Tidbits from the history of our ancestors. # 7
<h2>Passengers list of the Saint-André, 1659.</h2><h3>Settlers for Montréal.</h3><h5><FONT COLOR="#0099FF">last update : January10, 1998</FONT></h5>

In the fall of 1658, Jeanne Mance and Marguerite Bourgeoys left Montréal for France to raise some financing and get new recruits for Montréal. In France during the following winter, the Associés de Montréal provided funds to contract a few soldiers and brides-to-be for some of the settlers, Jeanne Mance with the financing of Madame de Bullion recruited three nurse-nuns for her Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Montréal, a few brides-to-be and some families most from the village of Marans in Aunis, and the Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice of Paris contracted some labourers, artisans and future brides.

A list of the people recruited for Montréal was prepared, maybe by Jeanne Mance herself, before or after the trip,and has been kept until today as document 31 at the archives de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal. Hôtel-Dieu, still in existence today, is the hospital founded by Jeanne Mance. This is the list reproduced here.

There are 111 entries on the list. Of these 9 had been to Canada before and were returning from business trips to France. These are:

  • Jeanne Mance
  • Marguerite Bourgeoys
  • Claude Robutel de Saint-André
  • Claude Fezeret
  • his wife
  • his son
  • Michel Bouvier
  • Urbain Graveline
  • abbé Vignal, mentioned twice.

    Two persons on the list, Bouret and Condar did not make the trip; notes in the margin say:"il s'est caché" (he hid). Eight died at sea and others might have died shortly after landing at Québec. There were also passengers for the Québec area on the Saint-André, new setllers and brides-to-be, but these were not on the list.

    The list is reproduced as written with the funny spelling.

    For further details on the list, the ship, the events surrounding its crossing and good biographical details on the passengers, with reproduction of many engagement contracts found in France, I suggest you read the excellent research book written by P.Archange Godbout, "LES PASSAGERS DU SAINT-ANDRÉ", published by Société Généalogique Canadienne-Française, Montréal, 1964, 163 pages. Still in stock.

    Mr. ImberMr. de la VigneMr. BrijatMr. de la PlaceMonsieur le Maistre prestreMonsieur Vignal prestre
    Passengers list as per archives



    Soldat pour le fort
    Monsr. de Belaistre
    Mr. de Rouvré
    Pour Monsieur Labbé de Queylus
    francois bailly mre masson
    le beau pere dudict bailly
    Claude fezeret mre serreurier
    Jean Condar masson
    André bouret masson
    Gilles de Vainne masson
    Jaques Metivier masson
    Jaques Mareteau masson
    Jaques Berriau masson
    Estienne trutault charpentier
    Julien Averti serreurier
    Jaques le pretre fandeur de boys Et defricheur
    Pierre Nepveu fandeur de boys Et defricheur
    René Moreau defricheur
    Estienne hardouin defricheur
    Mathurin Rouillé defricheur
    Monsieur Vignal luy meme
    Noel legal menuisier
    Gabriel de Rié defricheur
    Anthoine huet defricheur
    Pour les hospitalières
    René Cullerier defricheur
    Jehan Celier defricheur et boulanger
    Pour Mr de St André
    Luy mesme
    Michel bouvier masson
    Jean le blanc defricheur
    Pour Madlle Marguerite bourgeoys
    Richard pajot
    Pour Madlle Mance
    Urban Graveline
    Robert perroy
    Jaques bonnin
    pierre Moreau
    André treiault
    Gregoire simon
    pierre perusseau
    Noel Davignon
    Magné
    Pour Monsieur Vignal
    Le picart menuisier
    Thomas Mousnyer
    Pour les familles de Maran Madlle Mance
    Olivier Charboneau
    Simon Cardinau
    Jaques Cardinau
    Jehan Cardinau
    pierre Goyet
    Jehan Roy
    Mathurin tibaudeau
    Jaques tibaudeau
    pierre Guiberje
    Elie Beaujehan
    Estienne Cougnon
    des moulins
    Le nepveu de desmoulins
    Pour Monsieur Souart
    Jehan Renou defricheur
    Jehan Martineau defricheur
    Jullien belois defricheur
    Anthoinne Courtemanche defricheur
    .
    La Mere Judith Moreau de bresolles superieure
    Soeur Catherine Macé
    Soeur Marie Maillet
    Marie polo leur servante
    Pour Madlle Mance
    Mademoiselle Mance
    Madlle belaistre
    Suzane du Verger
    françoise du Verger
    Catherine Marchant
    Thereze le breuil
    Catherine lotier
    Anne You
    Denize le Maistre
    Catherine Charles
    françoise Saunier
    Pour Madlle Marguerite Bourgeoys
    Elle mesme
    Aimée Chastel
    Catherine Crolau
    Marie Raisin
    Pour monsieur Souart
    Madlle Gaucher
    Pour Monsr de St André
    Madlle de St André
    Thoinnette halton
    Pour Odiau dict la fleche
    Marie Mousnier feme dud. Odiau
    la fille dud Odiau
    Pour Monsieur de Queylus
    la feme de francois bailly Mre masson
    la feme de Claude fezeret Mreserreurier
    Pour lhabitation Envoies par le Sr de La Dauversiere
    Magdelaine fabrecque
    Isabel Camus
    Marguerite Rebours
    Marguerite Maclin
    Pour Monsieur Souart
    la femme de jaques beauchamps
    la feme de Charboneau
    la fille de Charboneau
    la femme de Cardinau
    la femme de Goyet
    la fille de Goyet
    la femme de Roy
    la femme et trois filles de tibaudeau
    la femme et deux filles de Guiberge
    la femme Et la fille de beaujehan
    la feme de des Moulins

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