Individual Details
Sébastien Provencher
(1628 - 1710)
Sebastien Provencher is chosen to judge a case.
The Lord of Becancour chose Sebastien Provencher as adjudicator in the François Perrot affair, son of Nicolas Perrot and Madeleine Raclos.
On June 2, 1698, (Court Clerk Jean Cusson, Archives of the Trois-Rivières Law Courts) Lord of Becancour granted to his eldest son, François Perrot, a land of three arpents in width, adjacent to his. The same land had been granted, a few years earlier, by the former Lord, Sire de Valliers, to Jacob L'Heureux who never developed it and never paid its rent nor revenues. As soon as the land was granted to François Perrot, Jacob L'Heureux wanted to enforce his claims. Robineau de Becancour was ready to give him the titles under the condition that he paid all arrears in both rent and revenues and
that he compensated François Perrort for the improvements and additions that he had carried out, based on an estimate which done by two adjudicators. On August 31, 1699, L'Heureux is sentenced to pay to the Lord all arrears or lose title and to reimburse to François Perrot the sum of 280 pounds as much for the development of the land as for the construction of a house, moreover 28 pounds for the timber accumulated for the purpose of building a barn. L'Heureux did not respond and the concession definitely became the property
of François Perrot.
We thought the affair was settled, but it sprung up again in 1704, shortly after the unexpected death of François Perrot and his spouse. (You have a
sentence here which is not complete but starts again so I am skipping Before his death François Perrot and of his spouse) Before his death, François had
bequeath, through his will, his concesson to his mother Madeleine Raclos. However, the mother of Marie-Louise Massé, Catherine Guillet, since
remarried to Sébastien Provencher, contested the gift. Nicolas Perrot had to go and defend his spouse`rights in front of the tribunal of Trois-Rivières, which did not satisfy him, then to the Sovereign Council of Quebec where he only obtained half of his request. He has to give back to
Catherine Guillet, the furnitures which belonged to the daugher, as well as half the harvest for the year.
Note: While perusing the marriage contract of François Perrot with Marie-Louise Massé, the members of the Sovereign Council realized that the
Notary Normandin 'had commited some professional misconduct' while drafting it; for his negligence, Normandin, is suspended of his duty for one month. Among the eleven children of Nicolas Perrot and Madeleine Raclos, some of
them have a relationship with Catherine Guillet, married to Sébastien Povencher, in a second marriage.
François. The census of 1681 claims he is nine years old. He must have been born in 1672 in the last months of the year, the marraige of Nicolas
Perrort with Madeleine Raclos had taken place, as per the custom, a few days before or after the marriage contract. François Perrot, married in 1703
(Contract Normandin February 10) Marie-Louise Massé, daughter of Jacques Massé and Catherine Guillet. François and his wife died, both of them, in 1704 before June 30.
Nicolas was born in 1674. In 1710 he married Marguerite Bourbeau daughter of Pierre Bourbeau and Marie-Catherine Provencher and settled in Becourcour on a concession neighboroung his father`s, whom he succeeds as Militia
Captain of the Seigneurie. He took the name of Perrot dit Turbal. (1)
The Lord of Becancour chose Sebastien Provencher as adjudicator in the François Perrot affair, son of Nicolas Perrot and Madeleine Raclos.
On June 2, 1698, (Court Clerk Jean Cusson, Archives of the Trois-Rivières Law Courts) Lord of Becancour granted to his eldest son, François Perrot, a land of three arpents in width, adjacent to his. The same land had been granted, a few years earlier, by the former Lord, Sire de Valliers, to Jacob L'Heureux who never developed it and never paid its rent nor revenues. As soon as the land was granted to François Perrot, Jacob L'Heureux wanted to enforce his claims. Robineau de Becancour was ready to give him the titles under the condition that he paid all arrears in both rent and revenues and
that he compensated François Perrort for the improvements and additions that he had carried out, based on an estimate which done by two adjudicators. On August 31, 1699, L'Heureux is sentenced to pay to the Lord all arrears or lose title and to reimburse to François Perrot the sum of 280 pounds as much for the development of the land as for the construction of a house, moreover 28 pounds for the timber accumulated for the purpose of building a barn. L'Heureux did not respond and the concession definitely became the property
of François Perrot.
We thought the affair was settled, but it sprung up again in 1704, shortly after the unexpected death of François Perrot and his spouse. (You have a
sentence here which is not complete but starts again so I am skipping Before his death François Perrot and of his spouse) Before his death, François had
bequeath, through his will, his concesson to his mother Madeleine Raclos. However, the mother of Marie-Louise Massé, Catherine Guillet, since
remarried to Sébastien Provencher, contested the gift. Nicolas Perrot had to go and defend his spouse`rights in front of the tribunal of Trois-Rivières, which did not satisfy him, then to the Sovereign Council of Quebec where he only obtained half of his request. He has to give back to
Catherine Guillet, the furnitures which belonged to the daugher, as well as half the harvest for the year.
Note: While perusing the marriage contract of François Perrot with Marie-Louise Massé, the members of the Sovereign Council realized that the
Notary Normandin 'had commited some professional misconduct' while drafting it; for his negligence, Normandin, is suspended of his duty for one month. Among the eleven children of Nicolas Perrot and Madeleine Raclos, some of
them have a relationship with Catherine Guillet, married to Sébastien Povencher, in a second marriage.
François. The census of 1681 claims he is nine years old. He must have been born in 1672 in the last months of the year, the marraige of Nicolas
Perrort with Madeleine Raclos had taken place, as per the custom, a few days before or after the marriage contract. François Perrot, married in 1703
(Contract Normandin February 10) Marie-Louise Massé, daughter of Jacques Massé and Catherine Guillet. François and his wife died, both of them, in 1704 before June 30.
Nicolas was born in 1674. In 1710 he married Marguerite Bourbeau daughter of Pierre Bourbeau and Marie-Catherine Provencher and settled in Becourcour on a concession neighboroung his father`s, whom he succeeds as Militia
Captain of the Seigneurie. He took the name of Perrot dit Turbal. (1)
Events
| Birth | 1628 | France |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Jan 1663 | Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada - Marguerite Manchon | | ||
| Death | 1710 | Bécancour, Québec, Canada | | ||
| Reference No | A1368 M344 | |
Families
| Spouse | Marguerite Manchon (1637 - 1688) |
| Child | Madeleine Provencher (1663 - 1731) |
| Child | Marguerite Provencher (1666 - 1739) |
| Child | Louis Provencher (1668 - 1725) |
| Child | Sébastien Provencher (1669 - 1739) |
| Child | Jean-François Ducharme Provencher (1674 - 1734) |
| Child | Catherine Provencher (1678 - 1745) |
Endnotes
1. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
2. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
3. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
4. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.