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Pierre GADOIS was born 17 November 1631 in France
Pierre GADOIS was the child of Pierre GADOIS (GADOYS) and Louise MAUGERPierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1636.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER) 12 August 1657 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER) was born 20 January 1643 in La Fleche, Departement de la Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Marie died 7 January 1718 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).
Pierre married (2) Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD) 20 April 1665 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD) was born abt. 1642 in Paris, France. Jeanne died 11 March 1724 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Pierre GADOIS died 18 May 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Occupation
Pierre GADOIS was a farmer, armourer, gunsmith, witchcraft victim.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Pierre GADOIS was a farmer, armourer, gunsmith, witchcraft victim.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Pierre GADOIS
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Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER)-- Date: 12 August 1657 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Ended in annulment 30 Aug 1660
Children of Pierre GADOIS and Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER):
Pierre GADOIS married 
Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD)-- Date: 20 April 1665 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre GADOIS and Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD):
Jeanne-Francoise GADOIS (b.7 March 1666, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Antoine HATANVILLE 18 January 1683 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Louis GADOIS (b.28 October 1667, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1670, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Jean-Baptiste GADOIS (b.26 July 1669, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
Louise GADOIS (b.1 October 1671, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Madeleine-Therese GADOIS (b.3 November 1673, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Henri Jules LEFOURNIER 16 August 1694 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Antoine GADOIS (b.15 April 1675, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1675, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Pierre GADOIS (b.21 October 1676, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Marguerite GADOIS (b.1 July 1678, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
Marie-Madeleine GADOIS (b.24 August 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Marie-Catherine GADOIS (b.10 November 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Antoine-Augustin GADOIS (b.8 June 1683, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
Henri GADOIS (b.3 February 1685, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
Pierre GADOIS (b.22 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER (b.22 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Madeleine-Jacquette CHOREL 21 September 1714 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER)-- Date: 12 August 1657 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Ended in annulment 30 Aug 1660
Children of Pierre GADOIS and Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER):
Pierre GADOIS married
Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD)-- Date: 20 April 1665 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre GADOIS and Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD):
Jeanne-Francoise GADOIS (b.7 March 1666, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )m. Antoine HATANVILLE 18 January 1683 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Louis GADOIS (b.28 October 1667, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1670, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Jean-Baptiste GADOIS (b.26 July 1669, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , ) Louise GADOIS (b.1 October 1671, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Madeleine-Therese GADOIS (b.3 November 1673, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )m. Henri Jules LEFOURNIER 16 August 1694 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Antoine GADOIS (b.15 April 1675, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1675, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Pierre GADOIS (b.21 October 1676, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Marguerite GADOIS (b.1 July 1678, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , ) Marie-Madeleine GADOIS (b.24 August 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1680, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Marie-Catherine GADOIS (b.10 November 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1681, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Antoine-Augustin GADOIS (b.8 June 1683, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , ) Henri GADOIS (b.3 February 1685, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , ) Pierre GADOIS (b.22 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France ) Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER (b.22 August 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France )m. Marie-Madeleine-Jacquette CHOREL 21 September 1714 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
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1631 Birth 17 November 1631
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Biography
GADOIS, PIERRE, Montreal Island farmer, armourer, gunsmith, witchcraft victim; b. 1632 in Saint-Germain-des-Prés parish near Bellême in Perche; d. 8 May 1714 in Montreal.
Pierre Gadois was the eldest son of Pierre Gadoys* (1594–1667) and came to Canada with his parents. The family arrived at Ville-Marie (Montreal) about 1647 after a sojourn in the Quebec region. Pierre the younger was, according to Marguerite Bourgeoys*, the first altar-boy in the frontier settlement of Ville-Marie. He was probably trained in gunsmithery by Jean La Forest [Tavernier] and possibly transmitted his skill to his brother, Jean-Baptiste (1641–1728), who also became a gunsmith.
On 12 Aug. 1657, Pierre Gadois was married to Marie Pontonnier by Father Claude Pijart* who pronounced the customary “nulloque Legitimo impedimento detecto.” Yet there was indeed an impediment. Mlle Pontonnier had wed Gadois in preference to another suitor. The rejected lover was René Besnard, dit Bourjoly, a corporal in the...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
GADOIS, PIERRE, Montreal Island farmer, armourer, gunsmith, witchcraft victim; b. 1632 in Saint-Germain-des-Prés parish near Bellême in Perche; d. 8 May 1714 in Montreal.
Pierre Gadois was the eldest son of Pierre Gadoys* (1594–1667) and came to Canada with his parents. The family arrived at Ville-Marie (Montreal) about 1647 after a sojourn in the Quebec region. Pierre the younger was, according to Marguerite Bourgeoys*, the first altar-boy in the frontier settlement of Ville-Marie. He was probably trained in gunsmithery by Jean La Forest [Tavernier] and possibly transmitted his skill to his brother, Jean-Baptiste (1641–1728), who also became a gunsmith.
On 12 Aug. 1657, Pierre Gadois was married to Marie Pontonnier by Father Claude Pijart* who pronounced the customary “nulloque Legitimo impedimento detecto.” Yet there was indeed an impediment. Mlle Pontonnier had wed Gadois in preference to another suitor. The rejected lover was René Besnard, dit Bourjoly, a corporal in the...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1657 Marriage / PartnerPierre GADOIS and Marie PONTONIERE (PONTONNIER) 12 August 1657, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 25 years old.
1665 Marriage / PartnerPierre GADOIS and Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD) 20 April 1665, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 33 years old.
1666 Birth of ChildJeanne-Francoise GADOIS was born 7 March 1666, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 34 years old.
1667 Birth of ChildLouis GADOIS was born 28 October 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 35 years old.
1669 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste GADOIS was born 26 July 1669, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 37 years old.
1670 Death of ChildLouis GADOIS died 14 November 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 39 years old.
1671 Birth of ChildLouise GADOIS was born 1 October 1671, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 39 years old.
1673 Birth of ChildMadeleine-Therese GADOIS was born 3 November 1673, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 41 years old.
1675 Birth of ChildAntoine GADOIS was born 15 April 1675, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 43 years old.
1676 Birth of ChildPierre GADOIS was born 21 October 1676, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 44 years old.
1678 Birth of ChildMarguerite GADOIS was born 1 July 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 46 years old.
1680 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine GADOIS was born 24 August 1680, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 48 years old.
1681 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine GADOIS was born 10 November 1681, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 50 years old.
1683 Marriage of ChildJeanne-Francoise GADOIS married 18 January 1683, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Antoine HATANVILLE
1683 Birth of ChildAntoine-Augustin GADOIS was born 8 June 1683, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 51 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildHenri GADOIS was born 3 February 1685, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 53 years old.
1686 Death of ChildPierre GADOIS died 4 June 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 54 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildJacques GADOIS dit MAUGER was born 22 August 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 54 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildPierre GADOIS was born 22 August 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 54 years old.
1687 Death of ChildLouise GADOIS died 21 October 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre was 55 years old.
1694 Marriage of ChildMadeleine-Therese GADOIS married 16 August 1694, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Henri Jules LEFOURNIER
1714 Death 18 May 1714
Montréal, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 82.
Added: 6/27/2009 1:46:38 PM
- Updated: 4/21/2016 4:28:20 PM
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