Michel Jutras dit DesRosiers

     Michel was born on Sunday, 11 July 1688 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Dominique Jutra & Marie Niquet. He was christened on the same day there in the church of the Immaculate Conception.¹ Michel married Marie-Ursule Pinard, daughter of Louis Pinard and Marie-Ursule Pepin, on 14 June 1714 in Trois-Rivieres at the church of the Immaculate Conception.² Michel and Marie Ursule had children: Marie Antoinette [7/21/1716][m. Claude Lampron Lacharite], Marie Josephe [1/16/1718][m. Charles Provencher dit Villiard], Marie Louise [3/15/1721-7/09/1782][m. 2/03/1738 Charles Vacher dit Lacerte], Dominique [3/22/1722-6/23/1788][m. 4/14/1749 Marguerite Belisle dit Malboeuf], Joseph [5/25/1724-5/18/1760][m. 1/15/1748 Marie Josephe Moete dit Moras], Marie Ursule [1/09/1726-3/25/1802][m. 1/07/1749 Jean Baptiste Louiseau dit Francoeur], Jean Baptiste [1728-6/07/1735], Michel [1/26/1730-12/26/1800][m. 1/08/1758 Marie Louise Dumas], Marie Josephe [9/03/1731-1/13/1800][m. 5/07/1753 Joseph Desrosiers dit Desilets] & Marie Josephe [3/04/1734-3/08/1770].³ Michel's wife, Marie-Ursule, died on 23 March 1760 in Nicolet, Nicolet County, Quebec, Canada, leaving him a widower. Michel departed this life on Saturday, 23 February 1765 in Nicolet. He was buried there in St-Jean-Baptiste Church on Sunday, 24 February 1765.⁴