Jean Pilote

     Jean was born in La Rochelle, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France. He was the son of Leonard Pilote & Denise Gauthier. He was christened there on 16 September 1657.¹ He immigrated from France arriving at Quebec in 1658.² Jean married Marie-Francoise Gaudry, daughter of Nicolas Gaudry dit Bourbonniere and Agnes Morin, on 27 June 1678 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.³ Jean & Marie-Francoise had children: Marie-Agnes [1/14/1680-5/20/1752][m. 4/08/1698 Pierre Hedouin dit Laforge & 2nd 2/01/1712 Noel Lareau], Jean Baptiste [10/05/1681-12/11/1749][m. 10/21/1710 Marie Catherine Brassard], Marie Marguerite [8/24/1683-2/22/1722][m. 11/17/1699 Francois Lambert dit Champagne], Pierre [1686-6/25/1762][m. 9/30/1716 Marie Louise Chalifou], Andre [7/12/1687], Marie-Francoise [7/06/1688-12/25/1694], Ignace [1690-2/15/1700], Marie Louise-Charlotte [1692][m. 11/04/1714 Michel Richer & 2nd 4/24/1729 Robert Houy], Madeleine [1694-2/01/1742][m. 11/24/1715 Michel Marier], Marie Francoise Jeanne [11/15/1696-4/20/1759][m. 7/14/1715 Jean-Baptiste Richer dit Lafleche], Joseph [4/06/1699-1745 at sea][m. 7/27/1726 Marie-Barbe Rancourt], Marie-Anne [3/29/1701-8/17/1744][m. 5/14/1724 Antoine Tremblay], Charles [7/04/1703-10/28/1788][m. 10/22/1730 Ursule Tremblay] & Jacques [7/04/1703].⁴ Jean's wife, Marie-Francoise, died between 8 April 1698 and 21 October 1710 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, leaving him a widower; She was living on the marriage record of her daughtger Marie Agnes is deceased on the marriage record of her son Jean Baptiste. Jean departed this life in ville de Quebec. He was buried there in the Notre Dame Cemetery on Thursday, 15 May 1738.⁵