French Canadian Pioneers: The Desjardins of Quebec

Index: Early French Canadian Pioneers

Index: Filles du Roi

Antoine Desjardins / Roy | Marie Major

September 11^th, 1668, Quebec (Notre-Dame)

[Occ. military, Carignan-Salieres, Fromet)

[Baptismal record]

Marie Major was a Fille du Roi (see second note below).

Source: Researchers – Georges Desjardins, Pierre Le Clercq, Denise Gravel, Louis Desjardins

Michel Etienne Desjardins / Louvard | Francoise-Jacquine Nadreau

September 23rd, 1658 Montreal (Notre-Dame)

[Occ. Miller]

[Genealogical notes + primary document – French]

Source: Researchers – Jean-Marie Germe, Josée Tétreault

Francois Desjardins / Desboeufs / Delboeuf | Marguerite Cadieu

March 5^th, 1726, Montreal (Notre-Dame)

[Occ. settler] [Baptismal record]

Source: Researchers – Archange Godbout, Denis Beauregard, Lise Dandonneau

Jean Desjardins / Guevremont | Madeleine Carpentier

January 21^st, 1697, Chanplain

[Occ. military, troupes de la Marine, Calonne]

Source: Researchers – Archange Godbout, Michel Guévremont

Marc-Antoine Desjardins / Rupally | Anne/Anne-Genevieve Lemire

November 9^th, 1694, Quebec (Notre-Dame)

[Occ. military, troupes de la Marine] [Baptismal record]

Source: Researchers – Émile Vaillancourt ; Lise Dandonneau

Michel Desjardins / Senat / Senard | Marie-Therese Darveau

January 24^th, 1757, Montreal (Notre-Dame)

[Occ. military, troupes de Montcalm, La Reine, Desnoes]

Source: Researchers – Romain Belleau ; Lise Dandonneau

Philippe Desjardins / Bodin | Anne Aumier

January 12^th, 1699, Charlesbourg

[Occ. military, troupes de la Marine, Meloizes]

[Baptismal record]

Source: Researchers – Archange Godbout, Fabien Raguy, Lise Dandonneau

Nicolas de Roissy | Francoise Desjardins / Chardin

October 12th, 1665, Quebec (Notre-Dame)

[Baptismal record]

Francoise Desjardins was a Fille du Roi (see 2nd note below).

Source: Researcher – Jean-Paul Macouin

Variations and associated surnames

Abel – Augier – Beau(din) – Beauval – Bodin
Capel – Charbonnier – Chardin – Chevaudier – Combelle
Combette – Comète – Degonneville Delbeuf/boeuf – Derupall(e)y – Duverger
Duvesges – Galand – Godambert – Gonneville – Jourdain – Lamarche – Laplante – Lauzier
Lourdin – Louvard – Roi – Roulier – Roy – Rup(p)allay – Salmon
Sénat – Valet – Verger – Zacharie

This series of Early French Canadian Pioneer 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 we’ve 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).

Marie Major was a Fille du Roi. She was baptized on February 26th, 1637 in St-Thomas Parish in Touques, Calvados, France. Her parents were Jean Major (who worked for Heuqueville Barony) and Marguerite Le Pele. [for Quebec information see above]

Francoise Desjardins / Chardon was a Fille du Roi. Francoise was baptized on January 10th, 1637 in Note-Dame-de-la-Pisotte Parish in Val-de-Marne, France. Her parents were Francois Chardon and Martine Godesfroy. Her father was a soldier at Vincennes Chateau. Francoise died on December 25th, 1682. [Baptismal Record]. [for Quebec information see above]