| Life sketch | | Records say Gilles was born on May 22, 1644 on the I'le de Re and baptized at La Flotte. This is an island off the coast of France near the city of La Rochelle. Gilles embarked on a ship called The Cat from Holland on April 25, 1665 departing from La Rochelle, a crossing that lasted 54 days before reaching the dock at Quebec. The date was June 18, 1665.
Gilles works for Jacques Bernier for three years per his contract. Bernier baptized child here in 1666, and the 1667 census list Gilles Goudreau as one of his three servants (enage/indentured servant). Jacques Bernier had moved to the I'l d'Orleans' future parish of Saint-Pierre (today: Sainte-Pétronille) in 1662. Gilles works for him there on the south side of the island.
Gilles marries Ann Pineau at St. Famile in 1771. They are married in the chapel of Gabriel Gosselin in an area now called St. Petrionille. This small straw covered building was used as the chapel. It was 27 feet long and 19 feet wide, with walls of half-timbers.
Three children baptized here:
i.GILLES GABRIEL5 GAUDREAU, b. June 27, 1674, Ile d'Orlean, Quebec, Canada; d. December 21, 1719, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada.
ii.MARIE ANNE GAUDREAU, b. December 05, 1672, Ile d'Orlean, Quebec, Canada; d. April 21, 1749, Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada.
iii.MARGUERITE GAUDREAU, b. June 18, 1677, Ile d'Orlean, Quebec, Canada; d. 1710, Quebec, Canada; m. JACQUES MARCHAND, 1699; b. Ile-de-Ré, France.
More About MARGUERITE GAUDREAU:
Baptism: June 18, 1677, Ste. Famille, Ile de Orleans, Quebec, Canada
Burial: Quebe, Canada
In 1675 Gilles becomes the owner of 2 concessions on the south side of the Island - one from the Sisters Hospitieres, and the other from the Sisters Ursulines of Quebec. Gilles Jr (Gilles Gabriel) is a year old at this time.
Gilles moves to Cap St. Ignace from the Quebec area to rejoin his former boss, Jacques Bernier. (Bernier's move is recorded as being prompted by the constant threat of Iroquois attacks on the island - perhaps Gilles also felt this way). On 14 October, Gilles received the land grant to the cove which now bears his name, Anse-à-Gilles.
Three children born at Anse-à-Gilles, Cap St. Ignace.:
iv. MICHEL GAUDREAU, b. February 10, 1678/79, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec, Canada (or Cap-Vincelotte, Quebec, Canada); d. August 07, 1699, Cap-Saint Ignace, Quebec, Canada.
More About MICHEL GAUDREAU:
Baptism: February 12, 1678/79, Cap St. Ignace, Quebec, Canada
Burial: Cap-Saint Ignace, Quebec, Canada
Residence: February 12, 1678/79, Cap-Vincelotte, Quebec, Canada
v. JEANNE GAUDREAU, b. November 20, 1681, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec, Canada; m. FRANCOIS BOUCHER, 1701; b. Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec, Canada (?).
More About JEANNE GAUDREAU:
Baptism: November 27, 1681, Ste. Famille, Ile de Orleans, Quebec, Canada
vi. JACQUES GAUDREAU, b. January 26, 1684/85, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec, Canada; d. December 16, 1699, Cap-Saint Ignace, Quebec, Canada.
More About JACQUES GAUDREAU:
Baptism: January 26, 1684/85, Cap St. Ignace, Quebec, Canada
Burial: December 16, 1699, Cap St. Ignace, Quebec, Canada
When Anne Pineau dies in 1726, Gilles remarries. He lives out his life in Anse-à-Gilles, Cap St. Ignace. | | | |