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NAME:  Francois BOUVET  b 1770
aka: Francois Bouvete De La Ville (on contract)

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BIRTH: September 21,1770

BAPTISM: September 21,1770    Notre-Dame, Montréal

MOTHER: VADEAU, Catherine  b. c1743  aka VADAU

FATHER: BOUVET, Francois    b. c1740   aka BOUVETTE

SIBLINGS:

MARRIAGE: February 9, 1795   Notre-Dame, Montréal,Québec

SPOUSE:    PERRAULT, Marie Marthe

CHILDREN:
BOUVETTE, Francois Xavier  b & bpt. March 01, 1796 
BOUVET, Marie Adelaide  b Mar. 19, 1797  bpt. Mar. 20, 1797 
      d. July 19, 1797  buried July 20, "in the cemetery near the fort"(?)
BOUVET, Marie Esther  b June 08, 1798   bpt. June 10, 1798
BOUVET, Mary Anne   b Dec. 21, 1799    bpt. Dec. 22, 1799
BOUVET, Eleonore born after 1799
 
Note:  
These first 4 are baptism records for the children of
Francois Bouvet &  Marie-Marthe Perrault, at Notre-Dame de Montreal..
There may be additional entries from the year 1800 and later, but the
database used ends on December 31st 1799.  In order to find all the
records, you will have to consult microfilms in Montreal or through the
LDS library.  Be aware however, that these are all in French.

LIFE EVENTS:

1810  Francois Xavier BOUVETTE (BOUVET) b. 1770
SIgns Contract as WIntering Blacksmith with the
NorthWest Co. to serve at Fort William for 3 years.
He is required to Paddle and Portage on the trip west,
a Voyageur.  (see notes below)
 (see IMAGE of Voyageur Engagement here)

QUESTIONS & NOTES:
 1821 was an important date in the northwest:
 the merger of the NWCo and HBCo. Only half
as many fur-trade posts were needed, and those
 required less man-power. So many, many men,
 lost their jobs, if not right away, then as soon as
their contracts ran out.

DEATH:  earlier than 1830

BURIAL:

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ADDITIONAL & UNPROCESSED INFO BELOW...


Signature of Francois Bouvet born 1770, Voyageur

(see IMAGE of Voyageur Engagement here)
Front Panel, Voyageur Engagement, Bouvet, Montreal
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Francois BOUVETTE
birth: ABT 1770

Father: Francois BOUVET
Mother: Catherine VADAU

SPOUSE: Marie-Marthe PERRAULT b: ABT 1779
Married:9 FEB 1795 in Montreal

Source:
Title: PRDH, RAB du - Population of Quebec Before 1799
Author: Editor-Gaetan Morin
Publication: pub by the University of Montreal (data extracted by Tom Edworthy)
Note: database of records of French Canadians and from Catholic
parishes in Quebec
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The information below was obtained at the ARCHIVES NATIONALES DU QUEBEC, in Montreal
and also from the ARCHIVES NATIONALES DU CANADA, in Ottawa.

His Voyageur engagement:

 François Bouvet, from Montréal, is hired by McTavish McGillivray & Co. (NWCo), in the capacity
 of forgeron-hivernant (wintering blacksmith), to go to Fort William, to winter for 3 years, for total
wages of £126 (Halifax currency); engagement passed on 27-01-1810, by the notary
Gray J.A. (Montreal).  Francois signed his engagement which means that he most likely
could read and write. At the end, the following is written: "obligé de nager & porter".
This means that Francois is obliged to paddle the canoe during the trip and must also
carry packs across the numerous portages.
In the baptism records for the four children of Francois Bouvet & Marie-Marthe Perrault, at Notre-Dame de
 Montreal church, Francois b1770 is identified as a "forgeron" or blacksmith. (His son Francois b1796 is 13
 years and 10 months old at the time of this, his father's contract.)

 (see IMAGE of Voyageur Engagement here)
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