place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
PRDH records show a baptism in 1655 in Quebec, QC, Canada of a child of Esther ? and Elie Godin. There is also a marriage of a child of Esther Ramage and Elie Godin in Quebec, QC, Canada in 1656. In 1666 and 1667, they are living in Montmorency County.
"Elie Godin died at Beaupre and was buried on 5 January 1672. His widow, Esther Ramage, made another marriage commitment to Mathruin Roy on 12 October 1676 but failed to go through with it. She died about 1695 after twelve years of ill health."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume II, Page 119
"Elie Godin (Gaudin) was born about 1612 in the diocese of Saintes, province of Saintonge. he was a sailor who met his wife, Marie Esther Ramage, in her home town, the port of La Rochelle in Aunis. They were married on 22 March 1639 in the Calvinist temple at La Rochelle where she was 24 years old. Their first two children were born in France."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 128
Children of Elie GODIN and Esther RAMAGE:
Anne GODIN (GAUDIN) (b.16 October 1639, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 26 February 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) 19 April 1656 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) (b.10 August 1641, St Laurent de Beaumenil, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France d. 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France)
Jeanne GODIN (b.9 October 1643 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 22 November 1651, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France)
Helene GODIN (b.3 September 1645 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France)
Marie GODIN (b.10 June 1647 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 14 January 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France)
Pierre GODIN (b.21 May 1650 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 22 January 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
Marie-Charlotte GODIN (b.24 August 1655, Québec, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1712, Montmagny, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre FRECHET (FRICHET) 9 November 1671 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
m. Pierre LAFOREST 27 July 1679 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Jacques GODIN (b.abt. 1656, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1734, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France)
Esther RAMAGE-- Date: 22 March 1639 Place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, FranceLe Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
PRDH records show a baptism in 1655 in Quebec, QC, Canada of a child of Esther ? and Elie Godin. There is also a marriage of a child of Esther Ramage and Elie Godin in Quebec, QC, Canada in 1656. In 1666 and 1667, they are living in Montmorency County.
"Elie Godin died at Beaupre and was buried on 5 January 1672. His widow, Esther Ramage, made another marriage commitment to Mathruin Roy on 12 October 1676 but failed to go through with it. She died about 1695 after twelve years of ill health."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume II, Page 119
"Elie Godin (Gaudin) was born about 1612 in the diocese of Saintes, province of Saintonge. he was a sailor who met his wife, Marie Esther Ramage, in her home town, the port of La Rochelle in Aunis. They were married on 22 March 1639 in the Calvinist temple at La Rochelle where she was 24 years old. Their first two children were born in France."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 128
Children of Elie GODIN and Esther RAMAGE:
Anne GODIN (GAUDIN) (b.16 October 1639, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 26 February 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )m. René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) 19 April 1656 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) (b.10 August 1641, St Laurent de Beaumenil, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France d. 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France) Jeanne GODIN (b.9 October 1643 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 22 November 1651, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France) Helene GODIN (b.3 September 1645 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France) Marie GODIN (b.10 June 1647 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 14 January 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France) Pierre GODIN (b.21 May 1650 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 22 January 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France ) Marie-Charlotte GODIN (b.24 August 1655, Québec, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1712, Montmagny, Canada, New France )m. Pierre FRECHET (FRICHET) 9 November 1671 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
m. Pierre LAFOREST 27 July 1679 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Jacques GODIN (b.abt. 1656, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1734, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France)
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Elie Gaudin
'THE HISTORY OF ELIE GAUDIN AND HIS WIFE ESTHER RAMAGE, COUPLE FROM WHICH YOU DESCEND, IS INTERESTING AND IS IDENTIFIED WITH THAT OF THE BEGINNINGS OF THE PARISH OF SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRÉ.
ABOUT FORTY YEARS AFTER THE FOUNDING OF QUÉBEC, A HUGONOT FAMILY, THAT OF GAUDIN, CAME TO SETTLE IN THE SEIGNEURIE OF BEAUPRÉ. ELIE GAUDIN AND HIS WIFE, ESTHER RAMAGE CONVERTED TO CATHOLICISM AND, THE PROVIDENCE WHICH HAD GUIDED THEM TO THESE SHORES, WANTED TO CONFIRM THE FAITH OF YOUR ANCESTORS BY PROVIDING FAVOURABLE SIGNS.
IN 1662, ESTHER RAMAGE, AGED 46, HAD SUFFERRED FOR 18 MONTHS OF A VERY PAINFULL SICKNESS. SHE WAS SO BENT BY THE PAIN THAT SHE COULD ONLY GET AROUND BY DRAGGING HERSELF WITH A CANE. SHE HAD LOST ALL HOPE OF RECOVERY WHEN SHE REMEMBERED THE STORY HER HUSBAND HAD TOLD HER ABOUT LOUIS GUIMONT WHO, IN HIS PRESENCE, WAS SUDDENLY CURED OF A VERY PAINFUL KIDNEY DISEASE AS HE WAS LAYING, IN DEVOTION, THREE STONES ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH OF SAINTE- ANNE WHICH WAS JUST...Read MORE...
'THE HISTORY OF ELIE GAUDIN AND HIS WIFE ESTHER RAMAGE, COUPLE FROM WHICH YOU DESCEND, IS INTERESTING AND IS IDENTIFIED WITH THAT OF THE BEGINNINGS OF THE PARISH OF SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRÉ.
ABOUT FORTY YEARS AFTER THE FOUNDING OF QUÉBEC, A HUGONOT FAMILY, THAT OF GAUDIN, CAME TO SETTLE IN THE SEIGNEURIE OF BEAUPRÉ. ELIE GAUDIN AND HIS WIFE, ESTHER RAMAGE CONVERTED TO CATHOLICISM AND, THE PROVIDENCE WHICH HAD GUIDED THEM TO THESE SHORES, WANTED TO CONFIRM THE FAITH OF YOUR ANCESTORS BY PROVIDING FAVOURABLE SIGNS.
IN 1662, ESTHER RAMAGE, AGED 46, HAD SUFFERRED FOR 18 MONTHS OF A VERY PAINFULL SICKNESS. SHE WAS SO BENT BY THE PAIN THAT SHE COULD ONLY GET AROUND BY DRAGGING HERSELF WITH A CANE. SHE HAD LOST ALL HOPE OF RECOVERY WHEN SHE REMEMBERED THE STORY HER HUSBAND HAD TOLD HER ABOUT LOUIS GUIMONT WHO, IN HIS PRESENCE, WAS SUDDENLY CURED OF A VERY PAINFUL KIDNEY DISEASE AS HE WAS LAYING, IN DEVOTION, THREE STONES ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH OF SAINTE- ANNE WHICH WAS JUST...Read MORE...
1617 Birth 6 April 1617
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
1639 Marriage / PartnerElie GODIN and Esther RAMAGE 22 March 1639, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
He was 21 years old.
1639 Birth of ChildAnne GODIN (GAUDIN) was born 16 October 1639, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie was 22 years old.
1641 Birth of ChildCharles GODIN (GAUDIN) was born 10 August 1641, St Laurent de Beaumenil, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Elie was 24 years old.
1643 Birth of ChildJeanne GODIN was born 9 October 1643 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie was 26 years old.
1645 Birth of ChildHelene GODIN was born 3 September 1645 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie was 28 years old.
1647 Birth of ChildMarie GODIN was born 10 June 1647 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie was 30 years old.
1650 Birth of ChildPierre GODIN was born 21 May 1650 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie was 33 years old.
1651 Death of ChildJeanne GODIN died 22 November 1651, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie was 34 years old.
1652 Death of ChildMarie GODIN died 14 January 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie was 34 years old.
1652 Death of ChildCharles GODIN (GAUDIN) died 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie was 34 years old.
1652 Death of ChildHelene GODIN died 8 March 1652, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie was 34 years old.
1655 Birth of ChildMarie-Charlotte GODIN was born 24 August 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Elie was 38 years old.
1656 Marriage of ChildAnne GODIN (GAUDIN) married 19 April 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE)
1671 Marriage of ChildMarie-Charlotte GODIN married 9 November 1671, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Pierre FRECHET (FRICHET)
1672 Death
Saint-Anne-de-Beaupre
Elie Godin
'Elie Godin died at Beaupre and was buried on 5 January 1672. Subsequently, his widow, Esther Ramage made another marriage commitment to Mathurin Roy but canceled it. She died about 1695 after 12 years of ill health.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 129
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Saint-Anne-de-Beaupre
Elie Godin
'Elie Godin died at Beaupre and was buried on 5 January 1672. Subsequently, his widow, Esther Ramage made another marriage commitment to Mathurin Roy but canceled it. She died about 1695 after 12 years of ill health.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 129
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death
name: Elie Godin
gender: Unknown
burial date: 05 Jan 1672
burial place: Ste Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency I, Quebec
death date:
death place: Ste Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency I, Quebec
age: 60
birth date: 1612
birthplace:
occupation:
race: White
marital status: Unknown
spouse's name:
father's name:
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B02505-8
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number:
'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch.org
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Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website
name: Elie Godin
gender: Unknown
burial date: 05 Jan 1672
burial place: Ste Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency I, Quebec
death date:
death place: Ste Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency I, Quebec
age: 60
birth date: 1612
birthplace:
occupation:
race: White
marital status: Unknown
spouse's name:
father's name:
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B02505-8
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number:
'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch.org
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website
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