Nicolas Pasquin

Note that this marriage was greatly famous because the plant had much knowledge in the colony because they had spent a good part of their lives.

In addition, the plant family had a large number of its members in this country and all were present at this happy event.

[6] Following their marriage, both spouses elected domicile at the Côte de Beaupré, Château Richer, and Nicolas continued to work at the factory for a while.

In the first year of their marriage, Marie-Françoise gave birth to her first child she named Nicolas, just like her husband.

[3] Note that this land in the cadastre of new-France, in the parish of Sainte-Famille of the St. Lawrence Island, numbered 11.

Although he cultivated a great land and it auto-suffisait on many plans, Nicolas still continued to offer its services to master-carpenter for so make sure to avoid periods of food shortages.

For example, in this same year of 1698, when the Committee of helping the poor was founded in the île d ' Orléans, it is Nicolas who was appointed Director of the passers-by.

In Exchange, the parish joined to say annually four masses for the repose of the soul of Nicolas, his wife and their children following their dead.

[7] Nicolas Paquin died December 16, 1708, at the age of sixty years, probably worn out by work.

So, Marie-Françoise had ended rearing her four minor children, by sharing his home with his daughter Mary and son-in-law Jean-Baptiste Marcotte.

[8] In 1720, while she was only sixteen, Marie-Anne married Pierre Groleau, a resident of Deschambault, she had probably met during one of his visits to this Lordship to go see his sisters and his brothers Nicolas, who were already settled there for some time.

[6] Marie-Françoise, widow of Nicolas died on 18 April 1726 and she was buried in the parish of Sainte-Famille on the île d ' Orléans.