NameFrançois SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE 
Birth4 Jul 1644, Saint-Aubin-en-Bray, Beauvais, Picardy, France
Death9 May 1704, Hôtel-Dieu, Montreal, Québec
Misc. Notes
d’Ons-en-Bray, diocèse de Beauvais, Ile-de-France, France
Vol 25 OFCA
Soldat de Carignan-Salières Regiment, Cie de St-Ours
THE NOTARY CONTRACT FOR MARRIAGE -- Can one of our bilingual cousins do a precise translation of the marriage contract for Francois Seguin and Jeanne Petit? Thanks in advance.
The original marriage contract is on file in the Judicial Archives of Montreal and reads in French (complete with spelling errors):
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From Wednesday Aspres Midy Twenty United Day, September
Gbi seventy twelve ahead of us noore susd
21 7 bre 1672 marriage of Francois Seguin said laderoute with jeanne Petit
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To reach the treaty of marriage that God's pleasure will be faict el Cellebre in front of our mother Saint Eglize Apostolic Catholicque & Romaine between Francois, Seguin dict ladesroutte ha ' nt de Boucherville, son of Laurens Seguin and Marye Massieu, staying in the village daudinbray province of picardye Esvesche de Beauvais dune, & Jeanne little, daughter, Jean little & Jeanne gaudrau Alive dem at La Rochelle parroisse de ste Margueritte, daultre part, The guelles future parties Espoux have their good Vollontes & san no Constraint , faict the agreements & promises that follow In the presence of their amys Soubzez Scavoir have promised themselves and take themselves Mon. Lautre In foy and loyal wedding, Scavoir led future, Expoux promised and promises by Ces p ' ntes take the Jeanne petit faict the my promise to Seguin to take him for his future & legit Expoux Le toult aspres Les Ceremonies de lesglize duement faicttes & accomplished & Sy she. y. agrees & grants declaring future Espoux quilz take each other lapse In such Estatz quilz are & quilz will then be the completion of the little San Aultre, no Informa ' on and, Sy in the event of Death are done Donation. Mon laultre de la moittye, of this quilz may have, so decease de lun & laultre. and for Icelle moittye, at the disposal of the Survivor, douairing the future Expoux the future Espouze of the douary Coustumier and Sen holding for letoult, to the Uses & cousstumes of the viconte & prevoste de Paris guardee & observes in this pais promising & Sobligeans future Espoux , to keep yourself, to heal yourself. both Saings and Mallade until God has disposed of Mon or Laultre In witnessing And this to the p ' nces of Pierre Boucher Escuver Lord of this place, of Miss Jeanne Crevier, his wife, of Pierre Boucher Escuver filz dud Lord, of Miss Margueritte butcher their daughter, de rene remy & Marye Leonard His wife, Jean de lafond. S ' de la Fontaine Cappne In the town of denis veronneau, & Margueritte Bertault his wife, Pierre Schaychet, Joseph Jhuet, Robert henry, Jean Bellet, Pierre Chaspron, Leger Baron Pierre Boissier Louis Robert all amys of the future who signed with the parties & wed nore follow lord
[Signatures or the marks of the persons in attendance who are named above appear at the bottom of the document. Francois initially signs his name simply as “Laderoute” but draws a line through it and then writes “Francois Seguin.”]
Spouses
Birthabt 1656, Sainte-Marguerite, La Rochelle, Aunis, France
Death29 Mar 1733, Longueuil, Québec, Canada
Marriage31 Oct 1672, Boucherville, Québec, Canada