| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Thirteenth Generation5282. Toussaint HUNAULT (HUNAUT) I dit DESCHAMPS was born in 1628 in St-Pierre-ès-Champs (Oise) (Picardie Region), France.251,1770,1958 He was a member of the Montréal Grand Recruitment of 1653. This was a group of about 100 men who were recruited by Governor and founder of Montréal, Paul de Chomedy, Sieur de Maisonneuve, to help defend Ville-Marie (Montréal) from the constant attacks by the Iroquois. They originally set sail aboard the "Saint-Nicolas-de-Nantes" from the port of Saint-Nazaire on 20 June 1653. The trip to New France was treacherous to say the least. After traveling more than 1400 miles, the vessel had to travel to an island to find another ship after taking on water. On 20 July 1653, one month after their original departure, the new ship set sail. The recruits arrived at their destination on 20 September. He was listed as a land-clearer. He came to the New World via/on "Saint-Nicolas-de-Nantes". Toussaint appeared in the census in 1666 with his wife, Marie Lorgueil, and six children (Therese - likely son Thecle, Andre, Jeanne, Pierre, Marie and Mathurin). Toussaint was listed as age 38 and Marie was 28 years of age.. He appeared in the census in 1667 in Montréal (Québec Province), Canada with his wife, Marie Lorgueil, and six children (Tecle, Andre, Jeanne, Pierre, Marie Thereze and Mathurin). Toussaint was listed as age 42 and Marie was 28 years of age. The family owned 3 beasts and had 4 arpents of land. He died "Assassine par Dumont de Blaignac, lieutenant" on 13 September 1690 at the age of 62 in Montréal (Québec Province), Canada. Marie LORGUEIL and Toussaint HUNAULT (HUNAUT) I dit DESCHAMPS251,2947,1958 were married on 23 November 1654 in Québec (Nôtre Dame) (Québec Province), Canada.1,2383 5283. Marie LORGUEIL was born about 1638 in Cognac (Charente) (Poitou Charentes Region), France.1770,1958 She came to the New World aboard the 'Saint Nicolas'. She was a "filles à marier" (marriageable girl) who emigrated to New France representing one quarter of all the single girls arriving in New France through 1673. The "filles à marier" women arrived between 1634 and 1662 and only numbered 262. These young women, often poor, were recruited and chaperoned by religious groups or individuals who had to assure and account for their good conduct. To be considered a "filles à marier", the women must have been between the ages of 12-45, not accompanied by BOTH parents or a husband and must have signed an enlistment contract, one marriage contract or gotten married in the colony. Due to their arrival in the very early stages of the formation of New France, these 262 women played a significant role in populating the colony. She appeared in the census in 1666 with her husband, Toussaint Hunault, and six children (Therese - likely son Thecle, Andre, Jeanne, Pierre, Marie and Mathurin). Toussaint was listed as age 38 and Marie was 28 years of age. Marie appeared in the census in 1667 in Montréal (Québec Province), Canada with her husband, Toussaint Hunault, and six children (Tecle, Andre, Jeanne, Pierre, Marie Thereze and Mathurin). Toussaint was listed as age 42 and Marie was 28 years of age. The family owned 3 beasts and had 4 arpents of land. She died on 29 November 1700 at the age of 62 in (Québec Province), Canada.1,2384 She was buried on 30 November 1700 in Varennes (Québec Province), Canada.1,2384 Children were:
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