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Mathurine des Bordes

Mathurine Desbordes was born around 1634 in Chagnolet (commune of Dompierre-sur-Mer) in Aunis (now part of Marans, Charente-Maritime), daughter of Jacques Desbordes and Marie Catureau.[1]

First Marriage with Pierre Guiberge

Mathurine Desbordes, resident of Chagnolet, signed a marriage contract on June 20, 1647, before notary André Roy in Marans, with Pierre Guiberge, son of Pierre Guiberge and Marie Chauveau, resident of L’Île-d’Elle (Vendée, 85111). The document specified that they were currently residing in Maillé, Vendée.[1:1]

Children from this marriage:

  1. Marie, died between July and September 1659 at sea
  2. Jeanne, born around 1656 in Marans; married Pierre Cabazier on July 23, 1669, in Montreal (Notre-Dame); buried December 3, 1728, in Montreal[1:2][2][3]

In 1659, Jeanne Mance was in France recruiting for Montreal. Pierre Guiberge, his wife Mathurine Desbordes, and their two daughters were among those recruited. They had to borrow money from Ms. Mance to survive and embark. The ship was the Saint-André.

Cost breakdown for various families:

  • Olivier Charbonneau, his wife and daughter: 175 Livres
  • Simon Cardinault, his wife and 2 children: 225 Livres
  • Pierre Goyer (Goguet), his wife and 1 daughter: 175 Livres
  • Jean Roy and his wife: 150 Livres
  • Mathurin Thibaudeau, his wife and 4 children: 350 Livres
  • Jean Racaud, his wife and 3 children: 275 Livres
  • Pierre Guiberge, his wife and 2 children: 225 Livres
  • Elie Beaujean, his wife and 2 children: 225 Livres

It wasn’t until 1669 that many of them finished repaying Jeanne Mance, receiving a receipt from her before notary Bénigne Basset.[4]

The Saint-André departed from La Rochelle in July 1659. For two years prior, it had served as a hospital for marine troops but had not been disinfected in any way. There were approximately 18 deaths from disease during the voyage because of this. The journey lasted 2 months, with multiple storms slowing the voyage. The ship finally arrived off Quebec on September 7, 1659, with many passengers ill. It was finally on September 29 that Marguerite Bourgeoys, who was also on the voyage, arrived in Montreal with the recruits who were able to make it there.[4:1]

Pierre Guiberge and his daughter Marie died at sea during the crossing between July 2 and September 7, 1659.[4:2]

Mathurine Desbordes lived in Canada, New France.

Second Marriage with Pierre Bissonnet

Marriage contract of Pierre Bissonnet and Mathurine DesBordes (April 24, 1660). Notary Bénigne Basset Vol I pg 170[5]

On May 3, 1660, at Notre-Dame de Montréal, Pierre Bessonnet, miller, son of Jacques Bessonnet and Guillemette Debien, married Mathurine Desbordes, widow of Pierre Guiberge, in the presence of Jacques Archambault and Michel Louvard, with the parish priest of Montreal Gabriel Souart officiating.[6]

Child from this marriage:

  1. Jacques Bessonnet, baptized April 28, 1661, in Montreal (Notre-Dame); officially declared illegitimate when it was discovered that his father still had a living wife in France. He married Perrine Lepelé on January 22, 1691, in Trois-Rivières.[3:1]

Gabriel Souart, with the permission of the Bishop of Petraea, declared the marriage null on August 1, 1663, on the grounds that the said Bessonnet had a wife in France[6:1] (who would be Marie Allaire).

Third Marriage with Michel Bouvier

Marriage contract of Michel Bouvier and Mathurine Desbordes (July 30, 1663). Notary Bénigne Basset Vol I pg 178[5:1]

On August 16, 1663, at Notre-Dame de Montréal, the marriage of Michel Bouvier, son of the late Louis and Anne Darondeau, his father and mother from the city of La Flèche, with Mathurine des Bordes, widow of the late Pierre Guiberge and since married in the Church in this parish on May 3, 1660, to one Pierre Bessonnet, said marriage having been declared null by sentence of the Official of Monseigneur the Bishop of Petraea because the said Pierre Bessonnet had at that time a living wife in France & with permission to the said Mathurine des Bordes to marry whomever she pleased, which has been done today. The three banns having been published beforehand without opposition, the marriage was performed in the presence of François Bailly, Urbain Brossard, Gilles Lozon, Honoré l’Anglois, and several other inhabitants of this place, common friends of the parties who declared they did not know how to write or sign. (signatures): F Bailly, U Brossard, Gillin Lauson, honoré langlois, G Souart, curé.[7]

Children from this marriage:

  1. Suzanne Bouvier, baptized June 24, 1664, Montreal (Notre-Dame); married Louis Brien on April 16, 1681, Montreal (Notre-Dame)
  2. Urbain Bouvier, baptized July 12, 1666, Montreal (Notre-Dame); married Geneviève Devanchy on May 15, 1690, Montreal (Notre-Dame)
  3. Jean Bouvier, baptized February 3, 1669, Montreal (Notre-Dame); married Marguerite Cadieu on September 26, 1696, Montreal (Notre-Dame)
  4. Jean Bouvier, baptized June 18, 1671, Montreal (Notre-Dame); buried June 25, 1671, Montreal (Notre-Dame) at 7 days old[3:2]

Census Records

1666 Census: MONTREAL
Michel Bouvier, 30, mason, resident; Mathurine Desbordes, 32, his wife; Jeanne Guiberge, 10, daughter of the said Desbordes; Suzanne Bouvier, 2.[8]

1667 Census: MONTREAL ISLAND OF NEW FRANCE
Michel Bouvier, 30; Mathurine Desbordes, his wife, 34; Jeanne, 10; Suzanne, 3; Urbain, 1; 1 head of cattle.[8:1]

1681 Census: INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF MONTREAL
Michel Bouvier, mason, 40; Mathurine Desbordes, his wife, 45; children: Urbain 15, Jean 13; 1 gun; 2 horned animals; 15 arpents in value.[9]

A document appears to have been registered by notary Adhémar after Mathurine’s death. Renunciation of community between (Mathurine) Des Bordes and Michel Bouvier, her husband, in favor of their children: (Jeanne Guiberge, wife of the late Pierre) Cabassier (Cabazié), (Suzanne Bouvier, wife of Louis) Brien and La Favrie? (November 3, 1698). Notary Antoine Adhémar Vol V pg 306[5:2]

Death

Mathurine Debordes, wife of Michel Bouvier, mason, died on October 22, 1698, at the hospital and was buried on the 23rd in Montreal (Notre-Dame), the record giving her approximately 62 years of age. Her husband Michel Bouvier and Pierre Chantereau, beadle, are cited as witnesses.[10]

Notes

Mathurine Desbordes was formerly listed among the Filles à Marier (Marriageable Girls), but has been removed from that listing. She was neither single nor widowed when she left France; she was accompanied by her husband and 2 daughters. Her husband and one daughter died at sea during the trip. She eventually remarried in New France. The women usually counted among the Filles à Marier were either single or already widowed before boarding a ship to migrate.

Fichier origine (Origin File)

DESBORDES, Mathurine 241241
Date of birth: Around 1634
Place of origin: Chagnolet, com. Dompierre-sur-Mer (Charente-Maritime) 17218
Current location: Marans
Parents: Jacques DESBORDES and Marie Catureau
First mention in the country: 1659
Occupation upon arrival: Migrant
Date of marriage: 16-08-1663
Place of marriage: Montreal (Notre-Dame)
Spouse: Michel Bouvier
Death or burial: Montreal (Hospital), 22-10-1698
Remarks: Mathurine Desbordes, resident of Chagnolet, signed a marriage contract dated 20-06-1647 at the office of André Roy in Marans, with Pierre Guiberge (son of Pierre and Marie Chauveau), resident of L’Île-d’Elle (Vendée, 85111), and the document specifies that they were currently residing in Maillé… (Vendée). Departure from France, on the ship “Le Saint-André,” on 29-06-1659, and set sail on 02-07-1659. Pierre died during the crossing at sea. Widowed, she married for the 2nd time in Montreal, on 03-05-1660, annulled on 01-08-1663, with Pierre Bissonnet, with whom she had a son, Jacques.[1:3][11]

Summary of Children by Marriage

With Pierre Guiberge:

  1. Marie, died between July and September 1659 at sea
  2. Jeanne (c.1656-1728), married Pierre Cabazier (1669)

With Pierre Bissonnet (marriage later annulled):

  1. Jacques Bessonnet (b.1661), married Perrine Lepelé (1691)

With Michel Bouvier:

  1. Suzanne (b.1664), married Louis Brien (1681)
  2. Urbain (b.1666), married Geneviève Devanchy (1690)
  3. Jean (b.1669), married Marguerite Cadieu (1696)
  4. Jean (b.1671), died at 7 days old

Sources

  1. Fichier Mathurine Desbordes 2017 Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie/Québec Federation of Genealogical Societies ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. Fichier Jeanne Guiberge 2017 Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie/Québec Federation of Genealogical Societies ↩︎

  3. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 – Drouin IGD ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  4. Les passagers du Saint-André : la recrue de 1659 / P. Archange Godbout, publication de la SGCF #5, 1964 Montréal Pgs 2, 4, 27, 34 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  5. BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  6. Marriage 2 image IGD ↩︎ ↩︎

  7. Mariage 3 image IGD ↩︎

  8. Recensements de 1666-1667 en Nouvelle-France, référant au chapitre IV du livre Histoire des Canadiens Français de Benjamin Sulte, compilés par Jean-Guy Sénécal le 17 mars 1998 ↩︎ ↩︎

  9. Wikisource Recensement 1681 Census selon Benjamin Sulte ↩︎

  10. Sépulture-Funeral image IGD ↩︎

  11. DGFQ, p. 539; MARANS, p. 58 ↩︎

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