Jean Cloutier

     Jean was born on Tuesday, 20 February 1652 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. He was christened on the same day there in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Jean married Louise Belanger, daughter of Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon, on 14 November 1679 in Chateau-Richer, Montmorency County, Quebec, Canada, at the church of La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame.² Jean and Louise had children: Martin [8/31/1680-9/26/1680], Joseph [1681-5/12/1759][m. 11/11/1709 Marguerite Lesot Herault], Genevieve [5/24/1683-11/26/1740][m. 11/15/1701 Francois Barette], Elisabeth [2/19/1685-10/13/1748][m. Louis Berthelot Le Loutre], Marie Louise [4/09/1687-7/04/1744][m. 5/25/1709 Raphael Gagnon], Francois [10/19/1688-9/22/1747][m. 10/09/1714 Marie Elisabeth Morisset], Henri [9/09/1690-3/23/1715], Marie Anne [7/24/1692-1/02/1761][m. 8/28/1714 Nicolas Morisset], Angelique [8/22/1694-3/08/1731][m. 11/04/1721 Jean Baptiste Legare], Jeanne [3/18/1696- 6/26/1696], Marie Agnes [3/30/1698-2/03/1761][m. Gabriel Lacroix] & Marguerite [10/25/1700-5/14/1770][m. 11/19/1731 Pierre Thibault].³ 1681, Jean and Louise were listed on the Canadian Census in Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Jean Cloutier [30 years], Louise Bellanger [25 years], Joseph [2 months] & a domestic, Jacques [11 years].⁴ Jean's wife, Louise, died circa 5 July 1726 in Chateau-Richer, leaving him a widower.