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Francois BOUVET
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
From D. Garand:
Here are a few bits of information concerning Francois Bouvet, father & son. These were obtained at the ARCHIVES NATIONALES DU QUEBEC, here in Montreal and also from the ARCHIVES NATIONALES DU CANADA, in Ottawa.
First, here are two Voyageur engagements:
1) 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 is identified as a "forgeron" or blacksmith. It thus appears that engagement #1 is for Francois 1770 rather than for Francois 1796 who only is 13 years and 10 months old in January 1810.
2) Francis Bouvet, 1796, from Montréal, is hired in the capacity of armurier-forgeron (gunsmith & blacksmith),to proceed to the Nord-West territories, to winter for 3 years, by Pierre de Rastel de Rocheblave, an agent for McTavish McGillivray & Co., (NWCo), for total wages of 3600ff (livres ancien cours, which means the old French currency), passed on 03-01-1820, in front of the notary Beek J.G. in Montreal; Francois signed his engagement.
One pound Halifax currency was equal to twenty-four livres ancien cours, so Francois' wages for 3 years was £150 Halifax. This appears to be the engagement for Francois Bouvet b1797, who married Marguerite Marchand in St-Boniface, Red River (Manitoba) on November 4th 1833.
3) Tutelles & Curatelles, District de Montreal
On June 14th 1830, a CURATELLE A L'ABSENCE is prepared and filed by the court in Montreal for Francois Bouvet. The document, numbered #954, states that Francois Bouvet, the son of the late Francois Bouvet and of the late Marie-Marthe Perrault, is absent from Lower Canada. This type of document was required in order to name a CURATEUR, a person who would look after the interests and belongings of the absent person until such time when that person would return to Lower Canada.
In this case it is clear that this Francois Bouvet is the one who married Marguerite Marchand. In the same document it is also stated that Eleonore Bouvet, Francois' sister, is also absent from Lower Canada.
It should also be noted that when Francois married Marguerite Marchand in St-Boniface, three years later, on November 4th 1833, the priest noted that Marie Perrault was deceased but not Francois senior. This seems to indicate that Francois junior was unaware of his father's death which had occured in 1830 or earlier.
4) The HBCo carried out several censuses at Red River during the nineteeth century. Francois Bouvet is listed in a least two of them.
1838 - Francois Bouvette, 42 years old, (born in 1796).
1842 - Francois Bouvet, Red River, 48 years old (born in 1798).
I hope that some of this info can be of use to you.