Marie Gasnier & André LeLoutre dit Berthelot

Marie Gasnier (1644–1717)

Parents:
Daughter of Louis (Gasnier) Gagnier and Madeleine Michel.

Baptism:
Born on September 5, 1644, and baptized on September 20, 1644, at Notre-Dame Parish, Québec, Canada.^[1]

Note: Contrary to Tanguay’s records, she was not the mother of Pierre Blain.

First Marriage: André LeLoutre dit Berthelot (1659)

Marriage contract signed on January 25, 1659, before notary Claude Auber. Married on January 26, 1659, at Notre-Dame de Québec:
André LeLoutre (~26 years old) and Marie Gasnier (15 years old).^[2]

Children of André LeLoutre & Marie Gasnier:

1. Marie Madeleine Leloutre (May 19, 1662–1748) – Married Joseph Paré in 1685 as Berthelot.
2. Nicolas Leloutre (September 12, 1664–1683)
3. André Leloutre (February 7, 1667–1699) – Married Marie Madeleine Mercier in 1692 as Berthelo.
4. Jean Leloutre/Berthelot (August 20, 1669–January 7, 1670)
5. Pierre Berthelot (December 20, 1670–1682)
6. Anne Berthelot (September 9, 1673–1743) – Married Charles Mercier in 1691.
7. Joseph Berthelot (March 17, 1676–?) – Married Marie Gaignon (Gagnon) in 1703.
8. Jean Berthelot (September 14, 1678–?)
9. Louis Berthelot (February 9, 1681–1748) – Married Élisabeth Cloustier in 1706.
10. François Berthelot (December 7, 1684–1709)
11. Étienne Berthelot (August 16, 1687–1687)

Census Records

• 1666: Beaupré, Canada – André (26, sailor), Marie (20), Marie (4), Nicolas (3).
• 1667: André (30), Marie (20), Marie (5), Nicolas (3), André (5 months); 3 cattle, 8 cultivated arpents.
• 1681: Beaupré Seigneury – André (40), Marie (37); children: Madeleine (20), Nicolas (19), André (13), Pierre (10), Anne (8), Joseph (6), Jean (4), Louis (1); 10 cattle, 40 cultivated arpents.

Second Marriage: Jacques Abelin (1690)

Marriage contract signed on July 26, 1690, before notary Étienne Jacob. Married on July 30, 1690, at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré:
Marie Gasnier (46) and Jacques Abelin (44), son of Jacques Abelin and Marie Beaudin.^[3]

Death:
Died on November 18, 1717, at age 73, and buried on November 19, 1717, at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.^[4]

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André LeLoutre dit Berthelot (~1638–1687)

Parents:
Son of André LeLoutre and Rachel Berthelot.^[5]

Birth:
Estimated 1638 in Sainte-Catherine, Honfleur, Calvados, France. Conflicting age estimates from census records (1631–1641).

Marriage:
See First Marriage section above.

Catholic Confirmation:
Confirmed on February 2, 1660, in Château-Richer by Bishop Laval.^[6]

Land Grant:
Received 5 arpents of riverside land at Sainte-Anne-du-Petit-Cap in 1680.^[7]

Death:
Died on November 3, 1687, at ~49 years old, and buried on November 4, 1687, at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.^[8]

Research Note

André used the surname “LeLoutre” until 1670, after which he adopted “Berthelot” exclusively. This shift is evident in baptismal records of his children.^[5]