Marguerite Gaillard dit Duplessis
Wife of Louis Saucier
Marguerite Gaillard dit Duplessis, a “Fille du Roi”, which translates in English to “Daughter of the King”, was born in 1637 in the parish of Notre Dame, Calais, Picardy, France and was the daughter of Jean Baptiste Gaillard and Catherine DeLomelle.
Records show that Marguerite Gaillard was married four times and had nine children, with only eight surviving. Her first marriage, which occurred in Calais, France, was to Hercule Duperron who was born in about 1635 and died in 1663 in France, possibly a year earlier. Their actual marriage date is not known but was probably around 1661 or 1662. Left a widow by squire Hercule Duperron, she came to Canada in 1664 at about age 27, as a Fille du Roi, bringing with her goods worth an estimated 200 livres (worth about $2,850 in the USA in the year 2014) for her dowry. There were no children born in her first marriage to Hercule Duperron.
Marguerite's second marriage was to Francois Provost whom she married on July 26, 1664, in Quebec, Canada. Both spouses signed the marriage contract drawn up on July 19th by notary Pierre Duquet, she by her mark only. This was the second marriage for Marguerite and the first for Francois. Francois Provost, born on August 27, 1637, was the son of Marin Provost and Catherine Cornilleau, residents of Tourouvre, France, where Francois was born. Francois Provost died at age thirty-three on April 6, 1670, at Quebec. The Gaillard/Provost marriage was performed by Messire Jean Lesieur, Priest of Saint Sauveur Catholic Church in Quebec. The marriage was witnessed by Sieurs Jean Bourdon, the Attorney General of the King, Denys Joseph Ruette d'auteuil, Concellor and by Nicholas Gaudry. There were two Children from the Provost marriage, Anne-Claude Provost who was born in 1665 and died in 1690 and son Francois Michel Provost who was born in 1669 and died in 1711, both residents of St Michel (now Ste Foye), Quebec, Canada.
After the death of her second husband, Francois Provost, Marguerite and her children with Francois continued to reside at Cote Saint-Michel, their residence in Sillery. The Provost residence and property was inherited by their sole son, Francois Michel Provost, age one (1) year, after his father's death in 1670 in Quebec.
Marguerite Gaillard, a little less than eight months after the death of her second husband, for the third time entered a contract of marriage drawn up on November 27, 1670, by notary Pierre Duquet with Louis Saucier, a native of St Eustache, Paris, France, and a resident of Sillery, Quebec, Canada. They were married on January 12, 1671, at Notre Dame Cathedral in Quebec, Canada. Louis Saucier was the son of Charles Saucier and Charlotte Clairet of St. Eustache, Paris, France. The Saucier/Gaillard marriage, the first marriage for Louis Saucier and the third marriage for Marguerite Gaillard, was performed by Henry de Bernieres, cure of the parish of Notre Dame of Quebec. Rene-Louis de Lotbinere, son of the lieutenant-general of Quebec witnessed the marriage. Other witnesses present at the marriage were Louis La Haye, Huron Limon and Thomas Langlois. The contract of marriage was signed by Marguerite by making her mark instead of a signature on the documents, whereas Louis signed the marriage documents with his signature.
Marguerite and Louis had two children, their first child, a son; Charles Saucier was born on August 31, 1672, and baptized the next day September 1, 1672 at Notre Dame de Quebec. Their second child, son Jean Baptiste Saucier was born on December 4, 1674, and was also baptized on the same day of his birth at Notre Dame de Quebec. Jean Baptiste’s godfather was Jean LeChasseur, the Secretary of Le Comte de Frontenac, the Governor of Canada; Godmother was Jeanne Gaudain, the wife of Nicolas Dupont, a member of the Sovereign Council of Quebec. The identities of witnesses to the marriage of Marguerite and Louis and to the baptisms of their two children reflect the professional and social acquaintances and reveal Louis’s engagement in Canadian government work that was well above menial in level.
After Louis Saucier’s death in 1675 (according to Genealogy of Canada records) at Sillery, Marguerite Gaillard, now forty-one years old, was married a fourth time on August 18, 1678, to Michel Nicolas LeGardeur dit Sansoucy, age forty-two, who has been appointed executor of Louis Saucier’s estate after his death. This was a second marriage for Michel LeGardeur. Michel and Marguerite lived on the Cote Saint-Michel in Sillery in the home of her former husband, along with Marguerite's two children from the Provost marriage. Michel Nicolas LeGardeur, who was born in 1636 and died on January 1, 1691, in Quebec, was the son of Nicolas LeGardeur and Etienette Simoneau of Chanceaux, Dijon, Langres, Bourgogne, France. The five children from her marriage to Michel LeGardeur are: Jean Baptiste LeGardeur, who died shortly after birth, Michelle LeGardeur, Marguerite Margaret LeGardeur, Marie Madeline LeGardeur and Charles LeGardeur; all residents of St Michel (now Ste Foye), Quebec, Canada.
According to the translation of a French record about Marguerite that is found in the Genealogy of Canada records, Marguerite’s father, Jean Baptiste Gaillard, who was born at La Fleche, France died sometime before 1653 at Calais, France. The occupation listed for her father was that of Master Surgeon. The record also states that her mother, Catherine DeLomelle, remarried in December of 1653 to Samuel Hebert. It states that Marguerite's stepfather, Samuel Hebert, was a surgeon in Paris in 1655. The record also gives Marguerite’s paternal grandparents as François Gaillard and Françoise Planchat of Calais, France and her maternal grandparents as Grégoire Lhomme and Marie Suin also of Calais, France.
The last Canadian records for Marguerite Gaillard were in 1701 when she signed the marriage documents for her youngest daughter, Marguerite LeGardeur.
Marguerite and Louis Saucier’s children, Charles and Jean Baptiste, were raised in the LeGardeur household along with their half brothers and sisters from their mothers other two marriages.
Marguerite remained in the residence at Sillery, Canada until her death on April 1, 1705, at the age of sixty-eight years. Charles was there in Sillery when his mother died, but it is unknown if and when Jean Baptiste knew of his mother's death. We do know Jean Baptiste never returned to Canada at any time after he married and settled in the colony at Mobile. Marguerite is buried in Quebec in the Notre-Dame-de-Foy Cemetery, Sainte Foy, Capitale Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada.
Marguerite Gaillard is the matriarch of the Saucier family in both the United States and Canada.
Records show that Marguerite Gaillard was married four times and had nine children, with only eight surviving. Her first marriage, which occurred in Calais, France, was to Hercule Duperron who was born in about 1635 and died in 1663 in France, possibly a year earlier. Their actual marriage date is not known but was probably around 1661 or 1662. Left a widow by squire Hercule Duperron, she came to Canada in 1664 at about age 27, as a Fille du Roi, bringing with her goods worth an estimated 200 livres (worth about $2,850 in the USA in the year 2014) for her dowry. There were no children born in her first marriage to Hercule Duperron.
Marguerite's second marriage was to Francois Provost whom she married on July 26, 1664, in Quebec, Canada. Both spouses signed the marriage contract drawn up on July 19th by notary Pierre Duquet, she by her mark only. This was the second marriage for Marguerite and the first for Francois. Francois Provost, born on August 27, 1637, was the son of Marin Provost and Catherine Cornilleau, residents of Tourouvre, France, where Francois was born. Francois Provost died at age thirty-three on April 6, 1670, at Quebec. The Gaillard/Provost marriage was performed by Messire Jean Lesieur, Priest of Saint Sauveur Catholic Church in Quebec. The marriage was witnessed by Sieurs Jean Bourdon, the Attorney General of the King, Denys Joseph Ruette d'auteuil, Concellor and by Nicholas Gaudry. There were two Children from the Provost marriage, Anne-Claude Provost who was born in 1665 and died in 1690 and son Francois Michel Provost who was born in 1669 and died in 1711, both residents of St Michel (now Ste Foye), Quebec, Canada.
After the death of her second husband, Francois Provost, Marguerite and her children with Francois continued to reside at Cote Saint-Michel, their residence in Sillery. The Provost residence and property was inherited by their sole son, Francois Michel Provost, age one (1) year, after his father's death in 1670 in Quebec.
Marguerite Gaillard, a little less than eight months after the death of her second husband, for the third time entered a contract of marriage drawn up on November 27, 1670, by notary Pierre Duquet with Louis Saucier, a native of St Eustache, Paris, France, and a resident of Sillery, Quebec, Canada. They were married on January 12, 1671, at Notre Dame Cathedral in Quebec, Canada. Louis Saucier was the son of Charles Saucier and Charlotte Clairet of St. Eustache, Paris, France. The Saucier/Gaillard marriage, the first marriage for Louis Saucier and the third marriage for Marguerite Gaillard, was performed by Henry de Bernieres, cure of the parish of Notre Dame of Quebec. Rene-Louis de Lotbinere, son of the lieutenant-general of Quebec witnessed the marriage. Other witnesses present at the marriage were Louis La Haye, Huron Limon and Thomas Langlois. The contract of marriage was signed by Marguerite by making her mark instead of a signature on the documents, whereas Louis signed the marriage documents with his signature.
Marguerite and Louis had two children, their first child, a son; Charles Saucier was born on August 31, 1672, and baptized the next day September 1, 1672 at Notre Dame de Quebec. Their second child, son Jean Baptiste Saucier was born on December 4, 1674, and was also baptized on the same day of his birth at Notre Dame de Quebec. Jean Baptiste’s godfather was Jean LeChasseur, the Secretary of Le Comte de Frontenac, the Governor of Canada; Godmother was Jeanne Gaudain, the wife of Nicolas Dupont, a member of the Sovereign Council of Quebec. The identities of witnesses to the marriage of Marguerite and Louis and to the baptisms of their two children reflect the professional and social acquaintances and reveal Louis’s engagement in Canadian government work that was well above menial in level.
After Louis Saucier’s death in 1675 (according to Genealogy of Canada records) at Sillery, Marguerite Gaillard, now forty-one years old, was married a fourth time on August 18, 1678, to Michel Nicolas LeGardeur dit Sansoucy, age forty-two, who has been appointed executor of Louis Saucier’s estate after his death. This was a second marriage for Michel LeGardeur. Michel and Marguerite lived on the Cote Saint-Michel in Sillery in the home of her former husband, along with Marguerite's two children from the Provost marriage. Michel Nicolas LeGardeur, who was born in 1636 and died on January 1, 1691, in Quebec, was the son of Nicolas LeGardeur and Etienette Simoneau of Chanceaux, Dijon, Langres, Bourgogne, France. The five children from her marriage to Michel LeGardeur are: Jean Baptiste LeGardeur, who died shortly after birth, Michelle LeGardeur, Marguerite Margaret LeGardeur, Marie Madeline LeGardeur and Charles LeGardeur; all residents of St Michel (now Ste Foye), Quebec, Canada.
According to the translation of a French record about Marguerite that is found in the Genealogy of Canada records, Marguerite’s father, Jean Baptiste Gaillard, who was born at La Fleche, France died sometime before 1653 at Calais, France. The occupation listed for her father was that of Master Surgeon. The record also states that her mother, Catherine DeLomelle, remarried in December of 1653 to Samuel Hebert. It states that Marguerite's stepfather, Samuel Hebert, was a surgeon in Paris in 1655. The record also gives Marguerite’s paternal grandparents as François Gaillard and Françoise Planchat of Calais, France and her maternal grandparents as Grégoire Lhomme and Marie Suin also of Calais, France.
The last Canadian records for Marguerite Gaillard were in 1701 when she signed the marriage documents for her youngest daughter, Marguerite LeGardeur.
Marguerite and Louis Saucier’s children, Charles and Jean Baptiste, were raised in the LeGardeur household along with their half brothers and sisters from their mothers other two marriages.
Marguerite remained in the residence at Sillery, Canada until her death on April 1, 1705, at the age of sixty-eight years. Charles was there in Sillery when his mother died, but it is unknown if and when Jean Baptiste knew of his mother's death. We do know Jean Baptiste never returned to Canada at any time after he married and settled in the colony at Mobile. Marguerite is buried in Quebec in the Notre-Dame-de-Foy Cemetery, Sainte Foy, Capitale Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada.
Marguerite Gaillard is the matriarch of the Saucier family in both the United States and Canada.
Above is Notre Dame Cathedral in Quebec, the church where Louis Charles Saucier and Marguerite Gaillard attended church. They were married here in 1671 and their sons Charles and Jean Baptiste Saucier were both baptized at Notre Dame. Funeral services for both Louis Charles and Marguerite were conducted here.
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