Gilles Chauvin (1668 - 1731)

Born 3 Jun 1668 in Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Madeleine Cabazier — married 21 Jan 1697 in Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Husband of Angélique Guyon — married 24 Nov 1700 in Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 15 May 1731 at age 62 in Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Gilles Chauvin lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Gilles Chauvin was born and baptized on 3 Jun 1668 at Notre-Dame de Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France.,^[1] He was the son of Pierre Chauvin of France and Marthe Autreuil.

Gilles Chauvin and Marie Cabassier were married 21 Jan 1697 at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Canada, Nouvelle-France.^[2][3] Marie died in 1699.

Gilles and his first wife had two children (a son and a daughter). He and Angelique had 10 known children, including Louis Chauvin, born in 1702.

Gilles Chauvine and Angelique Guyon du Rouvray signed a marriage contract with Notarie Antoine Adhemar dit Saint-Martin on 24 Nov 1700.^[4]

Gilles Chauvin and Angelique De Rouvray were married 24 Nov 1700 at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Canada, Nouvelle-France.^[5]

Gilles Chauvin died on 15 May 1731 and was buried 16 May 1731 at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Canada, Nouvelle-France.^[6] He died six days after his wife, Angelique died.

Research Notes

'The Gilles who died in Montréal in 1731 cannot have been the Gilles who received a land grant in 1734, although both are said to have married Angelique Guyon. ~ Liz Shifflett, 15 January 2018

There is nothing in the land grant of 1734 that says that Gilles Chauvin was the husband of Angelique Guyon. It is also an assumption that the Sr Chauvin is Gilles Chauvin. There are assumptions made in the reference. He might have been in Detroit and might have traded there, but all his children were born in Montreal. It is clear he died in 1731 in Montreal and not later in Kaskaskia (that was his son Louis).

Gilles Chauvin was one of the early settlers at Detroit, arriving June 7, 1706. There were three men named Chauvin, perhaps brothers: Jean Baptiste, Louis and Gilles. He was given a land grant along Lake Erie June 16 1734 and was a partner of Louis Normand. Gilles married Angelique Guyon November 24, 1700. Angelique was a cousin to the wife of Cadillac.^[7]

Estates and lands held under quit-rent at Detroit on Lake Erie. 16 June 1734. To the Sr. Chauvin, [footnote 3: Gillies Chauvin, voyageur. He was a partner of Louis Normand, and came to Detroit June 7, 1706.] settler at Fort Pontchartrain at Detroit, 2 arpents frontage by 40 deep.

Aigremont calls Chauvin a relative of Cadillac. The relationship was not very close. Jean Guyon had among his children two sons, Denis and Michel. Marie Therese Guyon, a daughter of Denis Guyon, born April 9, 1671, at Quebec, married Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac, June 25, 1687. Gilles Chauvin married Angelique Guyon, a daughter of Michel Guyon, November 24, 1700. Thus it will be seen that the wife of Cadillac and the wife of Gilles Chauvin were cousins. p. 440. He was a trapper and voyageur.^[8]

.Chauvin, Gillis (Gilles), kept Indian furs, wife cousin to Cadillac, came to Detroit, 1706 p. 763.

Sources

1. ↑ Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979, Montréal > Notre-Dame > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1642-1694 > image 92 of 598; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. FamilySearch
2. ↑ Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," Montréal > Notre-Dame > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1642-1699 > image 1748 of 1937; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. FamilySearch
3. ↑ Tanguay, Cyprien. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours. Québec, Canada: Eusèbe Senécal, 1871-1890. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Volume: Vol. 1 Sect. 1 : A-Hel; Page: 123. Got to image 168 of 668. FamilySearch
4. ↑ Fonds Cour Supérieure. Greffes de notaires. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada. District: Montréal; Title: Saint Martin, Antoine Adhemar dit (1699-1714), image 74 of 418 at Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979, Montréal > Notre-Dame > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1700-1712 > image 55 of 1388; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. [l FamilySearch]
6. ↑ Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979, Montréal > Notre-Dame > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1713-1733 > image 682 of 827; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. FamilySearch
7. ↑ Historical collections : collections and researches made by the Pioneer and Historical Society of the State of Michigan, Lansing: Pioneer and Historical Society of the State of Michigan, 1888-1912. Repository Google Books.com. p. 120.
8. ↑ Historical Collections, Collections and Researches made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Vol. XXXIII, Lansing Michigan, Robert Smith Printing Co. State Printer and Binders, 1904. Repository: Google Books.com. pp 440 and 763.

• Hepburn & O'Neill website
• Gilles Chauvin Family Tree
• Louisiana Melting Pot
• Les Recensements, transcriptions by Jean-Guy Senécal (dit Laframboise):
  • Recensement de 1681: Pierre Chauvin 50 ; Marie-Marthe (Dautreuil), sa femme, 45 ; enfants : Pierre 18, Barbe 16, Gilles 13, Michelle l2, Jacques 10, Joseph 8 Nicolas 6, Louis 4, Paul 2 ; 1 fusil ; 8 bêtes à cornes ; 55 arpents en valeur.
• Pierre Chauvin Site Gladys Stovall Armstron
• Kaskaskia under the French Regime, by Natalia Marie Belting. (Gilles not named, but son Louis is on p 63)
• His Father Site Francois Marchi
• Gilles Site Francois Marchi
• Nos Origines
• Ancestry.com Search