Jourdain | French Canadian Pioneers: The Jourdains of Quebec

Index: Early F rench Canadian Pioneers of Quebec

QUEBEC SURNAMES: Jourdain + Bluteau, Boucher, Constantin, Delpeche dit Belair, Lallemand LOCATIONS: Quebec, Montreal, Pointe-du-Levy,

Guillaume Jourdain | Jeanne Costantin

April 18th, 1678, Quebec (Notre-Dame)

[Occ. Mason] [Baptismal record]

Guillaume (Guillaume-Sebastien) Jourdan / St.Lo | Angelique Bluteau

November 14th, 1740, Montreal (Notre-Dame)

[Occ. troupes de la Marine, Beaujeu]

Louis-Hyacinthe Jourdain / Jourdan /St.Louis | Barbe Boucher

February 8th, 1712, Pointe-de-Levy (Lauzon)

[Occ. military, troupes de la Marine]

Nicolas Jourdain / Longpre | Marie-Francoise Lallemand

April 18th, 1741, Quebec (Notre-Dame)

[Occ. brewer]

Bernard Delpeche dit Belair | Marguerite Jourdain

November 25th, 1667, Montreal (Notre-Dame)

Marguerite Jourdain was a Fille du Roi (see 2nd note below).

Variations and assorted surnames

Bellerose – de la Brosse – Desjardins – Jardin

Jordan(in) – Labrosse – Lafrance – Lafris(z)ade – Larose

Longpre – Menard – Provencal – Sant-Lau – Saint-Louis – Toussaint – Valentin

This series of Early F rench Canadian Pioneers microposts is dedicated to the earliest settlers of Quebec. If you are new to the genealogy of French-speaking Canadians, please be aware that the earliest French settlers can also descend from the Acadian pioneers who originally settled in what are now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In addition, please note that any Native related links refer back to other posts citing census, marriage or other documents with indigenous or Metis individuals of that surname, however those individuals do not necessarily descend from these particular French Canadian settlers. All these posts are intended as Finding Aides – a place to find possible clues and start your own research!

Filles du Roi is the name that’s been given to about 700/800 women who emigrated from France to Quebec in the middle of the 17^th century. They were called the King’s Daughters because Louis XIV (King of France) had sponsored their trips to the New World. Each Fille received her passage, a hope chest and room and board until her marriage (read further at The Canadian Encyclopedia).

Marguerite Jourdain was a Fille du Roi. She was baptised on November 12th, 1667 in Bois-Robert (Notre-Dame, France). Her parents were Claude Jourdain and Marguerite Delahaye. Marguerite Jourdain was buried on May 19th, 1720 In St-Sulpice. [for Quebec information see above] [Baptism record]