Misc. Notes
From France, arrival 1642.
Fille à Marrier
https://robertberubeblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/11/les-devancieres-les-filles-et-les-femmes-a-marier-the-precursors-or-the-filles-a-marier-girls-to-be-married/Les Devancières (les filles et les femmes à marier) : The Precursors or the Filles à Marier (Girls to be Married):
From Gagné for :
Jeanne Auneau was born about 1626, though her origins in France and her parents' names are unknown. In the 1666 census, she is listed as "Jeanne Auneau dite Aunois," perhaps suggesting that she came from the province of Aunis. She must have come to Canada in 1645.
About early 1646. Jeanne married Pierre Lefebvre in Trois-Rivières. Though no marriage contract has been found for the couple, it is known that Jeanne could not sign her name, but her husband could. Pierre was born about 1616 in Sceaux (arrondissement of Antony, archdiocese of Paris). ile-de-France, the son of Pierre Lefebvre and Jeanne Cutiloup. His name was given to the Baie du Febvre, also known as Baie Saint-Antoine. He is noted at Trois-Rivières as early as 11 April 1643, as a witness to an altercation between the Leneuf familv and Guillaume Isabel.
Jeanne and Pierre had seven children. Son Jacques (future seigneur of the Baie Saint-Antoine) was baptized 12 January 1647 at Trois-Rivières. His godparents were Jacques Leneuf de La Poterie and filleà marier Marie Marguerie. On 16 April of that same vear (1647). Pierre Lefebvre was granted part I of the seigneurie of Gentilly. In July 648, Pierre was captured by the Iroquois at Trois-Rivières, along with a nephew of Monsieur de La Poterie, as reported in the Jesuit Relations. He returned to Trois-Rivières in October, along with an escaped Iroquois captive named Le Berger who had been held at Trois-Rivières.
Daughter Catherine was baptized at Trois-Rivières on 04 December 1648, followed by Élisabeth dite Isabelle (15 May 1651) and Michel (born about 1654) [Ancestor of Charles Lefebvre]. Ignace was baptized 03 April 1656 at Trois-Rivières, followed by Ange dite Angélique or Agnès (19 September 1658) and Pierre (30 September 1661). Pierre Lefebvre père ranked among the notables of Trois-Rivières. He was syndic des habitants in 1658 and a churchwarden in 1663. On 11 July 1668, Pierre gave his grant of the seigneurie of Gentilly to Félix Thunay.
Pierre Lefebvre died at Cap-de-La-Madeleine some time between 16 July 1668 (when notary Ameau drew up his will) and 12 October 1670, when Ameau drew up a marriage contract for his son Jacques. On 20 January 1671, Jeanne Auneau donated all her belongings to her children, but there was a partage (estate division) drawn up by notary Adhémar 09 October 1684 between Jeanne Auneau and her children. She died 11 February 1697 at Trois-Rivières, where she was buried the next day.